K5 and K8 Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTI2 Interventionist
QUALIFICATIONS:
Holds a valid certified Tennessee Teaching License endorsed in Elementary and/or Special Education3 years experience teaching Reading and/or Language Artsrequiredexperience teaching Math preferred completion of TNCore Reading Intervention Course preferred current Level of Effectiveness is 4 or 5 knowledge of Excel PowerPoint Microsoft Word STAR360 and TVAAS preferred meets health and physical requirements
JOB GOAL:
The RTI2Interventionist will:
- Under the direction of the school principal and district RTI2coordinator implement and support the RTI2/PLC initiatives at the school level in accordance with local state and federal guidelines.
- Provide direct instruction for reading and/or math interventions assess and monitor students through the intervention tiers and provide Tier II and III instruction.
- Collaborate with classroom teachers in planning and implementing an individualized program for Tier II and III students.
- Communicate with parents to offer support and provide resources for optimum student achievement.
REPORTS TO:School Principal
F.L.S.A.: Exempt
SCHEDULE: 200 Days
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Provide Tier II and III instruction for Reading and/or Math interventions;
- Assist schools in the organization and administration of the universal screener;
- Responsible for supplementing state and district core initiatives and programs with scientifically researched based reading and/or math instruction of Tier II and Tier III.
- Disaggregate and analyze data with school level personnel to plan instruction and intervention based on student assessment data;
- Assist intervention teams in identifying students for Tier II and III and work in small group settings with these students on deficit skills for reading and/or math;
- Administer various diagnostics and interpret achievement data to assess the needs and progress of Tier II and III students;
- Maintain records of assessments to document results of interventions and rate of improvement (ROI) for each Tier II and III students;
- Provide/submit required school data reports to school administration and district RTI2coordinator;
- Conduct and participate in professional development opportunities for intervention on the school level and the district level;
- Maintain accurate complete and correct records as required by law and district/school policy;
- Provide resources best practices and professional development in the Response to Intervention process;
- Actively participate in PLC meetings;
- Provide information to parents that would enable them to help their child succeed;
- Attend school regularly and on time; and
- Perform other duties as assigned by the school principal.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
This job may require lifting or carrying of objects that exceed ten 10 pounds. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:Pushing and/or pullingStooping and/or kneelingReaching and/or handlingTalkingHearingSeeing
TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits):
- Adaptability to performing a variety of duties often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure;
- Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction control and/orplanning of an activity;
- Adaptability to working with people beyond giving and receiving instructions; and
- Adaptability to making generalizations evaluations or decisions based uponsensory or judgmental criteria.
CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.
- Intelligence:The ability to understand instructions and underlyingprinciples; the ability to reason and make judgments.
- Verbal: The ability to understand meanings of words and the ideasassociated with them.
- Numerical:The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly andaccurately.
- Data Perception: The ability to understand and interpret informationpresented in the forms of graphs charts or tables.
- Spatial:The ability to comprehend forms in space and understandrelationships of plane and solid objects.
- Manual Dexterity:The ability to move the hands easily andmanipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately.
WORK CONDITIONS:Normal working environment.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities duties and skills of personnel so assigned.