What are the responsibilities and job description for the Elementary Interventionist (1 Year Only) position at Portland Public Schools, Maine?
- Build meaningful relationships with students, fostering a positive and supportive learning environment, and addressing individual student needs
- Deliver direct, explicit reading instruction to students identified as needing additional support in literacy
- Implement and oversee research-based reading intervention curriculum, and tailor to student needs, with a strong emphasis on the principles of the Science of Reading
- Design and identify evidence-based Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 intervention for students
- Administer diagnostic assessments to identify students' specific areas of difficulty and to determine their current reading proficiency levels
- Document student interventions for internal and external stakeholders (including family caregivers)
- Regularly monitor and evaluate the reading performance of students, utilizing data to inform instruction and intervention decisions
- Share trends with school leaders to inform instruction
- Provide leadership on building RTI/MTSS teams to make data-driven decisions about intervention programming
- Work with a diverse group of learners, including multilingual students and students with special needs, including dyslexia
- Communicate and collaborate with classroom teachers sharing literacy goals, progress monitoring updates and celebrating progress
- Ensure instruction is culturally responsive and meets the needs of all learners
- Participate in professional development opportunities to stay informed about best practices in reading instruction, assessment, and intervention strategies
- Continually seek out and welcome additional learning, feedback from colleagues including the school’s Instructional Coach, and regularly reflect on own practice.
- Communicate regularly with parents or guardians to update them on their child's progress, discuss strategies for support at home, and provide resources as needed
- Build trust with teachers and administrators
- Equity: Strong equity orientation and an openness to personal reflection on deepening awareness of personal bias and being culturally responsive. Demonstrated conviction around having high expectations for all students, and an asset-based approach. Conviction that all students can read effectively given the right instruction, and a passion to do so. Demonstrated results with teaching multilingual learners and students with disabilities, including dyslexia
- Content Knowledge: Extensive experience in implementing research-based reading curriculum such as Orton Gillingham or other Science of Reading-based. Expertise in formative, benchmark/interim and summative reading assessment and instruction. Deep understanding of the Science of Reading. Understanding of the intersection of language development and the process of learning to read
- Teaching: Can effectively teach students math or literacy in Tier 1, 2, and 3 settings aligned to the PPS instructional vision, and rooted in research-based practices. Engages students effectively and has a proven track record of achieving academic results for any learner profile. Strong organizational skills to plan differentiated instruction, track student progress, and follow up with classroom teachers.
- Relationship Building: Great relationship builder and collaborator. Demonstrated ability to build trust with teachers and administrators. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Bachelor's degree in an applicable field of education from an accredited college or university; Master’s degree preferred
- Successful track record as a teacher and/or interventionist
- Experience designing curriculum and assessment
- [Preferred] Experience with Illustrative Mathematics Curriculum, Building Fact Fluency, other research-based curricula, CKLA, Expeditionary Learning
- Maine State fingerprint (CHRC) authorization (more info)
- Maine State Elementary Teacher with 020 Endorsement (K-6 or K-8) (more info)
- School-year position
- 1 Year Only
- Full-Time, 1.0 FTE
- Salaried position, not eligible for overtime
- Covered under the PEA contract (see 2025-2028 CBA here)
- Salary based on education and experience, as outlined in CBA
- Eligible for benefits as outlined here
JobID: 5334
Position Type:
TEACHER-NON CLASSROOM
TEACHER-NON CLASSROOM
Date Posted:
12/10/2025
12/10/2025
Location:
Lyseth Elementary School
Lyseth Elementary School
Date Available:
ASAP
ASAP
Closing Date:
Open until filled
Open until filled
TITLE: Elementary Interventionist (1 Year Only) – Lyseth Elementary
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Portland Public Schools is seeking a skilled Interventionist to support students at Lyseth Elementary School for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year. This teacher will be instrumental in providing targeted intervention, analyzing data and using progress monitoring tools and building relationships. A key component of this role is communicating and collaborating with classroom teachers sharing goals, progress monitoring updates and celebrating progress.
** This is 1 Year Only position and will end at the conclusion of the 2025-2026 school year. **
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Individualized and Small Group Instruction
Assessment and Data-Driven Instruction
Collaboration and Cultural Humility
Professional Development
Family Engagement Relationship Building
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH POSITIONS:
CREDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
EMPLOYMENT DETAILS:
ABOUT LYSETH:
As a school community at Lyseth, we work collaboratively to ensure all students feel a sense of belonging and that all students are engaged in grade level learning every day. Each morning, classrooms begin in a circle, running a morning meeting focused on belonging and building social emotional skills. We are committed to teaching explicit and systematic foundational literacy skills in all K-2 classrooms, and additionally, use EL literacy curriculum in all K-5 classrooms. We use Illustrative Mathematics as our math curriculum and student inquiry and engagement is important to our philosophy of teaching and learning. We teach Wabanaki Studies across K-5 and we are working on infusing in Amplify Science Units. Data is core to teaching at our school and we deeply value the power of collective efficacy and professional learning communities. We also believe in coaching and supporting teachers and have a literacy and math coach that prioritize time in classrooms with teachers working on Tier 1 instruction.
As a school community, we are committed to implementing anti-racist systems and practices, including restorative practices for our discipline policy. We require and support our staff with continually examining their own identities and biases and engage regularly in necessary conversations about race and equity. As a school community, we uphold these values: Black Lives Matter and students and families who speak multiple languages are an asset to our school. These values guide our Lyseth community as we commit to social justice and consistently working towards becoming an anti-racist school.
Lyseth staff are part of the larger Portland community. Teaching in PPS is an incredible opportunity to work alongside talented, committed staff who are uniquely positioned to amplify the potential of our students by creating a school experience that affirms, values, and challenges them each day. Portland Public Schools is dedicated to providing a rich academic experience to support every student’s path to success. We strive to actively recruit, support, and retain BIPOC staff and to create a learning environment where everyone feels connected, supported, recognized, and empowered. We focus on embracing the diversity of our staff and students, and on creating opportunities for fellowship and relationship building within our schools and community. We offer career and leadership development opportunities including professional development and mentoring to help you fulfill your career goals and aspirations.
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As a school community, we are committed to implementing anti-racist systems and practices, including restorative practices for our discipline policy. We require and support our staff with continually examining their own identities and biases and engage regularly in necessary conversations about race and equity. As a school community, we uphold these values: Black Lives Matter and students and families who speak multiple languages are an asset to our school. These values guide our Lyseth community as we commit to social justice and consistently working towards becoming an anti-racist school.
Lyseth staff are part of the larger Portland community. Teaching in PPS is an incredible opportunity to work alongside talented, committed staff who are uniquely positioned to amplify the potential of our students by creating a school experience that affirms, values, and challenges them each day. Portland Public Schools is dedicated to providing a rich academic experience to support every student’s path to success. We strive to actively recruit, support, and retain BIPOC staff and to create a learning environment where everyone feels connected, supported, recognized, and empowered. We focus on embracing the diversity of our staff and students, and on creating opportunities for fellowship and relationship building within our schools and community. We offer career and leadership development opportunities including professional development and mentoring to help you fulfill your career goals and aspirations.
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Portland Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws.