High School Literacy Interventionist
Role Mission
High School Early Literacy Interventionists should be prepared to work with students in grades 9th-12th who require additional support to meet their academic, social, and emotional needs and achieve grade-level proficiency. They will primarily focus on literacy intervention for scholars reading below a 6th grade reading level.
In this role, you will…
- Teach daily literacy interventions in individual and small group settings, providing instruction based on scholar needs
- Progress monitor student data, document progress, and enter data into a centralized data management system
- Analyze scholar data and use it to set individual goals, create intervention groups and instructional plans, and adjust instruction Collaborate with general education teachers, special education teachers, service providers, school leaders, students, and families to meet the academic, social, and emotional needs of each learner
- Lead Student Care Plan meetings for students requiring additional support
- There may be a requirement to work with students before or after regular school hours in this role. Total work hours will be adjusted accordingly.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Required:
Education Requirements:
- 3 years of full-time K-12 lead teaching experience that involves literacy instruction (ex. homeroom teacher, literacy teacher, interventionist, or special education teacher)
- During the application process, you will need to provide student data demonstrating that you have led students to 1.5 years of reading growth in a single school year and/or high levels of mastery on state tests or standards-based assessments
- Be able to provide an official transcript demonstrating graduation from an undergraduate institution
- CO teaching license OR Out-of-State teaching license with the ability to transfer licensure to CO
- Pass a background check & demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States
Preferred:
- Experience implementing a literacy intervention program with fidelity (e.g. Wilson Reading system)
- Specialized training in research-based literacy intervention (e.g. Orton-Gillingham)
- Experience with tiered instruction as a dedicated literacy interventionist in an elementary school
- Reading specialist endorsement, Special Education endorsement, and/or CLDE endorsement on an active CO teaching license
- Completion of CDE READ Act training and/or CDE Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) 45 contact hours
- Experience working with linguistically and culturally diverse students and families
- Bilingual English & Spanish or English & Arabic
Salary
This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position with a salary range of $60,000 - $89,000. Years count as full years spent lead teaching in American public K-12 schools and public Pre-K programs.
Benefits
- Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision)
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Retirement through PERA
- Paid-Time-Off
Closing
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Demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Rocky Mountain Prep does not sponsor visas at this time.
RMP is an equal-opportunity employer. We seek applicants of diverse backgrounds and hire without regard to color, gender, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you have any questions, please email our Talent Recruiter Lexi Pacheco at lexi.pacheco@rockymountainprep.org.
We appreciate your interest in Rocky Mountain Prep and look forward to getting to know you!