Reading​/Literacy Coach; K-4 Hunking School

Job Description

Starting Date: Sep 1, 2026

Title of Position: READING/LITERACY TEACHER (COACH) K-4

Work Year: August - June

Effective Date of Employment:  School Year

Salary: $56,473 to $112,526 per year, in accordance with the Teachers’ Salary Schedule based on education and experience.

Location: Haverhill Public Schools – Hunking School, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830

Reporting: Directly to the building Principal; jointly to the Principal and ELA Supervisor in curriculum and instruction areas.

Statement of Duties:

• Serve as liaison among the ELA Supervisor, Reading Interventionist, and classroom teachers.
• Consult classroom teachers on grouping, testing, student placement, and instructional strategies.
• Provide resources and ideas about assessment and instruction.
• Model lessons, problem‑solve with teachers, and facilitate group discussions.
• Assist in selection of instructional materials and model daily lessons using standards‑based instructional practices.
• Support Professional Development in literacy instruction and help improve fidelity of literacy instruction.
• Participate in kindergarten screening, team evaluations and testing of new students as directed.
• Assist in data analysis and interpretation; promote students’ interest in independent reading.
• Inventory Language Arts materials in assigned building(s); cooperate with Title I, Special Education, Reading Interventionist, and administrators.
• Attend monthly Literacy Meetings with the ELA Supervisor.
• Perform instructional and general duties as directed by the Principal, ELA Supervisor, Superintendent of Schools, and school policies.

Qualifications:

• Certified as a Teacher of Reading by the Massachusetts Department of Education, SEI Endorsement.
• Education in Reading preferred.
• Demonstrated classroom teaching experience.
• Knowledge of the Massachusetts ELA/Literacy Framework.
• Skills, knowledge, and dispositions to collaborate with teachers to improve classroom literacy instruction.
• Basic understanding of adult learning and leadership skills to effectively support teachers.

Job Requirements:

• At least 5 years of relevant experience preferred.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.

Final date to receive applications: Until Filled

Application Submission: Address all applications and Letter of Intent to School Spring (Preferred) or Haverhill Public Schools Human Resource Department, 4 Summer Street – Room 104, Haverhill, MA 01830.

Second Language: Bilingual preference.

The Haverhill Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with Federal regulations prohibiting discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or disability.

• Timothy Betty
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