Literacy Specialist_TobaccoRoadES

2026‑27 Literacy Specialist – Tobacco Road Elementary (Augusta, GA)

Richmond County School System – Tobacco Road Elementary – Augusta, GA.

Job : 5723282

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

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

Starting Date: July 1, 2026

Position Type: Full‑time

Salary: $44,367 to $88,620 per year

Job Description for Literacy Support Coach. Responsible for supporting Georgia's Literacy legislation and providing services to schools to ensure a cohesive, sustained, intensive, classroom‑focused approach that is rigorous, engaging, and relevant. 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 work relationship with principals, other academic coaches, and K‑3 teachers.

• Assist principals and school leadership with aligning school wide systems, processes, and resources to structured literacy as defined by HB§1193 Georgia Literacy Coach.
• Provide regular, user‑friendly data reports to districts and stakeholders.
• Assist K‑3 teachers with grade‑specific curriculum development, effective school‑wide literacy planning, and implementation monitoring.
• Collaborate with Regional Structured Literacy Support Coaches to design and conduct professional development for K‑3 teachers.
• Facilitate and lead structured coaching cycles with teachers, including goal setting, modeling, lesson observation, constructive feedback, and reflective discussions.
• Provide clear, practical, timely, and candid written and oral feedback to teachers about instruction.
• Conference with teachers needing additional support to create, implement, and monitor improvement goals and plans.
• Meet regularly with principals, school‑based coaches, and K‑3 teachers to review data and recommend instructional adjustments.
• Maintain an organized system for documenting coaching services.

• Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education, Special Education, or related field;
  Master’s degree preferred.
• College‑accredited education and Georgia state teacher certification for level 4 or higher.
• Advanced preparation in reading/literacy (e.g., Reading Endorsement, Teacher Leader Endorsement, or independent training accepted by International Dyslexia Association).
• Minimum of five years of successful teaching at the elementary level, including evidence‑based word recognition and comprehension instruction.
• 3 years of instructional leadership experience preferred, including curriculum design, professional development, and implementation support at the school or district level.
• Demonstrated expertise in reading processes, systematic instruction, coaching, scientific reading research application, Georgia Standards for Excellence, Multi‑Tiered Systems of Support, and data analysis.

• At least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.

The role requires frequent walking, standing, and sitting, and occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds. The noise level is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.