POSITION
TITLE: Intervention Assistant
Department: School
Reports to: Lead Interventionist
Prepared by: Date:
Approved by: Date
SUMMARY: Works under the supervision of the school’s Lead Interventionist to provide small group or individual instruction for identified students.
ESSENTIAL
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.
→ Provides small group and individual interventions for identified students.
→ Accurately scores student assessments and monitors student progress.
→ Assists the Lead Interventionist with devising special strategies for reinforcing material based on a sympathetic understanding of individual students, their needs, interests, and abilities.
→ Guides independent study and intervention practice assigned by the Lead
Interventionist.
→ Alerts the Lead Interventionist of any problem or special information about
individual students as indicated.
→ Participates in inservice training sessions as assigned.
→ Operates and cares for equipment and instructional materials.
→ Helps students master equipment or instructional materials assigned by the Lead
Interventionist.
→ Distributes and collects materials used for instruction.
→ Reads to students, listens to students read, and participates in other forms of oral
communication with students.
→ Checks student work, corrects papers, supervises testing and make-up work.
→ Monitors students during standardized test administrations.
→ Serves as a reference source of information to any substitute teacher of identified
students.
→ Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of
information about students as is expected of fully licensed teachers.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises students.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an
individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
60 semester hours of college credit or successful completion of the PRAXIS ParaPro Exam.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write routine reports and simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Ability to develop effective working relationships with students, staff, and the school community. Ability to communicate clearly concisely, both orally and in writing. Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and the Board of Education policies.
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 and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee must be able to push items of 50 lbs. such as pushing children on a bike or moving/rearranging furniture. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.