Job Description

Summary:

Teaching all children reading and math skills requires that every child receive excellent reading and math instruction. It also requires that children who are at risk of not meeting challenging state standards receive additional instruction from professionals specifically prepared to accelerate their growth. This position will provide expert instruction and assessment for students who are below grade level. As a professional with advanced preparation and experience, this position is responsible for the increased performance of struggling students. Specifically, the person in this position will create, manage, and participate in a variety of learning environments and activities in the core content areas and will work collaboratively and professionally with classroom teachers, other interventionists, and parents. Note: Positions funded by Federal and State grants must work within published federal and state guidelines to ensure compliance. Contact your school’s Grants Consultant to determine grant status and acceptable job duties and responsibilities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
• Believe that all children can and will learn at high levels.
• Supports, supplements and extends classroom teaching, and works collaboratively to implement a quality intervention program that is research-based and meets the needs of at-risk students.
• Uses specialized knowledge of assessment and diagnosis for developing, implementing, and evaluating academic interventions for individual students.
• Assess the strengths and needs of students and provide that information to classroom teachers, parents, and specialized personnel such as psychologists, special educators, or speech teachers in order to provide effective instruction.
• Acts as a resource to other educators, parents, and the community.
• Reviews test scores and diagnostic assessments to help determine eligibility for intervention services.
• Monitors student progress for the purpose of providing feedback on a regular basis to students, teachers, parents, and determining intervention effectiveness so modifications can be made to student plans as appropriate.
• Groups and schedules students according to student needs.
• Provides instruction to individual or small groups of students using research-based best practices for intervention instruction of core content subjects.
• Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and an optimal learning environment.
• Manages allotted learning time to maximize student achievement.
• Completes necessary paperwork (including student plans and logging services) accurately and completely as required by the law and school.
• Collects, analyzes and prepares data for the purpose of interpretation and reporting.
• Involved in parent learning nights to support parents as appropriate to provide parents with strategies to support learning at home.
• Participates in on-going professional development as assigned/selected by supervisor.
• Participates in all other aspects of class and school planning, and in the establishment of goals and objectives as it applies to school improvement planning.

Qualifications:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Education and/or Experience: Experience teaching in a K-8 school-based role. Proven track record of closing reading and/or math skill gaps for students who are significantly below grade level. Master’s Degree in Education with a focus in reading and/or mathematics education preferred along with appropriate licensure/certification. Knowledge of researched based best practices and experience with successful implementation of those strategies with at-risk students.
• Certificates/Licenses: Valid Teaching license/certificate with appropriate endorsements. Must meet federal No Child Left Behind requirements for Highly Qualified as defined by the State Department of Education.
• Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community. Ability to speak clearly and concisely in written and oral communication.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to create and interpret graphs. Ability to apply mathematical concepts to practical situations.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Other Skills and Abilities: Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on school objectives and the needs and abilities of students. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers and parents; skill in oral and written communication. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all NHA requirements and School Board policies. Ability to use technology for instructional purposes and to teach current technology skills and the use of technology tools for grade level. Ability to apply knowledge about legal issues to the work setting.

Company Information:

National Heritage Academies (NHA) partners with communities to build and operate public charter schools. Founded in 1995, today NHA serves over 100 schools in nine states, with more than 65,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Our schools are designed to eliminate the achievement gap and provide school choice to families so their children are prepared for success in college, career, and life. A majority of our schools consistently outperform their local district on the state test. According to the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University, NHA is a leading performer among charter schools and management organizations, outperforming both conventional district schools and other charter school operators. In addition, according to our employee survey, over 90% of respondents agree that the work they do is meaningful to them. Join our team.

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National Heritage Academies is an equal-opportunity employer.