Description

Reading Interventionist Teacher

10-month

About Einstein Charter Schools:

The mission of Einstein Charter Schools (“Einstein”) is to nurture students to be academically STRONG as well as socially and emotionally resilient. Founded in 2005, Einstein Charter Schools is a top performing, tuition free, open admissions network of 4 schools in New Orleans East, serving grades PK-12. Authorized by the Orleans Parish School Board, we service the needs of more than 1,700 students, over 30% of whom receive ELL services. Since opening in 2006, Einstein’s Village De L’ Est campus amassed six years of unprecedented, continuous academic gains, removing the school from the severely underperforming list and leading us to replicate the school three times in four years.

Continuing our record of success, after opening Einstein Charter School at Sherwood Forest in the fall of 2013, we founded Einstein Charter Middle and Einstein Charter High in the former Sarah Towles Reed High School facility. By 2020 we anticipate serving the needs of over 3,000 students in grades PK-12 across five schools. Our ambitious plan has been funded by the United State Department of Education when we received the Charter School's Program grant for replication and expansion of High Quality Charter Schools in 2015.

Reports to: School Principal

Position Overview

The Reading Interventionist Teacher is responsible for supporting student achievement in the area of Reading and Literacy. The Interventionist provides individual or small group instruction to students who are struggling academically. This position is also responsible for monitoring, reporting, and communicating student progress and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides high quality instruction to individual students and small groups
• Uses data to provide instruction to students and to bring their skills to grade-level
• Collaborates with teachers, administration, and families to help identify best practices for individual and small groups of students
• Uses identified research-based interventions focuses specifically on individual student needs
• Maintains data-based documentation of continuous monitoring of student performance and progress
• Provides data to school teams and participates in decisions about student progress
• Communicates with teachers, administration, and families regarding student progress
• Assists with identifying students for placement in intervention groups
• Participates in meetings with teachers, administration, and families to discuss student placement and progress
• Provides diagnostic assessments for students as needed
• Provides input for program development
• Supports implementation of assessment tools and data management systems
• Attends the appropriate trainings to improve knowledge and skills
• Provides staff development opportunities
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Requirements

Skills/Qualifications

• Minimum Requirement: a minimum of Bachelor's Degree required
• State Certification in Reading: preferred
• Bilingual a plus
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to apply instructional strategies on differentiation
• Strong organizational skills
• Knowledge of collaboration practices, team teaching practices, and special education
• Ability to collect data and make course placement recommendation for students
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with school administrators, staff, students, and families
• Multi-faceted, multi-skilled, resourceful, and willing to do whatever it takes to help our students reach a level of academic excellence
• Model positive and healthy character traits and habits, such as being organized, consistent and understanding
• Unquestioned integrity and commitment to Einstein’s mission and willingness to serve the Einstein community

Evaluation

• Annual school review, including analysis of student achievement data
• Evaluated by the Principal

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Einstein Charter Schools welcomes all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or any other protected grounds in any of its activities or operations, including hiring.