Dyslexia Interventionist Teacher

Job Title: Dyslexia Interventionist Teacher/Specialist Job-Type: Full time
Contract Days: 187 Days
Funding: State Comp Ed

Job Goal:
The purpose of the Dyslexia Interventionist role is to support the campus with providing dyslexia interventions and growing the capacity of the staff to best accommodate students with dyslexia and interventions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree/Master’s Degree in Education or related field (required)
• Valid Texas teaching certification (required)
• Minimum of three years of successful teaching experience with students with learning difference within various multicultural settings, particularly with reading disabilities
• Specific Dyslexia training
• Basic Language Skills (preferred)

• Knowledge of services under Federal Law PL 93-112, §504, and Texas Education Code §38.003 - Dyslexia and Related Disorders
• Bilingual (preferred)

Skill Requirements:
This position requires a working knowledge about curriculum and instruction. Incumbent should have experience in urban schools with diverse student populations. Incumbent must have experience with delivery of professional development in literacy and dyslexia intervention, and/or other scientifically-based reading research programming. Incumbent must have excellent written and oral communication skills, the ability to collaboratively guide other professionals, and to work cooperatively with external partners in the community. Knowledge of a student-focused coaching model is preferred.
This position requires extensive personal experience and knowledge of best practices for students with disabilities, specifically students with reading disorders/dyslexia. Incumbent must have the ability to communicate effectively using a variety of media, work with others as a team, organize and maintain records, and manage time and resources effectively and efficiently. This position requires the ability to guide, lead and involve other professionals to provide quality programs. Incumbent must be able to work cooperatively and positively with adults and children and have extensive personal experience and knowledge of best educational practices in working with students with disabilities. Incumbent must have knowledge of research-based instructional practices for reading, specifically for dyslexia.
Employees in this position must be able to read, write, and speak/communicate in English in order to receive and to provide work-related information in a timely manner to other employees, supervisors, principals, school personnel, volunteers and where appropriate, visitors and students.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Assist with professional development for teachers in the areas of 504/Dyslexia compliance, best instructional practices, differentiating instruction for students with learning differences, and other areas as needed.
• Support campuses with dyslexia interventions and assist teachers in developing strategies to accommodate student needs more effectively.
• Provide forums for parents to receive information and support for their children.
• Collaborate with members of other district teams that interface with dyslexic students.
• Respond promptly to correspondence and phone calls from students, parents, administrators, and teachers relating to services for students with identified with dyslexia and related disorders.
• Attend campus 504 meetings as requested.
• Assist in helping campuses stay in compliance with Section 504 of the ADAAA and the Texas Dyslexia Mandate.
• Physical Effort and Work Environment:
• Services are generally provided within a standard classroom environment.
• Some movement throughout the classroom is generally necessary to facilitate learning (e.g., standing, walking, stooping, bending, sitting, and/or kneeling).
• Light lifting of materials and other objects associated with a classroom environment is required (e.g., books, teaching aids, up to approximately 20 – 40 lbs.).
• Candidate should be willing to contribute directly or indirectly to the development of children both inside and outside the classroom, which may include working hours in addition to the regular school day.
• Regular attendance is required for this position.

Personal Work Relationships:

• Candidate receives administrative supervision and is typically evaluated formally one time per year.
• It is expected that less experienced candidates will receive additional guidance on instructional matters and that those with more experience will serve as mentors, providing suggestions, guidance, and assistance as appropriate or necessary.
• It is expected that some candidates will be more involved in planning and coordinating departmental activities. Supervisor may provide detailed instruction regarding changes in policies, procedures, or laws or in reference to unusual circumstances or problems.
• Candidate has significant contact with students, parents, and other school staff to provide instruction, offer guidance, exchange information, and develop social skills of students.
• Candidate may also maintain contacts within the community to enrich the content of materials and utilize additional instructional methodologies (e.g., take field trips, invite guest speakers.)

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary (actual salary is dependent on qualifications)
• Health Insurance, including major medical, dental, vision, and life.

Additional Information:
This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Wayside Schools has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice. This position is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The office hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., however, from time to time may work an extended schedule, including weekends and evenings according to demands of the role and tasks. In accordance with applicable laws and Wayside Schools policies, no person shall be excluded from consideration for recruitment, selection, appointment, training, promotion, retention or any other personnel action, or be denied any benefits or participation in any educational programs or activities which it operates on the grounds of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age or veteran status (except where age, sex, or disability constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration). All new employees must present proof of identity and eligibility to work in the United States. The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required. The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be require.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract