INTERVENTION SPECIALIST

Nuestro Mundo Public Charter School ( learn more )

Providence, Rhode Island ( map )

Job Details

  • Job ID: 4219557
  • Application Deadline: Posted until Filled
  • Posted : April 15, 2023
  • Starting Date: August 28, 2023

Job Description

Overview:

Nuestro Mundo’s mission is to prepare students to be global citizens and stewards of our environment. Using a multilingual and multicultural lens, our students have the knowledge and skills to realize empathy and connect their learning to the community and with a larger global audience.

The Nuestro Mundo Intervention Specialist is charged with improving the reading skills of students when regular classroom instruction is not sufficient to bring the student to the level of his or her peers. The Specialist works with Teachers to design methods of learning that are most appropriate for each child.

Nuestro Mundo is seeking candidates committed to multilingual and multicultural learners and their success. The school features a two-way immersion program, with 50% of content being taught in Spanish and 50% being taught in English, therefore candidates should be knowledgeable of the tenants of dual language education and environmental sustainability, specifically UNESCO’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?. Candidates should also be passionate about environmental education and project based learning, as the curriculum will emphasize interactive, hands-on, project-based learning that nurtures students’ engagement and motivation for life-long learning.

Expectations:
- All Nuestro Mundo staff are expected to consistently demonstrate the following:
- A commitment to our mission
- The ability to thrive in a team atmosphere
- The pursuit of a healthy and balanced lifestyle
- A belief in multilingualism and multiculturalism as assets
- A willingness to help create a sustainable future and a healthy environment for all
- An openness to both receive and offer constructive feedback
- Possession of organizational skills (able to maintain and protect student records)
- Prioritizing collaboration and open communication with teachers

Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Teaching preferred
- Experience in a middle school involving various learning modalities
- Fluency in Spanish preferred
- Knowledge of the diverse social and educational needs of students and families
- Such additional qualifications as Nuestro Mundo PCS may find appropriate and acceptable
- Strong written, verbal and organizational skills

Responsibilities:

- Regularly consults with classroom teachers on matters relating to reading instruction.
- Helps Teachers diagnose reading strengths and weaknesses and then matches these findings with appropriate learning techniques and materials. Working with the Teacher, designs interventions and writes lesson plans detailing methods and materials.
- Communicates with families to keep them informed and to enlist their cooperation in helping their child to improve their reading.
- Makes recommendations in areas of expertise such as textbook selection, vocabulary development, concept development, supplementary materials and the development of study skills. Assists in the evaluation of on-going and proposed reading programs.
- Promotes an interest in reading through various means.
- Serves as an advocate for the student through communication with families, Teachers, and other staff.
- Establishes and monitors an evaluation protocol designed to determine the extent of a student’s progress.
- Maintains any records and reports required by the school.
- Performs other responsibilities as assigned.


  • Position Type: Full-time
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Job Category : Classroom Teacher > Middle Grades

    • Employer Description

    Nuestro Mundo is an independent charter school that opened its doors for the first time in the fall of 2021. We are seeking exceptional candidates committed to multilingual and multicultural learners and their success. The school features a two-way immersion program, with 50% of content being taught in Spanish and 50% being taught in English therefore candidates should be knowledgeable of the tenets of dual language education and environmental sustainability, specifically UNESCO’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Candidates should also be passionate about environmental education and project based learning, as the curriculum emphasizes interactive, hands-on, project-based learning that nurtures students’ engagement and motivation for life-long learning.

    The mission of Nuestro Mundo is to prepare students to be global citizens and stewards of our environment. Using a multilingual and multicultural lens, our students have the knowledge and skills to realize empathy and connect their learning to the community and with a larger global audience. Learn more about us...

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    Job Requirements

    • Physical Demands:

      The physical demands described below 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 use hands to assist students perform tasks, speak to deliver instruction and behavioral directives, and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee may also be required to use physical interventions to maintain the safety of students.

      We are deeply committed to ensuring that the demographic makeup of our teaching staff is reflective of the student body, particularly based upon current research on this topic with regard to student achievement. Multilingual and multicultural candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
    • At least 1 year of relevant experience preferred
    • Master degree preferred
    • Citizenship, residency or work visa required

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    Contact Information

    • Danira Ortiz , Principal
    • 21 Gordon Ave
    • Providence, Rhode Island 02905
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