Literacy Specialist_SueReynoldsES

Literacy Specialist

Richmond County (GA) – Sue Reynolds Elementary – Augusta, Georgia

Job : 5723279

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: May 12, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Jul 1, 2026

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $44,367 to $88,620 SY

Job Title:

GEOGIA LITERACY COACH (HB 1193)

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Reports To:

School Principal

Days: 190 Days (10 months)

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education, Special Education, or related field required. Master’s degree preferred.

Advanced preparation in instructional coaching through completion of Coaching Endorsement, Teacher Leader Endorsement, or independent training program OR 3 years instructional leadership experience including curriculum design, professional development, and implementation support at the school or district level preferred.

Certification or Licensure:
Meets Georgia state certification requirements for teaching at level 4 or higher. Advanced preparation in reading/literacy through completion of Reading Endorsement, Teacher Leader Endorsement, or independent training program approved by the International Dyslexia Association.

Skills:

• Reading processes, acquisition, assessment, and instruction.
• Systematic explicit instructional processes.
• Instructional coaching approaches and strategies for teaching adult learners.
• Scientific reading research and its application to effective classroom instruction, structure, and practices, as well as intervention.
• Georgia Standards for Excellence in English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science and new Georgia K-12 ELA Standards.
• Multi‑Tiered Systems of Support.
• Data analysis and application.

Work Experience:

A minimum of five years of successful teaching at the elementary level including evidence‑based word recognition and comprehension instruction.

This position is responsible for working in elementary schools to support Georgia’s literacy legislation and provide appropriate services so that a cohesive, sustained, intensive, and classroom‑focused approach that is rigorous, engaging, and relevant can be achieved. Georgia Literacy coaches are required to spend 70% of the school day in classrooms working directly with students and teachers. School‑Based Literacy Coaches will provide a non‑threatening, open, professional, and collaborative working relationship with principals, other academic coaches, and K‑3 teachers, effectively identifying their needs and prioritizing, scheduling, organizing, and providing the technical assistance needed for students to achieve grade‑level reading by the end of third grade.

• At least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.
• Meet Georgia state certification requirements for teaching at level 4 or higher.