Job Summary
Plans and promotes learning as it relates to students' background, environments, and age levels; leads and instructs each student into exploration and mastery of skills to the extent that the student is capable.  Instruct students in activities designed to promote skills growth needed for success.
Responsibilities

• Diagnoses students' behavior and learning needs and designs programs of improvement to positively affect student learning.
• Plans, coordinates, and guides individual and group curriculum and instruction by developing lesson plans, assignments, and activities to stimulate growth in learning.
• Creates and sustains an environment that will enhance learning
• Completes assessments and ongoing student evaluations, record keeping, and reporting as required.
• Assists teachers with assessing and diagnosing students' learning needs.
• Assists teachers with intervention strategies to increase academic achievement.Provides coaching support to teachers to meet the varied instructional needs of students.
• Provides social and community (in and out of the classroom) activities and opportunities to display and practice skill development to ensure intellectual, social, emotional, and physical growth so that students will feel a sense of success at their rate of development.
• Encourages and promotes communication and interaction with parents and the child's community through conferences, record keeping, lesson plans, and multiple pupil performance outcomes/assessments.
• Interacts with faculty, principal, and community groups for planning curriculum and activities.
• Networks with others to facilitate positive transitions.
• Participates in personal professional growth activities and district in-service programs.
• Assists with planning curriculum and other committees.
• Regular attendance is required.

Other Functions
Performs other related duties, as assigned, to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

Reports To         Building Principals
Supervises         Students as assigned
Education           Bachelor's Degree Required, Valid Kansas secondary teaching license, (6-8 or
                             6-12). Master's Degree Preferred in Reading or Related Fields.
Qualifications    Knowledge of current effective intervention practices, research-based instruction,
                            and MTSS framework.
                            High level of technology expertise.
                            Ability to use google drive and google tools.
                            Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain confidentiality at all times.
                            Must support district goals and objectives.
                            Ability to represent the district in an appropriate, professional manner
                            Demonstrated competence in social skills
Experience         Reading specialist license and/or strong literacy background desired.
Terms                  Salary and work year to be determined according to the current schedule and
                             Negotiated Agreement.
FLSA Status       Exempt
Evaluation          Performance evaluation done by Building Principal
Continuing Education/Training                               Certificates & Licenses 
 Professional Development                                                
            Annual Training Videos
Clearances                                                                         
    Background Check
    Pre-employment Physical
     TB Test

Current benefits are $415 applied towards Health Insurance and after one plan year of employment if enrolled in a 403b or 457 at the start of the plan year District employee match with a $30 minimum � $150 maximum; District paid term life insurance, paid leave, salary protection, voluntary life & AD&D, KPERS, and employee daycare. See benefit guide for full benefits available. The negotiated agreement, certified handbook and benefit guide can be found on the district website (www.usd394.com) under Faculty.

For further information contact Tim Robertson at [email protected] or Trista Rusk at [email protected]. Phone number for either of them is 316-776-3320.