Elementary Math Intervention Specialist
About the Employer
Job Summary
Provides explicit mathematics instruction in a one-to-one or small group setting to improve specific mathematics skills of a particular child or small group of children to support regular classroom instruction. Works with school principal and mathematics teacher to design and create intervention plans of learning aligned with regular classroom mathematics objectives and most appropriate for each child or small group of students identified as at-risk of meeting grade level mathematics proficiency. Monitors and reports student progress and/or response to planned program of mathematics instruction and adjusts as needed to increase student mathematics achievement.
Experience
• Three years of continuous teaching experience in mathematics.
• Experience working with at-risk students.
Essential Functions
• Provides intensive instruction in mathematics to at-risk students in a one-to-one or small group setting.
• Identifies students who are at-risk of not meeting grade level mathematics proficiency by analyzing data from identified state and district formative and summative assessments, classroom grades, and measures of academic progress (MAP), and other identified mathematics curricula based learning objectives.
• Coordinates with school principal to develop a schedule of one-on-one or small group mathematics support, based upon analysis of current data, for identified at-risk students.
• Works closely with identified at-risk students' mathematics teacher to coordinate intervention program efforts that align with regular classroom instructional focuses to promote student success.
• Monitors and maintains accurate data and anecdotal records on student progress towards mathematics achievement goals. Articulates the students' response or progress to intervention of at-risk students weekly through a progress monitoring data base system.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Education
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Certifications & Licenses
• Florida Department of Education certification in Elementary Education K-6 for Elementary Interventionist; Math 5-9 or 6-12 for Secondary Interventionist.
Strong Working Knowledge of
• District approved instructional materials for mathematics instruction and intervention.
• Foundational mathematics assessments including Fair, District Mathematics Interim Benchmarks, and other national norm-referenced mathematics assessments.
• Second language acquisition and oral language development.
• Tools and district applications used to access student data.
Thorough Knowledge of
• MAFS and CCSS Mathematics Foundational Standards.
• Multiple literacy assessment tools and diagnostic procedures.
Strong Skills in Teaching
• Multiple levels and across diverse populations including ethnically and racially diverse students; students living in poverty; disabled students; and students whose primary language is not English.
• Intensive and immediate reading intervention strategies.
• Effective research-based literacy instructional strategies to students in multiple instructional settings (i.e., one-to-one; small group; and/or pullout).
Technical Skills
• Word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software skills.
• Oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Analytical skills.
• Collaboration skills.
Ability to Demonstrate
• Long-term commitment to life-long learning and professional development in best practices.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and utilize multiple types of data to improve student learning.