High School Literacy Interventionist; Title - Roosevelt

High School Literacy Interventionist (Title I) - Roosevelt

Starting Date: Aug 10, 2026

DMPS is seeking a Literacy Interventionist for Roosevelt High School. This position requires either a 5-12 English/Language Arts endorsement or a 5-12 Reading endorsement.

• Title:
  
  High School Literacy Interventionist (Title I)
• Position Type: TCHR (Full Time)
• Department:
  Teaching and Learning
• Reports To:
  
  Building Principal
• Receiving Guidance:
  Building Principal and Associate Principal
• Days: 195 or 199 day contract,
  
  Hours:
  
  7.75
• Physical Requirements:
  
  Standing, walking, sitting, bending/stooping, reaching/pushing/pulling, lifting carrying
• Working Conditions:
  
  Mostly indoors with some outdoor responsibilities during arrival/dismissal

Required Qualifications:

• 5-12 English Language Arts endorsement (or 5-12 Reading endorsement)
• Experience with data literacy and ability to analyze and report data
• Experience leading professional development or serving as a PLC lead
• Experience in planning, implementing, and integrating supports for tiered intervention needs

Desired:

• 5-12 Reading endorsement

The academic interventionist serves students in a Title I Target and School wide program with support for at‑risk students within the school’s MTSS.

• Coordinate and provide strategic supplemental academic instruction to meet individual student needs.
• Identify students in need of supplemental interventions to support core instruction.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers, PLCs, administration, and families to identify best practices for individual and small groups.
• Plan and teach interventions based on student learning needs using high-quality, research-based materials aligned to the Science of Reading.
• Use data to guide instruction, support access to core instruction, and deliver foundational skill building and just‑in‑time learning tied to core standards.
• Monitor student learning daily and use multiple data points to guide group and individualized instruction.
• Ensure intervention sequences align with classroom instruction and building MTSS.
• Document interventions in Panorama Student Success and record monitoring data. Use graphs and progress monitoring data to make instructional decisions.
• Participate in professional learning communities and literacy training for staff.
• Assist in the planning and implementation of building professional development.
• Communicate with families regularly.
• Demonstrate consistent progress toward meeting the eight Iowa Teaching Standards.
• Attend appropriate PLCs as directed by building administration.
• Report holistic and aggregated data on student progress in intervention during building quarterly reviews.

• Attend work on a prompt and regular basis.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Maintain satisfactory and harmonious working relationships with the public, students, and other employees.
• Assist with other duties as may be assigned.

• FLSA Status:
  Exempt
• Bargaining Group: DMEA; funded by Title I Grant funds and subject to availability.
• Background Check:
  Required for all candidates. Additional checks may include fingerprinting, drug and alcohol testing, physical capacity testing, and motor vehicle record check.

• Jeremiah Schwennen, Talent Support, Human Resources – Email: jeremiah.schwennen

Des Moines Public School District, Roosevelt High – Des Moines, Iowa.