Position Specifications

Official Title: Math Interventionist Teacher

Reporting To: CEO and Principal

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Organization Overview:

Global Academies Charter School (GACS) will nurture creative leaders who will be globally competitive yet compassionate. As holistic educators, we will not only prepare our scholars for the 21st century work place but prepare scholars to bring change to a better world. GACS serves scholars in grades kindergarten through eighth grades. Although we have a strong community base of enrollment from the West Philadelphia community, our global studies curriculum attracts scholars from surrounding Philadelphia communities including Southwest Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, Northeast Philadelphia and Northwest Philadelphia. It is our goal that GACS scholars graduate endowed with the knowledge to continue to carve out new paths in the global community. It is this level of emotional intelligence, social intelligence and spiritual intelligence that will propel scholars to persist through high school and gain the fortitude required to successfully attain their life mission and goals.

Role Summary:

The Mathematics Intervention Teacher will be responsible for Tier 2 and Tier 3 mathematic intervention from grade 3-8. This individual will respond to internal benchmark data, identifying scholars who need additional support to the regular education environment. Based on this data, the interventionist will provide individual and group instruction, growth monitor, and communicate with parents, teachers, and school administration. The interventionist will provide mathematics specific professional development for the teaching staff and coaching when as directed.

Education:

• PA Teaching Certificate
• Has demonstrated 5 years of exemplary teaching experience
• Has strong common core math content knowledge

Qualifications:

• Has strong common core math pedagogical content knowledge
• Expertise responding to and tracking scholar data
• Clear communication skills both written and verbally
• Demonstrates collaboration with teachers, administration, and parents
• Strong organization skills and task management
• Demonstrates leadership skills
• Has demonstrated ability to improve student achievement in mathematics