Reading Interventionist

Reading Interventionist

The Meadows Center for Preventing Education Risk (MCPER) at The University of Texas at Austin is looking for individuals to serve as reading interventionists in Hutto ISD. You will be part of a team that works with students in public schools located in Hutto providing small group reading instruction to elementary school students. These positions will begin as soon as the end of September and have the potential to last through May. Training will be provided in early to mid-October. Intervention will begin in early November. Experienced teachers, paraprofessionals, and others who have experience providing instruction to students are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities :

• Teach students to help them improve their word reading and reading comprehension skills.
• Travel to Hutto ISD schools.
• Receive training on providing high-quality instruction using lesson plans developed by the MCPER research team (4 paid training dates in mid-October).
• Maintain a positive and productive learning environment.

Required Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree with one year of relevant experience. Experience working with children in an educational setting. Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills. Must be reliable, flexible, and a team player. Must possess strong English language proficiency. Must have a reliable vehicle for travel to schools and be willing to travel to Hutto ISD. This is a security sensitive positiona criminal background check will be required for all reading interventionists.

Preferred Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in the fields of education, psychology, speech pathology, or social work. Three years of relevant experience.

Salary Range : $25 / hr

Working Conditions :

Classroom environment in Hutto ISD schools.

Work Shift :

The hours of this position will be 10-19 hours / week, 3-5 days / week, during school hours (7am-3pm).

Required Materials :

Resume / CV

3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers : You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current University employees and contingent workers : As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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