Job Description

The role of the Interventionist will work directly with all grade students who have struggled to display a mastery of the TEKS, as practiced within their classroom on a daily basis.  

DUTIES

• Lead team in strategic student data analysis, progress monitoring, and collaborative action planning.
• Be goal-driven in instruction and focused on producing measurable results that close the achievement gap for ALL students.
• Interact respectfully with students, parents and faculty members, even in challenging circumstances.
• Create, utilize and reflect upon long-term plans, unit plans, unit assessments, and weekly lesson plans in instructional practice.
• Planning, preparing and delivering appropriate lessons using a variety of presentation methods in order to keep students engaged and meet their individual needs.
• Utilizing methods that make learning relevant to ALL students.
• Communicating higher level thinking strategies and problem solving techniques appropriate for challenging and building these skills in learners.
• Creating and maintaining a positive environment that promotes good behavior and reflects IMPACT values.
• Managing student behavior in the classroom and on school premises, and applying appropriate and effective measures in cases of misbehavior.
• Informing and counseling students and parents when social issues arise, demonstrating a nurturing and concerned nature.
• Collaborate with lead teachers to support students in the general education classroom through a variety of methods, including: co-teaching, push-in, pull-out, teacher professional development, etc.
• Develop a strong knowledge of special education law, the Response to Intervention model, and IEP management.
• Maintain compliance with any and all school, local, state, and federal legislation.
• Maintain effective referral and Response to Intervention process for students considered at risk who have not been designated as having a disability.
• Collaborate with special education teachers at KIPP DFW’s partner schools to streamline processes and service provision.
• Communicate effectively with families, service providers, psychologists, school leader, and general education teachers to support the needs of students with special needs.
• Set clear and measurable goals for students and consistently document progress towards meeting these goals.
• Building relationships with parents by communicating frequently to inform them of student academic and personal growth.
• Supporting and encouraging students on an individual basis through academic or personal difficulties.
• Correcting work and giving appropriate encouraging feedback.
• Assessing student progress to inform students of growth and to modify instruction.
• Recording, sharing, and posting grades.
• Maintaining up-to-date records of students' progress and development.
• Researching new topic areas and maintaining up-to-date subject knowledge.
• Selecting and using a range of different learning resources and equipment to challenge and motivate students.
• Preparing students for state and district mandated testing.
• Participating in and organizing extracurricular activities.
• Working honestly, enthusiastically, and collaboratively with peers in vertical and horizontal planning configurations.
• Active and positive participation in departmental meetings, parent conferences, and whole school professional development.
• Enthusiastically seeking regular observation and feedback, participating in regular professional development, and enthusiastically implementing action steps for continued growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, required
• Two years or more of teaching experience, required
• History of demonstrated significant student achievement results, required
• Meet the State of Texas’ qualifications for highly qualified teacher, required
• Experience as a special educator in secondary classrooms or in a related capacity in a traditionally underserved community for two or more years, preferred 
• Demonstrated strong achievement results and documented growth with students on IEP goals, benchmarks, standardized tests, fluency measures, and reading assessments (STEP, DRA, Fountas & Pinnell, etc.), preferred 
• State of Texas Special Education teaching certification, preferred
• Leadership experience, preferred
• Spanish-speaking proficiency, preferred

Additional Information

COMPENSATION

Salary is based on years of experience, degree of education, and level of expertise. A competitive benefits package is also offered.

KIPP provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.

As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability