Reading Interventionist grades 3-5 Part Time 26-27SY

Ray Miller Elementary; Kirksville (MO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Ray Miller Elementary in Kirksville, Missouri, seeks a part-time Reading Interventionist for grades 3-5 for the 24-25 school year (schedule TBD, approximately 40-50 hours per month). The role supports students in developing proficient reading skills through targeted instruction and collaboration with classroom teachers, Title I staff, and families.

Responsibilities include group and individual reading interventions, assessment data collection, progress monitoring, and maintaining accurate

Qualifications

• Must meet current DESE certification requirements.
• Training in SOR (i.e. LETRS).
• Experience with group and individual reading instruction for qualifying students.

Responsibilities

• Promotes and develops successful reading instruction for students.
• Responsible for group and individual instruction of reading for qualifying students.
• Maintains a collaborative relationship with staff, students, and the community.
• Implements assessment instruments to determine eligibility and needs for reading interventions.
• Provide pre- and post-assessment data to monitor student growth.
• Work with regular classroom teachers to determine instructional alternatives per student.

Skills

DESE certification

LETRS training

Reading instruction

Job description

Reading Interventionist grades 3-5 Part Time 26-27SY

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Job Details

Starting Date: Aug 12, 2026

Job Description

Reading Interventionist for Ray Miller Elementary, Grades 3-5 for the 24-25 School Year.

Please Note: This is part time, days and times TBD, approximately 40-50 hours per month

KIRKSVILLE R-III SCHOOL DISTRICT

POSITION TITLE: Reading Interventionist

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS REQUIRED:

Must meet current DESE certification requirements

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED/PREFERRED:

Training in SOR (i.e. LETRS)

REPORTS TO: Building Administrator and Title I Director

CONTRACT DAYS WORKED: School Year

JOB GOAL:

To help students develop proficient reading skills that will contribute to their academic growth.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Promotes and develops successful reading instruction for students.
• Responsible for group and individual instruction of reading for qualifying students.
• Maintains a collaborative, cooperative relationship with staff, students, and the community.
• Implements a variety of assessment instruments to determine eligibility, and instructional needs and interventions for students in reading.
• Provide pre and post assessment data to monitor student growth.
• Work together with the regular classroom teachers to determine instructional alternatives for individual students.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to use research-based principles of effective instruction.
• Create and implement a positive classroom environment.
• Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to discuss student’s reading and progress monitoring data.
• Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides reading data as required for team planning.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.
• Participates as a member of an IEP team, 504 team or other student assistance team as requested.
• Participates in, plans and creates opportunities for parental involvement.
• Manages students reading success plans; setting goals, collecting data and communicating with parents.
• Implements building initiatives with fidelity.
• Stays current with research emergent literacy instruction.

Evaluation: Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with the

provisions of the Board's Policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

Other Job Responsibilities

• Occasionally the individual will be required to work outdoors for short periods of time to perform such tasks as loading or unloading students from district transportation and supervising recess or other activities.
• Other duties as assigned. This does not preclude the assignment of additional or supplemental duties. The District reserves the right to modify the assignment as needed to reflect such duties.

Essential Physical and Mental Demands

• An individual who holds this position must have the ability to speak and hear in an environment where numerous conversations and activities may be taking place simultaneously.
• Must be able to move around the classroom and read handwritten or printed materials.
• The individual who holds this position will regularly work in a school environment that is noisy and active.
• Duties performed typically in district settings to include the cafeteria, gym, recreational areas and other assigned areas.
• Physical demands can include but is not limited to: Exerts up to 40 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 lbs. of force frequently, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force constantly to move objects including equipment such as audio-visual.
• Frequent walking, standing, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, and other limited physical activities are required.
• Mental demands can include but is not limited to: Comparing, copying, computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating, and synthesizing.

The district's hiring procedures will comply with all federal and state laws, including laws prohibiting discrimination. The district is an equal opportunity employer and hires only citizens of the United States and persons who are legally authorized to work in the United States. The Kirksville R-III School District will enroll and actively participate in a federal work authorization program in accordance with law.

Adoption Date: December 14, 1993

Revised: March 8, 2017

February 14, 2024

Position Type: Part-Time