Reading Interventionist - Austin, United States - Focused Staffing

Description

Job Description

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
• Teacher Certification in English/Language Arts (EC 6-12 certification)
• Three years of classroom teaching experience
• Preferred ESL Certification

Skills:

• Ability to teach to all skill levels
• Ability to facilitate instruction to multi-leveled students at the same time
• Ability to tailor activities and lesson plans to individual learners
• Ability to engage and motivate students
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively
• Ability to collect data and maintain student records
• Ability to identify issues promptly and offer alternative solutions

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Serve on Secondary Literacy Leadership Team and assist with the development of a school-wide literacy plan for small group and individualized push-in and/or pull-out instructional services
• Assist teachers and staff in identifying the needs of individual students
• Provide direct and guided instruction to targeted students for a portion of each day in group or one-on-one sessions to meet the targeted needs of students who are reading below grade level
• Access and develop curriculum to provide individual, small group, and remedial instruction to meet the needs of individual and small groups of students
• Foster a nurturing and supportive learning environment that incorporates learning goals, self-confidence, and student ownership of learning
• Monitor student progress and maintain complete and accurate records of student progress and evidence of growth
• Actively engage with teachers to ensure seamless curriculum implementation that allows for students to transfer their learning from Tier 1 and Tier 2 MTSS literacy lessons back to their classroom work
• Maintain open and consistent communication about student progress, concerns, and achievement with students, families, and teacher colleagues
• Comply with policies established by federal and state law, State Board of Education rules, and board policy
• Enforce School rules and policies
• Actively participate in a variety of meetings and professional development activities for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions and improve student achievement.
• Use audiovisual aids, computers, and or other interactive technology to supplement and support lessons
• Keep up-to-date with current educational issues
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic, accept responsibility, and the ability to be self-motivated
• Exemplify through manner, words, and dress the high standards and expected behavior of the school
• Perform other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Compensation Rate: Pays up to $35 per hour