Employment

Job Posted: May 26, 2022

Contract Length: 1 Year
Contract Renewal: Likely

The Reading Interventionist establishes effective rapport and good relationships with pupils, parents, other staff members, and community members in order to create a flexible reading intervention program and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth, motivating pupils to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for reading. Librarians manage the operation of a library, coordinate monthly book club information to parents, conduct two book fairs annually, and assist with Read-a-Thon.

Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities for Reading Interventionist

• Teach approved curricula and interventions.
• Instruct pupils in citizenship and basic subject matter specified by administrative regulations and procedures of the school.
• Develop lesson plans and instructional materials and provide individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil.
• Translate lesson plans into developmentally appropriate learning experiences.
• Communicate regularly with parents outside normal classroom day by means of newsletters/notes (electronic or paper), phone calls, conferences, emails, etc.
• Establish and maintain standards of pupil behavior to achieve an effective learning atmosphere.
• Evaluate pupils’ academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records, and prepare progress reports.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to develop supports and best practices to support student success for identified intervention students.
• Administer progress monitoring assessments according to District guidelines.
• Analyze students’ data to determine student progress in the designated intervention.
• Participate in meetings with other school personnel to discuss student progress and make recommendations regarding student placement.
• Regularly conducts fidelity checks in various educational settings.
• Seek out professional growth opportunities and reflects on teaching practices in order to develop and grow professionally.
• Participate in a professional community to contribute to the overall school program.
• Other duties as assigned.

Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities Librarian

• Lend and collect books, periodicals, videotapes, and other materials at circulation desks.
• Enter and update students’ records on computers.
• Process new materials, including books, audiovisual materials, and computer software.
• Sort books, publications, and other items according to established procedure and return them to shelves, files, or other designated storage areas.
• Locate library materials for students.
• Instruct students on how to use reference sources and automated information systems.
• Inspect returned books for condition and due-date status, and compute any applicable fines.
• Maintain records of items received, stored, issued, and returned, and file catalog cards according to the system used.
• Perform clerical activities such as filing, typing, word processing, photocopying and mailing out material, and mail sorting.
• Take action to deal with disruptive or problem students.
• Classify and catalog items according to content and purpose.
• Send out notices and accept fine payments for lost or overdue books.
• Repair books using mending tape, paste, and brushes.
• Maintain holiday book displays and theme decor.

Key Competencies

• Be in whole-hearted agreement with the school’s Statement of Faith.
• Be a "born-again" Christian who knows the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior (John 3:3, 1 Peter 1:23).
• Be a Christian role model in attitude, speech, and action toward others. This includes being committed to God’s Biblical standards for sexual conduct.
• Have the spiritual maturity, academic ability, and personal leadership qualities to “train up a child in the way he should go.”
• Self-motivation
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Attention to detail
• High work standards
• Problem-solving skills
• Decision making
• Learning orientation
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Initiative

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution
• Relevant teaching experience

Relationships
Number of people supervised: None

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds