Reading Interventionist - Highland Park High School

Reports to:
Principal

Purpose:
Provides remedial instruction to students who need additional instruction in reading.

Qualifications:

• Meet requirements of a Kansas Teaching License
• Knowledge of the Common Core Standards, intervention strategies, assessments, and intervention resources
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, school personnel, and parents

Physical and Emotional Requirements: Speaking, hearing, visual, reading, writing, word processing, mobility, consistency of temperament, ability to problem solve and work in stress providing environments.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Support core instruction, both remote and in person, for literacy learning
• Deliver and use assessment results to diagnose areas of deficiency and make instructional decisions that address students’ weaknesses
• Use research-based strategies that meet students’ learning needs and support core instruction
• Coordinate planning and communicate students’ performance with teachers, literacy coach, principal, and curriculum coordinator
• Use district-approved instructional resources, which includes both primary and supplemental resources
• Monitor and maintain accurate records for reporting student progress to teachers and parents
• Assist in the assigning and scheduling of students

Terms of Employment: 9 months; salary and work year to be determined by the Board of Education.

Evaluation: Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board policy on evaluation of Certified Personnel.

Significant associations: The performance responsibilities are not limited to those outlined in this description and may include any other responsibilities as assigned by the administrator/supervisor.