2026-2027 Elementary Reading Specialist

Frontier Schools, Inc; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 57,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Job summary

Frontier Schools, Inc is seeking a Reading Intervention Specialist to provide supplemental intervention services in small groups for students experiencing reading challenges. The role reports to the Principal within the Instruction department.

Responsibilities include targeting students with rubrics, setting goals from assessments, developing focused lessons, and delivering high-quality instruction in reading, writing, and math while coordinating with teachers and parents and maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Missouri Teacher Certificate for Specialized Reading K-12.
• Experience with intervention strategies and progress monitoring preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide educational interventions in small groups or one-on-one.
• Use an identification rubric to target students needing short-term reading intervention.
• Set individual goals based on assessment data.
• Develop and implement lessons addressing identified needs in reading, writing, and/or math.
• Deliver high-quality general education instruction for focused interventions.
• Maintain intervention records and progress monitoring to ensure fidelity.

Skills

Small group instruction

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Missouri Teacher Certificate (Specialized Reading K-12)

Job description

Description :Provide supplemental intervention services, in small group settings, to students who are experiencing academic challenges in Reading.

Reports to :Principal

Department :Instruction

Job type :Full time

Classification :Exempt

Calendar Type :Academic (Calendar 1)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

• Missouri Teacher Certificate appropriate for level and subject area of assignment (Specialized Reading K-12)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with individual students or small groups of students to provide educational interventions and progress monitoring.

• Utilize an identification rubric to target specific students who need focused, short term intervention that is in addition to what is normally provided at the campus to students.

• Set performance goals for individual students based upon assessment data.

• Develop lessons which target the specific needs of identified students.

• Provide high quality general education instruction to students who need focused, short term intervention in reading, writing and/or mathematics.

• Develop an intervention schedule for identified students based on campus needs.

• Maintain records of interventions and progress monitoring to ensure process fidelity

• Meet with teachers to ensure that lessons for the targeted students are aligned with the classroom curriculum.

• Communicate with campus staff, bilingual central office staff and parents regarding student progress.

• Evaluate student progress.

• As necessary, may provide supplemental intervention services to bilingual students.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements, physical demands, work conditions and environment listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From $63,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance