Intervention Specialist (SY 26-27)

Mission Statement

Uplift's mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower each student to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in students a life-long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.

Ethics & Vision

• Equity Vision Statement: Uplift Education proactively engages scholars, families, and staff members to thrive as their authentic selves and partner in the journey required to identify, address, and correct existing and potential inequities.

Purpose

Provide programming, instruction, and write curriculum for students in grades K-5, who are "at-risk" of not succeeding in school. Mentor new teachers in instruction and lesson planning. Build the foundation for International Baccalaureate (IB) framework for application and authorization. Assist teachers in the development of individual student intervention plans based on data and design systems to support learning gaps and struggling learners.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Teaches primary students
• Team teaches or provides model lessons
• Provides after school/Saturday tutoring for "at-risk identified students" in an ongoing basis
• Mets with grade level teams to problem solve for students
• Identifies students who are at risk and communicates this to teachers and administration
• Develops individual plans to support success for at risk students with student support teams
• Monitor and modifies at risk programming based on data and evaluation
• Attends staff meetings, trainings, etc., as deemed by the Senior Director
• Makes observations in classrooms to support IB framework
• Reports to appropriate administrators
• Abides by all state and federal mandates in reporting sexual or physical abuse and neglect
• Upholds the code of conduct and all school policies
• Models behavior in the code of conduct
• Supports and follows directives of campus administrators
• Abides by all state certification standards or is actively progressing toward certification

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B. A./ B.S.) from four-year college or university required
• Master's degree is preferred
• Minimum 3 years teaching experience in core areas, reading, learning disabilities/emotional and behavioral special education preferred
• Experience in tutoring or teaching skills highly desirable
• Proven results of successful teaching
• Spanish speaking, a plus

Reasoning Abilities

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form

Physical/Mental Demands

• Regularly sits and uses the wrists, hands and/or fingers
• Occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 25 pounds
• Close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

• Close proximity to other employees
• Frequent interruptions
• Extended periods of time viewing a computer screen
• Noise levels from moderate to high

Modification Of Duties & Essential Functions

Uplift Education retains the right to change and/or modify the duties and essential functions of this position at any time.

Starting Salary

$63,000

Application Procedure

• College transcript showing bachelor's degree awarded