Literacy Specialist_Copeland ES

2026-27 Literacy Specialist – Copeland Elementary School

Richmond County (GA) Copeland Elementary – Augusta, Georgia (Open in Google Maps)

This job is also posted in Richmond County School System

Job : 5723178

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Jul 07, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Jul 1, 2026

JOB DESCRIPTION FOR Literacy Support Coach

Department or

Location:

RCSS Elementary Schools Position

Type:
Certified / Contracted (GRANT FUNDED)

Job Title:

GEOGIA LITERACY COACH (HB 1193)

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Reports To:

School Principal

190 Days (10 months)

Education:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Elementary Education, Special Education or a 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 International Dyslexia Association.

Skills:

Demonstrated expertise in the following is vital:

• 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 as well as 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 the Georgia’s Literacy legislation and provide appropriate services to schools so that there can be a cohesive, sustained, intensive and 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.

They will be required to effectively identify the needs of assigned schools to prioritize, schedule, organize, and provide technical assistance so that students in assigned schools achieve grade level reading by the end of third grade.