Job Description

MTSS Interventionist (Temporary: beginning in December)

Revised: May 2025

Perm/contract:

Temporary

Department:

Core Instruction

FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

Reports to:

Building Administration

Primary Reporting Location:

Julian Middle School

Level:

Middle School

Compensation:

$160/day. After 21 consecutive days, $281/day

Date Available:

December 2026

Bargaining Unit & Classification:

N/A

Supervisory Responsibilities:

N/A

Benefits:

N/A

Portrait of a District 97 Leader:

• Champions the vision of the school district
• Models a forward-thinking and innovative mindset
• Stewards public funds with a high sense of responsibility
• Leads with an unrelenting commitment to universal student success
• Demonstrates the ability to organize teams to achieve common goals
• Leads with an awareness of the cross-functional nature of district work
• Generates a culture of care for, learning with and service to the community
• Aspires to the highest standards of integrity, professionalism and confidentiality
• Demonstrates a passion for working with a culturally, racially linguistically diverse district team of administrators, educators and staff in all roles
• Actively seeks feedback, including critical feedback intended for professional growth
• Understands the intersection of public school leadership, student learning and equity
• Courageously addresses adult behavior that does not meet professional expectations

About This Role

The role encompasses delivering targeted instruction across various tiers, spanning from Tier 3 interventions to enrichment activities, with a particular emphasis on bolstering Tier 1 practices. This involves providing guidance and professional development to enhance student mastery of reading and/or math skills at grade-level proficiency. The successful candidate will be pivotal in cultivating an inclusive and nurturing atmosphere that champions comprehensive advancement, socio-emotional well-being, and academic success for every student. Furthermore, they will actively contribute to advancing our district's equity objectives, as outlined in Board Policy 7:12, which centers on promoting racial and educational equity. BoardPolicy 7:12: Ensuring Racial and Educational Equity.

Essential Role Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with teachers to identify instructional needs and provide targeted support to improve Tier 1 instruction.
• Analyze student performance data to identify trends, gaps, and areas for improvement in instructional practices.
• Design and deliver engaging professional development sessions, workshops, and training programs focused on effective instructional strategies.
• Use data from classroom-level assessments, districtwide assessments (e.g. Measures of Academic Progress), and curriculum-based measures (e.g. AIMSWeb Plus) to identify students in need of academic intervention.
• Provides explicit, scientifically based instruction to small groups of students.
• Communicate to families regarding student interventions (start/stop date) and progress updates.
• Use district data system to record student intervention plans and update intervention plans as needed.
• Engage students in goal setting and monitor student progress towards their goals.
• Maintains required data on individual student progress and shares data at school-based MTSS meetings and with families.
• Participate in Building Leadership Team's MTSS meetings, grade-level MTSS meetings (as needed), district-wide Language Arts Specialist meetings, and other collaboration opportunities with staff as needed

Content Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Understands the importance of strong Tier 1 practices and have a firm understanding of Universal Design for Learning principles.
• Understands the MTSS/RTI process and tiered instruction.
• Maintains an in-depth knowledge of the Illinois Learning Standards in reading and math.
• Demonstrated literacy with assessments (e.g. AIMSWeb Plus, NWEA, Benchmark Assessment System (BAS)
• Experience using intervention programs (e.g. Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI), preferred.
• Knowledge of guided reading and using assessment data (curriculum-based measures and MAP) to design instruction that will accelerate student learning.

EDUCATION, CREDENTIALS and/or EXPERIENCE

• Substitute License
• or Valid Illinois Professional Teaching License, preferred
• Reading Specialist or Math Endorsement, preferred, but not required
• Elementary Education (K-9) Endorsement, preferred

Physical Requirements:

This position requires the performance of light work�which requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently to move objects. The position includes close visual acuity, frequent talking, hearing, walking and standing, occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some stooping, kneeling, crouching and/or crawling and significant fine finger dexterity. The job is performed in non-hazardous environments and a clean atmosphere.

Apply through Frontline:

Applications are currently being accepted for this position via our district website. Please reach out to our human resources department at district97hr@op97.org, if you have questions about the application process.

We encourage interested applicants to apply, as we continue to uplift our equity policy. Our goal is to recruit, employ, support, and retain racially and linguistically diverse and culturally competent administrative, instructional and support personnel. Oak Park Elementary School District 97 is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

The mental demands, physical demands, and work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to allow an employee with disabilities to perform the essential functions.