.6 Elementary Teacher​/Interventionist-Mill Creek Academy

Elementary Teacher/Interventionist

The teacher shall serve as the educational leader at Mill Creek Academy, supporting math/reading intervention instruction and the needs of the building. This position is for the  school year only.

Elk Rapids Schools has approximately 975 students in grades K-12 and is located in the northwest lower peninsula of Michigan. The District also serves as an authorizer of Mill Creek Academy, a K-5th-grade district that educates approximately 230 students. Elk Rapids Schools is an education leader within the Northwest Education Services Intermediate School District and is eager to interview the best candidates for this vacancy.

Mill Creek Academy is seeking a motivated, passionate, engaged, and dedicated elementary teacher to make a difference in our community and district. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on students' lives by fostering a positive, engaging, and inclusive classroom environment. The ideal candidate will commit to educational excellence, effective classroom management, and a collaborative approach to working with all students, colleagues, parents, and community members.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Establish a classroom structure that values positive relationships through intentional implementation of the district curriculum and the vision of high-quality instruction and intervention.
• Establish a classroom culture that supports the non-academic needs of all students to remove barriers that interfere with success.
• Design and implement a wide variety of appropriate intervention activities for students of varying abilities and talents.
• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities.
• Plan, prepare, and deliver lessons and instructional materials that facilitate active learning.
• Encourage and monitor the progress of individual students, provide appropriate feedback on work, and use information to adjust teaching and intervention strategies according to student needs.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of students' benchmarking and progress monitoring.
• Communicate necessary information regularly to students, colleagues, and parents regarding student progress and student needs.
• Help to implement and facilitate data team meetings with all stakeholders.
• Facilitate Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for the academic and behavioral needs of students.

Additional Qualifications:

• Strong desire and ability to build meaningful, caring relationships with students.
• Ability to motivate students and influence student behaviors.
• Willingness and capacity to hold ongoing instructional-specific conversations designed to focus conversations and efforts on improving student academic and social-emotional learning.
• Commitment to coordinate instruction within and across grade levels.
• Competence to collect and analyze data to inform instructional decisions.
• Ability to help create and thrive in a professional environment of mutual respect, teamwork, and accountability.

Professional

Qualifications:

• Required:
  
  Bachelor's Degree or higher in Elementary Education, Valid MI Teaching Certificate, Endorsements: ZG (K-5 All Subjects, 6-8 Self-Contained), ZP (Upper Elementary)
• Preferred:
  Previous classroom and intervention teaching experience and/or experience working with elementary-aged children, Experience working within or training in a trauma-informed school culture.

Salary:
Based on experience and qualifications within the EREA Contract. This position is for the  school year. Posting Timeline:
August 4th, 2026 - until filled

Application Procedures:
Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, current resume, transcripts, and three letters of reference via Unified Talent by going to the Elk Rapids Schools website:  On the main page, select "District" and then "Employment Opportunities." Applicants can also send the required information to Principal, Mr. Nate Plum, at