GaDOE Literacy Support Coach

GaDOE Literacy Support Coach

Richmond County (GA)

A.Dorothy Hains Elementary - Augusta, Georgia Open in Google Maps

Job : 5914637

Final date to receive applications: Sep 24, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Sep 03, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Position Type: Certified/ COntracted

FLSA Status: Exempt

Days Worked : 190 Days ( 10 months)

Department or

Location:

School-Based, CSI Elementary

Schools

Job Title:Literacy Support Coach (GaDOE
funded on a yearly basis)

Reports To: School Principal

Position Type: Certified/ COntracted

FLSA Status: Exempt

Days Worked : 190 Days ( 10 months)

E
ducation: 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.

C
ertification 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 and
• Data analysis and application.

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

This position is responsible for working in assigned schools to support the Georgia Early Literacy Act and provide appropriate services to school so that there can be a cohesive, sustained, intensive and classroom-focused approach that is rigorous, engaging, and relevant. School-Based Structured Literacy Support 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.

1.Assist principals and other leadership in assigned schools with aligning school wide systems, processes, and resources to structured literacy as defined by Georgia Early Literacy Act.

2.Assist school administrators and other leadership with providing regular and user-friendly data reports to their respective districts and other stakeholders.

3.Assist K-3 teachers in addressing grade specific curriculum by developing an effective school-wide

literacy plan and providing strategies for monitoring the plan’s implementation.

4.Collaborate with Regional Structured Literacy Support Coaches to design and conduct professional development to meet the varied needs of K-3 teachers.

5.Facilitate and lead structured coaching cycles with teachers, fostering a collaborative and growth- oriented environment that includes goal setting, modeling,…