Title: ELA Interventionist

Division: Upper School

Location: Beta Academy (San Pablo)

Reports to: Assistant Principal

Status: Full-time, Exempt, (During the Academic Year)

Salary Scale: $60,000-$84,240

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About Caliber Public Schools

Caliber’s Mission is to achieve educational equity by shifting the experiences, expectations and outcomes for students in historically underserved communities. Our strengths-based educational program validates, affirms, respects and supports students, families and staff members to reach their full potential. Caliber graduates will be academically college ready; have emotional intelligence or ‘EQ’; be critical thinkers, and have the skills and desire to be changemakers in their communities and the world.

Caliber’s four graduate pillars-Heart, Smart, Think, Act-guide our work. Caliber teaches computer science as a core academic subject K-8th grade to directly challenge the inequitable presence of women and underrepresented minorities in the computer science industry. We are a community-based organization and celebrate the diversity of the communities we serve. Our parents are active partners; frequently engaging through school events, restorative practices, and academic support.

We are looking for educators and leaders who want the opportunity to use their voice, their skills and their passion to work in partnership with our students and their families on their goals. Caliber staff are committed to creating an inclusive environment, dedicated to equity, where all staff, family members and students feel they belong.

Our first school, Beta Academy in Richmond, CA, opened in 2014 and ChangeMakers Academy in Vallejo, CA opened in fall 2016. Both Beta and ChangeMakers are currently TK-8 campuses serving more than 800 students. We plan to open additional schools in future years as we grow to nearly 4,000 seats K-12 in the Bay Area.

Position Summary

Caliber Public Schools is searching for an ELA interventionist. The interventionist will have a passion for supporting Tier 2 + Tier 3 students in developing grade level ELA mastery.

The ideal candidate has been a teacher and/or interventionist in a high performing school and is ready to deepen their content knowledge. The ideal candidate is an adaptable self-starter who is passionate about ensuring high levels of academic success for all students and dedicated to Caliber’s commitment to social-emotional learning and equitable practices. This candidate will have instructional and coaching expertise and an exceptional ability to build strong relationships with students, families, teachers, staff, and leadership.

While this job description is comprehensive, due to the dynamic nature of the work it is not exhaustive. Your responsibilities might be revised based on school need or additional opportunities/needs that arise, or aligned to individual development goals.

Responsibilities

Planning:

• Attend co-planning meeting with lead teacher(s)
• Create intervention plans for and with teachers, as needed
• Internalize curriculum and submit lesson plans/internalization guides on a weekly basis

Instruction:

• Provide Tier II and Tier III Intervention in class, during Flex, and during a before and after school intervention block (7:15-7:45 and 3:15-4:00).
• Lead small group intervention blocks targeted to student needs
• Organize materials for intervention group

Family Connection:

• Regularly communicate with families of students in intervention and share progress monitoring data
• Participate in parent teacher conferences where applicable

Coaching:

• Receive Observation and Feedback from Coaches and members of admin staff

PLC/PD:

• Embed into ELA PLC when applicable
• Attend Literacy Intervention Professional Development
• Participate in applicable schoolwide professional development
• Pilot new intervention curriculum, including attending trainings on curriculum

Data:

• Collect, analyze and respond to intervention data in partnership with the teacher
• Complete weekly response to data protocols for Tier 3 students
• Track and report on Tier 3 data to identify misconceptions, and notice trends, identify strengths and areas of disparity among populations
• Facilitate data intervention data dives across teams
• With teachers, review data and adjust student groups as needed

Student Success Team Meetings (SST)

• Train grade level teams on how to run SST meetings
• Attend SST meetings for assigned students

Collaboration:

• Attend grade level meetings
• Receive and implement feedback from coach and grade level partners
• Share feedback with grade level teams and coach
• Work with homeroom teacher to plan and co-facilitate planning SST meetings

Perform other duties as required and assigned including but not limited to

• Lunch Duty
• Meeting with families

Qualifications

Required:

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Valid California State Teaching Credential or equivalent or transferable teaching license from another state
• Intern credential accepted

Preferred:

Experience:

• At least 2 years of teaching experience, preferably in a high performing school driving excellent student outcomes.
• Experience working with Black, Brown and other POC populations at least one year.
• Experience with social-emotional learning and restorative practices.
• Experience integrating technology into the classroom.

Values:

Caliber staff…

• are committed to a culture of feedback, development and continuous improvement.
• Affirm and validate the identities, strengths and passions of each person.
• know that It is everyone’s collective responsibility to work in service of and alongside our school communities.
• approach situations and people with empathy and kindness.



COVID-19

Caliber Public School is committed to the health and safety of its employees, those we serve and our local communities. For this reason, Caliber requires that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees may also request and receive approval for an exemption from this policy. Exemptions are granted to accommodate a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief. Employee’s granted exemptions are expected to adhere to all weekly testing and safety measures.

Caliber Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Questions? Email careers@caliberschools.org

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