K-6 Literacy Interventionist

K-6 Literacy Interventionist

Starting Date: Aug 31, 2026

Cavendish Town Elementary School (CTES) is nestled in the heart of the Green Mountains of Southern Vermont and serves students in PreK through Grade 6 and their families in the Cavendish community. CTES is one of five schools within the Two Rivers Supervisory Union (TRSU), all united by a shared commitment to nurturing students who are adaptable, empathetic, responsible, collaborative, and strong communicators.

Our goal is to empower learners to think critically and strive for academic excellence.

• Provide evidence‑based intensive interventions using a structured literacy approach to an assigned caseload of students on a daily basis.
• Document and communicate progress and intervention strategies used with students to classroom teachers, the teaching and learning director/coach, and the principal and/or their designees.
• Maintain data on reading and literacy levels for eligible students’ individual intervention plans.
• Provide information to ensure individualized, targeted, evidence‑based intensive reading instruction for students who meet federal guidelines.
• Collect data and maintain student records, providing documentation in a timely manner.
• Serve as an integral part of the school’s data teams and work collaboratively to build intervention groups.
• Provide reading instruction related to literacy support for identified students.
• Provide data, planning, implementation, and monitoring support for students’ literacy intervention plans.
• Participate in literacy professional development.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned.

• Provide high‑quality instruction to individual students and small groups using district‑approved resources.
• Implement instructional activities that contribute to a climate where students are actively engaged in meaningful learning experiences.
• Use data to inform instructional decisions continually.
• Prepare and submit instructional intervention plans.
• Provide a structured, positive classroom experience that encourages students to think critically throughout the learning process.
• Maintain effective and efficient record‑keeping procedures, including progress monitoring.
• Ensure that student growth is continuous and appropriate for age group, subject area, and program classification.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and respectful working relationships with students, parents and other school personnel.
• Satisfy professional obligations through efficient work habits.
• Model professional and ethical standards when dealing with students, parents, peers and leaders.
• Communicate effectively and regularly, both orally and in writing, with students and parents.
• Collaborate with peers to enhance the instructional environment.

• Experience coaching and collaborating with teachers.
• Familiarity and experience with the DIBELS 8 assessment.
• Familiarity and experience with Fundations, Just Words and Heggerty programs.
• Familiarity and experience with evidence‑based frameworks for reading instruction to support both language comprehension and word‑level reading skills.
• Familiarity and experience with diagnostic procedures for identifying reading and writing difficulties.
• Experience writing and teaching curriculum using backwards design and UDL.
• Experience collaborating and problem solving with teachers.

• Master’s Degree is preferred; a Bachelor’s Degree is required.
• Valid or eligible for Vermont Reading Specialist or K‑6 Classroom Teacher License.
• 5 years of teaching experience at the elementary level.
• Demonstrated lifelong learner with a collaborative spirit.

Two Rivers Supervisory Union is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.