Reading Specialist

READING SPECIALIST Wayside Academy – Framingham

Salary: $56,000.00 to $58,000.00 per year
, plus a sign‑on bonus (half paid after 6 months, half after 1 year).

Wayside Youth and Family Support Network is hiring a Reading Specialist to work 40 hours per week as part of our Academy. The role includes leading, coordinating, collaborating, and innovating in reading curriculum and instruction to maximize student benefit. Responsibilities include classroom observation, collaboration with teachers, instructional planning, material selection, assessment data interpretation, remediation planning, literature collection maintenance, program evaluation, project development, and support of Academy management.

• Observe struggling readers in the classroom on teacher’s request.
• Assist classroom teachers in identifying the need for reading intervention and collaborate on instructional strategies.
• Assist in selecting appropriate materials used by the classroom teacher for corrective measures.
• Demonstrate new methods and materials (e.g., team teaching).
• Interpret and disseminate results of internal and external assessment data to teachers.
• Develop and implement a remediation plan for struggling readers.
• Maintain the literature collection in conjunction with the ELA teacher.
• Conduct periodic evaluations to assess the need for changes in the reading program.
• Plan and develop special reading projects with teaching staff.
• Serve as a resource to Academy management in reading instruction and curriculum development.
• Provide leadership in the development and implementation of the reading program.
• Assess reading capabilities of newly enrolled students.
• Provide remedial instructional needs through collaboration with Academy staff, small group instruction, and staff development in content‑area reading strategies.
• Attend program functions and parent engagement opportunities as scheduled.
• Participate in scheduled engagement activities with students.

• Ability to work independently, self‑directing on projects and proposing solutions for curriculum and lesson planning.
• Flexibility and creative thinking, adapting to changing situations and responding quickly when lessons do not go as planned.
• Ability to teach, mentor, and coach others, providing constructive feedback to teachers and aides regarding reading instruction.
• Dependability and persistence with excellent follow‑through on assigned tasks.
• Good judgment in behavior intervention and student support strategies.
• Ongoing commitment to craft, seeking professional development opportunities and new approaches based on evolving best practices.

• Bachelor’s degree with major in assigned area.
• At least one year of experience within an academic setting.
• Possess or be working toward an Academic Specialist License (Reading).

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• Courageous Conversations
• Attachment, Regulation and Competency Model (ARC)
• Trauma‑Informed Practice
• MAP
• TCI
• CPR
• First Aid