Assistant Director of Literacy

Job no: 541899
Work type: Staff Full-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Education/Training/Instructional Design
Department:  - ED-LASTINGER CENTER

AST DIR, Educ/Training Prgms

Master’s degree in an appropriate area and two years of appropriate experience; or a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization and four years of relevant experience.

The University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning’s mission is to improve the quality of teaching, learning, and childcare. We research, develop, and scale equitable educational innovations for adults and children that put all learners on trajectories for lifelong success. Specifically, the Center targets kindergarten readiness, 3rd grade reading proficiency, and algebra proficiency as critical milestones in children's educational trajectory that are predictive of success in school and life.

The Center works at the nexus of research, practice, and policy to develop sustainable systems that leverage educational technologies and improve the implementation of research-based practices. Housed in one of the nation's elite public research universities, the Center operates as a dynamic, entrepreneurial workplace focused on executing UF's service mission to strengthen the human condition and improve the quality of life.

The Lastinger Center is committed to attracting, hiring, and retaining a dynamic and diverse team.

Supervise the Literacy Team Managers to ensure delivery of high-quality service to all stakeholders including:

• Lead team of managers to integrate literacy initiatives.
• Schedule and facilitate recurring meetings with teams to support ongoing projects.
• Work with the Director, Early Childhood and Literacy to create an onboarding plan to support the successful transition of new employees.
• Work with the Director, Early Childhood and Literacy and Literacy Managers to plan and implement the vision of the Literacy Team and Mission of the Center.

• Work with the Organizational Excellence and Products teams to ensure research-based products are created and delivered supporting adult learning principles.
• Oversee the delivery of high-quality professional development, primarily through online instruction and virtual sessions, with occasional in-person facilitation as project needs require.
• Guide the creation of research-based content in early learning and literacy.
• Identify development opportunities and communicate them with the Director, Early Childhood and Literacy, as appropriate.
• Facilitate strategic conversations with current partners to gain intelligence and contribute to proposal development focused on a 1 to 5-year horizon.
• Support delivery of content-based professional learning experiences grounded in evidence including online instruction, coaching, literacy matrix, literacy micro-credential, science of reading and small group based on critical content with partners.
• Guide the design and ongoing maintenance of state-approved endorsement, certification, and micro-credential programs, including competency alignment, assessment design, and facilitator preparation.

• Provide literacy content expertise and consultation on the design and build-out of the Center’s online learning platform.
• Provide content insight and expertise on the development of other literacy products offered to school systems, school and district leaders, literacy providers, coalitions, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies.
• Serve as a content reviewer for literacy professional learning (PL) and technical assistance(TA) materials, verifying accuracy, alignment to the science of reading, and…