Reading Specialist - Academic Programs

Job Description

Job Title:

Reading Specialist

Location:

Academic Programs

Pay Grade:
Teacher Salary Scale

Work Calendar:
Licensed 200 Day Staff

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Under the supervision of the Director of Core Curriculum, this position facilitates and supplements the building-level reading and language arts program through consultation with faculty and staff and by providing supplemental professional learning and/or coaching to selected teams or teachers.

• Collaborate with diverse building teams to offer additional support in literacy
• Utilize building data to identify areas in need of support
• Conduct root cause analysis and prioritize action steps
• Define successful outcomes for action steps and determine data collection methods to monitor progress
• Assist building reading specialists and teachers in understanding students’ reading and language arts abilities and the importance of appropriate supports and/or interventions.
• Develop professional learning based on the assessed needs
• Provide information regarding reading and language arts progress to teachers, the building leadership team, and the division.

• Engage in ongoing professional development relevant to position.
• Respond to written and oral requests for information promptly and thoroughly.
• Maintain a clean, neat appearance, appropriate to position.
• Maintain a record of appropriate attendance and punctuality.
• Serve as a role model for students, colleagues, and the general public.
• Work in close harmony with colleagues, supervisors, and co-workers.
• Comply with all District and School policies and regulations, including but not limited to guidelines for confidentiality.
• Perform other related duties as required/assigned.

• Hold a Postgraduate Professional license with an endorsement as a Reading Specialist.
• At least three (3) years of successful full-time reading specialist experience in which the coaching of reading was the predominant responsibility.

• Knowledge
  • Reading and language arts instructional strategies
  • Literacy development, current theory and practices in reading and language arts instruction, and various assessment strategies
  • Standardized tests and the procedures in developing corrective strategies
  • Adult learning theory and incorporating it into professional learning development
  • Instructional coaching for individuals and groups
  • Knowledge of the Science of Reading and the requirements of the Virginia Literacy Act
• Skills
  • Relate positively to internal and external stakeholders
  • Conduct needs based assessments
  • Analyze data to determine areas of strength, opportunities for growth, and problems of practice
  • Display effective communication skills
  • Manage multiple projects
  • Maintain a high level of self-awareness and reflective practices to evaluate and enhance processes, behaviors, and outcomes
• Abilities
  • Interact effectively with others, remain flexible, and collaborate in diverse team environments
  • Organize and perform work independently
  • Meet deadlines for all work even when working on multiple projects
  • Show sustained effort and enthusiasm in quality and quantity of work

• Work environment is primarily inside, with moderate noise, temperatures that are controlled, and no exposure to chemicals or other negative air quality elements.
• The work is light work, requiring exertion of up to 20 pounds of force to move or lift objects.
• The following physical and mental abilities are representative of those expected to complete the essential functions of the job: standing for prolonged periods; sitting for prolonged periods; moving the hands, wrists, or fingers repetitively; moving with force on the back or lower body repetitively; feeling, grasping, or holding objections by hand; identifying colors visually; identifying objects in low light or distant conditions;
  
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