Middle School Interventionist Teacher

About the Role

The Interventionist works with the "At-Risk" student population to provide remediation to support academic goals to increase growth in these areas. This position is remote and strongly prefers candidates that reside in Missouri, though candidates residing in surrounding states may be considered.

Essential Functions

• Modifies and/or adapts the K12 curriculum in alignment with the state's content standards to meet the unique needs of each student
• Collaborates with general education teachers to meet the goals of the targeted students through individualized and small group sessions
• Educates parents on various instructional strategies
• Ensures the implementation of the RTI instructional system to increase student achievement
• Oversees data collection and progress monitoring at every tier; uses data to help teachers plan whole and small group instruction; provides guidance to teachers on identifying and grouping students who need additional help
• Collects and maintains all RTI data (lists of eligible students, intervention plans)
• Serves as a daily resource to school administrators, school leadership teams, and other stakeholders regarding RTI issues
• Collaborates with homeroom teachers, advisors, counselors, and additional district personnel to coordinate and track Tier 2 interventions
• Provides ongoing training and support to school/district staff regarding RTI and the implementation of the RTI and data collection procedures
• Supports teachers in documenting student progress
• Works with the special education team to facilitate eligibility for special education
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and/or as required by the school

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 0-1 year of related professional experience
• Active state teaching license
• Required Certificates and Licenses: Missouri Middle School Teaching Certification required; Special Education certification preferred. OR appropriate Elementary certification in another state with the ability to obtain MO licensure within 60 days of employment
• Ability to clear required background check
• Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data, and use it to drive instructional decisions
• Receptive to receiving coaching regularly with administrators and teacher trainers
• Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
• Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms
• Ability to maintain teacher certification/professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems, programs and curriculum

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with proposed age group
• Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology
• Experience teaching in an online (virtual) and/or in a brick-and-mortar environment
• Experience with online learning platforms

Pay & Benefits

• Exempt (salary) position with anticipated salary range of $48,752-$60,940
• Eligible employees may receive a bonus
• Robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off

Schedule & Work Environment

• Full-time position
• Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week
• Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school
• This position is virtual with some required travel for professional development and for testing
• Must reside in Missouri; may consider candidates that reside in surrounding states