2026-2027 Interventionist at Vega Collegiate Academy in Denver, CO

2026-2027 Interventionist

Location: Denver, Colorado

Mission

Vega Collegiate Academy is more than a school. Vega Collegiate Academy is a mission. Our mission is to be a high-quality public school that prepares students with the knowledge, skills, and character to go on to college and to have a successful, happy life. We fulfill this mission by being focused on the needs of our students, by building a real community that shares core values and supports each other, and by using every minute of the day to help our students achieve academically and personally. We fulfill our mission through our organizational beliefs.

Job Description

The Reading Interventionist is responsible for supporting student achievement in the area of English Language Arts, with special emphasis on reading. The Interventionist provides individual or small group instruction to students who are one or more grade level behind in reading or writing. This position is also responsible for monitoring, reporting, and communicating student progress and performance.

Job Responsibilities

Intervention Instruction

• Provides high quality phonics, reading, and writing instruction to individual students and small groups of students who are one or more grades below grade level in reading
• Sets a positive, trauma-informed, and mastery-driven culture for small group instruction
• Uses identified research-based interventions focused specifically on individual student needs
• Works in conjunction with teachers, leaders, and school structures to create a comprehensive schedule with students on caseload that complements classroom instruction
• Plans and implements research-driven intervention instruction to students that is responsive to students’ language, social-emotional, and instructional needs.

Data Driven Intervention

• Assists with identifying students for placement in intervention groups
• Uses data to provide instruction to students and to bring their phonics and reading skills to grade-level
• Provides data to school teams and participates in decision about student progress
• Communicates with teachers, administration, and families regarding student progress
• Participates in meeting with teachers, administration, and families to discuss student placement and progress
• Supports implementation of assessment tools and data management systems
• Progress monitors students throughout each instructional window

Collaboration

• Provides input for school-wide intervention program development
• Collaborates with teachers, leaders, and families to help identify strategies and best practices for individual and small groups of students
• Supports MTSS team and MTSS plans for individual students through sharing best practices and helping measure impact of different interventions

Job Qualifications

• Unwaveringly high expectations for all students with the belief that every child should have access to a college education
• Strong attention to detail and ability to communicate effectively in person, via phone, and in writing
• Ability to use technology seamlessly
• Ability to work effectively under stressful working conditions
• Initiative and strong work ethic
• Demonstrated understanding and use of equitable and culturally responsive practices
• Bachelor’s degree and Teaching License, or desire/ability to gain teaching credential
• 5+ years of successful classroom teaching experience required
• Must have and demonstrated foundational knowledge of the science of reading
• Willingness and/or demonstrated ability to work with students across grade levels K-8
• Spanish or Burmese language proficiency preferred
• Familiarity with iReady, ANet, Dibels, and data driven instructional practices.
• Proficiency in and experience with research-based intervention programs (e.g. Wilson Reading System, Orton-Gillingham, 95 Literacy Intervention System, or similar) highly preferred.

Minimum Physical Requirements:

• Be able to walk quickly, bend, kneel, crouch, sit, stand, grab or hold with one or both hands.
• Be able to lift up to 40lbs without difficulty
• The ability to sit for extended periods during group training
• Strong classroom management in elementary and/or middle school

Salary and Benefits

Vega Collegiate Academy offers a competitive salary and comprehensive health benefits package. Salary begins at approximately $70,000 but will follow the Vega Collegiate Academy Salary Schedule

Start Date

Can start immediately

Commitment to Diversity

As an equal opportunity employer, Vega Collegiate Academy hires without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other protected category.