ELA and Social Studies Specialist

ELA and Social Studies Specialist

Under general direction, incumbent(s) provides training and specific leadership in the area of middle school ELA curriculum and instruction and social studies curriculum and instruction.

Starting Date:
Jul 1, 2026

Salary: $69,562 to $83,474 Per Year

• Works with the ELA Instructional Specialist to support and facilitate middle school ELA curriculum development with a focus on technology integration.
• Provides leadership in supporting the use and training to support the Language Live platform.
• Creates and delivers professional development for teachers, instructional coaches and administrators around ELA instruction, assessment and intervention in the middle school classroom. Supports the development and maintenance of online and blended learning opportunities with the ELA Instructional Specialist.
• Other job related duties as assigned.

• Provide leadership with the Social Studies Teacher Leadership Team.
• Assist in the social studies curriculum development with a focus on tech integration.
• Lead the transition from topic-based standards to skills-based focused Arizona standards with a focus on inquiry learning.
• Provide leadership in the integration of Social Studies into ELA.
• Support the development and maintenance of online and blended learning opportunities.
• Create and deliver professional development for teachers, instructional coaches and administrators around effective social studies instruction.
• Provide coaching to social studies teachers in areas such as curriculum, instruction, technology integration, inquiry learning, lesson planning, assessment, etc.
• Other job related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field
• A minimum of five years of teaching experience
• Demonstrated experience with effective technology integration
• Obtain and Maintain an appropriate Arizona Department of Education Teaching Certification for the position hired
• Obtain and maintain a valid Arizona Identity Verified Prints (IVP) Fingerprint Clearance Card (AZ IVP FPCC)

• Master’s degree in Education or related field
• Experience coaching and/or delivering professional development at the district level

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills with ability to communicate verbally and in writing with both non-technical end-users and technical staff
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service
• Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new technologies
• Substantive knowledge of Google Suite for Education
• Ability to work closely with faculty to develop innovative course materials
• Knowledge of pedagogical methods and learning styles
• Ability to develop highly effective and innovative solutions to pedagogical and research issues
• Ability to produce and deliver high quality media components for online learning
• Proficient skills in customer service and satisfaction
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to work accurately with attention to detail
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new systems and procedures
• Ability to troubleshoot, think outside the box
• Engaging and encouraging communication skills while interacting with supervisors, staff, students, etc. to exchange information

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

The working environment characteristics described here are…