Early Childhood Literacy Mentor

Literacy Mentor

The role of the Literacy Mentor will be to provide ongoing support for new teachers with 3 or less years of service in schools with high teacher turnover and/or high numbers of teachers new to the field and teachers implementing Leading and Learning (L&L) innovations. The literacy mentor supports new teachers in the use of evidence-based practices through planning, modeling, observing, and providing feedback and to enhance teacher and leader collaboration.

The Literacy Mentor provides training and support for a cohort of selected schools, as identified in the CLSD 2025 application. The Literacy Mentor works with district-level and school-level staff to ensure all students receive high quality literacy instruction and to increase the population of highly effective teachers. Approximately 80% of the literacy mentor's time must be spent directly supporting new teachers.

Reports To:

District Literacy Coordinator

Scope of Responsibility:

• Oversee the implementation of two of three evidence-informed L&L Innovations as measured by scaling the Innovation to at least one additional site within the LEA by the end of the subgrant.
• Spend 80% of their time supporting teachers.
• Coach teachers through implementation of high-quality instructional materials.
• Observe teachers, provide feedback, and identify next steps to improve instruction in core ELA instruction and intervention for the purpose of support and not evaluation through high-quality instructional materials.
• Provide teachers with instructional support in five areas: theory underlying instruction demonstration of evidence-based strategies, observation of teachers practicing evidence-based strategies, feedback and reflection about instruction, and supporting collaboration.
• Build collaborative relationships among schools, ECEs, and LEAs for teachers and leaders to learn from each other.
• Support coherence of literacy instruction across the schools supported and throughout the LEA.
• Support school and school system leaders in the development and monitoring of a local literacy plan.
• Participate on the LEA-Level Team to bring insights and perspectives from site-level collaboration, ensuring feedback and continuous improvement.
• Provide teachers with localized ELA supports while also leveraging the communication, feedback, and support of LDOE.
• Collaborate with school systems staff and Department staff to evaluate and improve program implementation.
• Report on program implementation to key stakeholders.
• Demonstrate and communicate an unwavering belief in all students' abilities to become successful readers.
• Participate in all LDOE and school system mandated professional development, including monthly LDOE Communities of Practice and Teacher Leader Summit.
• Stay abreast of the research and elevate evidence-based strategies for instruction and professional development to share with the teachers.

Skills and

Qualifications:

We seek detail-oriented, independent self-starters who demonstrate an unwavering commitment to raising student achievement and who have a record of high performance in challenging situations.

Successful candidates will also demonstrate and/or possess:

• Minimum of 3 effective years of experience as a certified ELA teach.
• Science of Reading trained or plan to complete training within the calendar year.
• Proven results when working with struggling readers.
• Strong knowledge of how children learn to read.
• Knowledge and experience working with high-quality reading curriculum.

Desirable

Qualifications:

• Master's or advanced degree in Education.

Physical Involvement:
Standing, walking, reaching, bending, and lifting up to 30 pounds is sometimes required. Ability to provide own transportation to work locations and meeting sites. Mobility skills necessary to access a variety of work locations, including locations not on the ground floor.

Compensation: JPS offers a competitive salary that is commensurate with experience. JPS also offers a competitive benefits package.