Teacher, Reading & Math Interventionist - Secondary

Jeffco Public Schools (Jeffco) is located in Jefferson County, Colorado. It is the second largest school district in Colorado serving 69,000 students across 155 schools. With 14,000 employees, the district is the largest employer in Jefferson County and has provided educational excellence for more than 70 years.

Jeffco embraces the spirit of the West and the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountain region with the county spanning more than 770 square miles running the length of the western edge of the Denver metropolitan area. The district is diverse in both population and geography, from urban to rural, including the mountain communities in the foothills west of Denver.

Overall, Jeffco has 31% of students that qualify for free and reduced lunch, an indicator of poverty, and 34% minority (25% Hispanic) student population. The district is implementing a new strategic plan, Jeffco Thrives 2025 that is focused on providing a world-class education that prepares all Jeffco students for bright and successful futures as local and global citizens. Come join us!

Jeffco Public Schools is a Single-State Employer. All candidates hired by Jeffco Public Schools must reside within the state of Colorado.

Our Mission Statement: At Sobesky Academy, we provide an individualized educational and therapeutic environment which supports social-emotional awareness, inspires personal growth and builds on students' strengths in order to empower them for success.

Special Education is preferred, however, not required. Experience in a seperate school setting or desire to work with students with emotional disabilities is highly recommended. We can train!! Everything that happens at Sobesky is done within a team model, so collaboration skills are a must!

Grades 6, 7 and 8

Tchr Reading Intervention-Sec
Annual Position
FLSA: Exempt
FTE: .50000 , Hours/Day: 4.000 , Days/Year: 185
Salary Plan, Grade, Step: JCE - Professional - 185 days , L01, 1
Min-Mid Annual Salary Range: $50,000.00 - $66,989.54 Effective as of: 08-16-2022

**Annual salary noted above is based on an 8 hour day and full days worked calendar. Any position that is less than a full FTE/8 hours per day or late start will be prorated accordingly.

Certain Education Support Professional (ESP) jobs may include the value of holiday pay into the hourly rate. Review the Holiday in Rate column of the Education Support Professional Job Title, Wage Plan, Grade document.

SUMMARY: Provide results-based reading and/or math interventions to supplement the core classroom instruction. These interventions will include alignment to State and District standards and benchmarks including screening, diagnostic assessment, on-going progress monitoring and summative assessment data. The interventions must be research based and tailored to the needs of the students. Responsible for performing the required work and reports mandated by NCLB, USDE and Colorado Department of Education and Jefferson County Public Schools.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
Provide a double dose of reading and/or math instruction for identified students.
Work with the school community to create a seamless school-wide literacy and math community and program, working with other teachers, classroom teachers, Special Education teachers, and ESL teachers.
Follow the procedures for selecting students who need additional support with reading and/or math.
Work with all Instructional Coaches in the building, Intervention teachers, classroom teachers and building administration to ensure that each student is matched to appropriate intervention(s).
Implement knowledge of and experience with one-on-one and small group early interventions models.
Coordinate each student?s program with classroom/core content teachers to reinforce and supplement guaranteed and viable curriculum for literacy and/or math development.
Work with a building level team to develop and maintain the parent component of the program and to develop the School-level Parent Compact and compliance documents and activities.
Analyze, understand and use assessment data to design appropriate lessons.
Collaboratively analyze baseline screening data, diagnostic data, progress monitoring data, and summative data to make instructional decisions about students and interventions.
Communicate each student?s program and student progress with the classroom teacher on a regular basis to reinforce and supplement District curriculum.
Model effective instructional strategies in the classroom for other teachers as needed.
Maintain an up-to-date daily schedule, forms, ongoing progress monitoring, and body of evidence that supports interventions and instructional decisions.
Participate and attend all necessary professional development opportunities at the school site and the district level.
Participate as a member of the school community.
Attend all staff meetings and team/level meetings as well as assume committee-meeting responsibilities.
Attend school staffings when appropriate.
Support the school community in following school and district policies.
Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS Current Colorado Teaching License and in field in a subject at the secondary level (7-12). Master?s degree preferred, knowledge and application of current reading and/or math research practices. A minimum of 15 semester hours of advanced study in reading and/or math development and instruction.
EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 3 years classroom teaching experience. Experience with at-risk populations and communities. Experience with the alignment of assessment data, grade-level benchmarks, essential learnings and appropriate resource materials.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, & EQUIPMENT: Extensive knowledge of comprehensive literacy program and deep understanding of essential reading components and approaches. Deep understanding of best practices in mathematics. Demonstrated success with assessment data analysis, instructional decision making and curricular alignment. Knowledge and experience in ESL strategies. Successful implementation of research based intervention at the classroom level or with a more intensive intervention design.

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Job Status: Ongoing
A successful external applicant will be issued a probationary contract. A successful internal applicant that currently holds a probationary or non-probationary contract with Jeffco Public Schools will maintain that contract status.

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The Jefferson County School District does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, pregnancy, or gender.