Middle School Reading Interventionist

Job Description

Required Certificates and Licenses

• North Carolina Department of Education secondary Teaching Certification Required
  • Reading experience Preferred

Residency Requirements

• Must reside in North Carolina

K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANY ONE. We provide families an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace.

Passionate Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Pine Springs Preparatory Virtual Academy (PSPVA). We want you to be a part of our talented team!

The mission of Pine Springs Preparatory Virtual Academy (PSPVA) is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!

The Interventionist works with the “At-Risk” student population to provide remediation to support academic goals to increase growth in these areas.

This is a full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Modifies and/or adapts the K12 curriculum in alignment with the state’s content standards to meet the unique needs of each student;
• Collaborates with general education teachers to meet the goals of the targeted students through individualized and small group sessions;
• Educates parents on various instructional strategies;
• Ensures the implementation of the RTI instructional system to increase student achievement;
• Oversees data collection and progress monitoring at every tier; Uses data to help teachers plan whole and small group instruction; provides guidance to teachers on identifying and grouping students who need additional help;
• Collects and maintains all RTI data (lists of eligible students, intervention plans).
• Serves as a daily resource to school administrators, school leadership teams, and other stakeholders regarding RTI issues.
• Collaborates with homeroom teachers, advisors, counselors, and additional district personnel to coordinate and track Tier 2 interventions.
• Provides ongoing training and support to school/district staff regarding RTI and the implementation of the RTI and data collection procedures.
• Supports teachers in documenting student progress;
• Works with the special education team to facilitate eligibility for special education;
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and/or as required by the school.

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Bachelor's degree AND
• Active state teaching license AND
• Ability to clear required background check

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data, and use it to drive instructional decisions.
• Receptive to receiving coaching regularly with administrators and teacher trainers.
• Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint.
• Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms.
• Ability to maintain teacher certification/professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems, programs and curriculum.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Experience working with proposed age group.
• Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology.
• Experience teaching in an online (virtual) and/or in a brick-and-mortar environment.
• Experience with online learning platforms.

Compensation & Benefits: Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level.  Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections.  Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range. 

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is virtual

Job Type

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting [email protected].

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.