K-4 Literacy Interventionist

Certified
- Teaching
- Reading Teacher {READ}

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Start Date

Open Date 08/03/2026

Closing Date

REPORTS TO: K-4 Building Principal and/or Instructional Coach

WAGE/HOUR STATUS: 10 Month/ Exempt

Mission: To educate and inspire a diverse community of K-12 learners by engaging them in rigorous real-world learning experiences which prioritize intellectual, social and emotional growth.

Vision: Tapestry is a vibrant, sustainable school that empowers learners and leaders to make a positive impact in our communities and beyond.

Core Values: Perseverance, Integrity, Responsibility, and respect (PIRR)

POSITION SUMMARY :
Our K-4 Literacy Interventionists are highly-qualified educators who provide intensive literacy support to students requiring additional intervention while strengthening Tier I classroom instruction through collaboration and coaching. Our Literacy Interventionists:

• Strengthen our school community by investing students and families in our shared values of Perseverance, Integrity, Responsibility, and Respect.
• Create and maintain physically and emotionally safe learning environments that support student success through restorative practices and social-emotional learning.
• Deliver high-quality, research-based literacy interventions to individual students and small groups based on assessment data and student need.
• Utilize assessment data, progress monitoring, and Data-Driven Instruction (DDI) protocols to identify student needs, monitor intervention effectiveness, and adjust instruction accordingly.
• Develop, implement, and monitor individualized intervention plans aligned to the school's RtI/MTSS framework.
• Collaborate closely with classroom teachers, instructional coaches, special education staff, and administrators to ensure interventions are aligned with core classroom instruction.
• Provide push-in and pull-out intervention services designed to improve foundational literacy skills including phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, reading, and writing.
• Model effective literacy instruction and support teachers through coaching, collaborative planning, and professional learning opportunities focused on Readers Workshop and Writers Workshop.
• Maintain accurate documentation of student progress, intervention services, and assessment results.
• Communicate regularly with families regarding student progress and intervention goals.
• Attend and actively participate in grade-level meetings, intervention team meetings, professional development, and coaching sessions.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen literacy instruction across the K-4 program.

• Demonstrate knowledge of, and support, Tapestry Charter School's mission, vision, values, policies, procedures, confidentiality standards, and code of ethical conduct.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support students, staff, and the overall success of the school.

• A commitment to exemplifying Tapestry's core values of Perseverance, Integrity, Respect, and Responsibility.
• An unwavering commitment to ensuring academic success for every student.
• Extensive knowledge of evidence-based literacy instruction and intervention practices.
• Experience implementing literacy intervention programs and progress monitoring systems.
• Knowledge of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and Response to Intervention (RtI) frameworks.
• Experience analyzing assessment data to make instructional decisions.
• Strong understanding of literacy development, including phonological awareness, phonics, decoding, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing instruction.
• Demonstrated success collaborating with classroom teachers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience coaching or modeling instructional practices for teachers is preferred.
• Knowledge of culturally responsive teaching practices.
• Familiarity with the Expeditionary Learning model is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with educational technology, Google Workspace, spreadsheets, student information systems, and other instructional technology tools.

EXPERIENCE AND

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Professional or Permanent New York State Teaching Certification in Elementary Education or an applicable certification area.
• Minimum of three (3) years of successful elementary classroom teaching experience.
• Demonstrated experience providing literacy interventions or supporting struggling readers.
• Master's degree or concentration in Literacy, Reading, Curriculum & Instruction, or a closely related field preferred.

Work is performed primarily in a classroom environment, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Repetitive motion including walking, bending, standing, reaching, and sitting. Substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and fingers are required for typing, filing, and data entry. Close visual acuity is…