Long-Term Substitute: Language Development Specialist

Long-Term Substitute:
Language Development Specialist

• Position Type:
  Instructional - Classroom
• Date Posted: 2/25/2026
• Location:
  
  Autumn Lane Elementary School
• Date Available:
  
  03/13/2026
• Closing Date: 03/12/2026

The Greece Central School District believes that all students benefit from a culture where diversity, inclusion, and equity with excellence are valued. Greece Central School District welcomes stakeholders who can collaborate with other staff to ensure that our policies, regulations, practices, programs and services promote equity, inclusion, and diversity.

Salary: $43,000 per GTA contract

Bargaining Unit: GTA

• Report Times: 8:30-3:30
• Daily
  
  Hours:
  
  7
• Work Year: 25-26
• Supervisor:
  Mike Ferris

Civil Service Title

• New York State Teaching Certification in Early Childhood Education (B-2), Reading (K-12), Teacher of Speech and Hearing Handicapped (K-12 TSHH), Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (K-12 TSSLD) and/or Licensure in Speech Language Pathology

• New York State Teaching Certification in Early Childhood Education (B-2), Reading (K-12), Teacher of Speech and Hearing Handicapped (K-12 TSHH), Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (K-12 TSSLD) and/or Licensure in Speech Language Pathology
• Knowledge of curriculum and assessments, language development, and instructional practices that are play-based and child-centered
• Preference given to those with experience at prekindergarten through second grade with a commitment to developmentally appropriate high-quality instruction
• Understand importance of authentic assessment data to drive instruction
• Culturally Responsive Education Training preferred or working knowledge of Culturally Responsive Sustaining Framework
• Strong organizational and collaboration skills
• Experience with instructional planning to meet the needs of a wide range of students
• Experience working effectively with students, teachers, administrators, and families
• Ability to establish rapport and collaborate with students/teachers with diverse needs
• Solid understanding of language developmental milestones

• Provide explicit instruction paired with multimodal supports to bridge understanding in addition to targeted play-based instruction to Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) and Kindergarten students in the areas of phonemic awareness, letter names/letter sounds, Basic Concept development, Executive Functioning support, Orthographic Mapping and writing.
• Utilize assessments to identify areas of strength and need in foundational standards, speaking and listening, and Early Childhood developmental domains to determine instructional implications.
• Work directly with students, teachers, and administrators to analyze student data and identify student needs.
• Coach staff in evidence-based practices:
  Support teachers and staff to understand and implement explicit, standards-aligned language development practices and instructional approaches.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers, interventionists, and related service providers to monitor student progress and adjust instructional strategies and methods to ensure that achievement expectations are met.
• Work with the Director of Elementary and Early Childhood Education.

Name: Julie Parsons
Title: Director of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Email: julie.parsons

All new employees must be fingerprinted and cleared for employment through the NYSED before employment begins.

The Greece Central School District does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, age, disability, or any other status protected by law.

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