Blythe-Bower Elementary School Interventionist (Part-Time)

TITLE: INTERVENTIONIST, PART-TIME (READING or MATH)

QUALIFICATIONS

Meets the Federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) qualifications including an associate’s degree or 48 hours of college credit or have passed the ParaProfessional Praxis test

Meets the health and physical qualifications

REPORTS TO

Principal

JOB GOAL

To provide assistance to teachers and help students become proficient in reading and/or mathematics.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Provides small group and/or individual instruction in reading and/or mathematics in grades K-8

Writes lesson plans for small group reading instruction

Delivers lesson plans according to specified techniques

Administers screening and survey-level assessments under the guidance of the Response to Intervention Facilitator

Administers running records under the guidance of the Instructional Facilitator

Keeps accurate records of student work, attendance, and intervention

Works with Response to Intervention Facilitator to monitor student progress

Manages the behavior of a small group of students

Uses personal computers and/or tablets and software applications for determining and monitoring student progress

Attends training as needed

Performs other work-related duties as assigned by the Principal

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 50 lbs., or the average weight of a child, if assigned to elementary grades, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 lbs., or more. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:

Pushing and/or pulling

Climbing

Stooping, kneeling and/or crawling

Reaching

Talking

Hearing

Seeing

VOCATIONAL PREPARATION

The required vocation preparation may come from any of the following:

Vocational education

Apprentice training

On-the-job training

Essential experience in other jobs

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

Adaptability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure

Adaptability to dealing with students

Adaptability to make generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory 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: Ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles and ability to reason and make judgments

Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of works and the ideas associated with them

Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities of differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color

Form Perception: Ability to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shading of figures

Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the hands easily and skillfully

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 required of the principal so assigned.