Teacher Literacy Coach

Job Details

Location:

Discover U Elementary - Youngtown, AZ 85363
Position Type:
Part Time
Education Level: 4 Year Degree
Salary Range: $30.00 - $30.00 Hourly

Job Shift: AM
Job Category:
Education

Leona Group Schools are actively seeking passionate educators to join our dynamic team. What We Offer:

• Professional Development and Support:
  Elevate your career with ongoing professional development opportunities and dedicated support systems that foster growth and excellence.
• Merit Based Pay:
  We proudly offer a merit-based compensation structure, recognizing and rewarding excellence in performance.
• Low-Cost, High-Value Benefits:
  We prioritize affordable excellence in benefits for our dedicated educators, offering a comprehensive package designed to exceed expectations.

The Literacy Coach ensures all K–6 students receive high-quality, evidence-based literacy instruction aligned to the Science of Reading. Serving as the campus literacy expert, the coach leads the development of instructional staff through job-embedded coaching, professional learning, and data-driven support to strengthen core ELA instruction and improve student outcomes across elementary grades. Scheduled 8:00am – 12:00pm Monday – Friday.

• Lead implementation of a high-quality K–6 reading curriculum and instructional practices.
• Provide ongoing professional development, including facilitating PLCs and targeted training aligned to K–6 literacy needs.
• Conduct non-evaluative classroom observations and coaching cycles, providing actionable feedback and clear next steps.
• Model exemplar lessons and support teachers with lesson planning and effective instructional delivery across grade levels.
• Promote and model high-quality teacher–student interactions.
• Analyze student data (e.g., DIBELS, Acadience, iReady) to identify trends and guide instructional adjustments.
• Support and monitor Tier 1 and intervention instruction, including targeted support for struggling readers.
• Collaborate with teachers to implement research-based practices in phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension across K–6.
• Provide guidance on supporting multilingual learners and students with reading difficulties.
• Support family engagement and communication related to student literacy development.
• Partner with school leadership to develop and implement a professional development plan with measurable goals for teacher effectiveness and student achievement.
• Communicate regularly with leadership regarding school-wide literacy progress.
• Participate in ongoing professional learning, including peer observations, research, and coaching development.

The ideal candidate demonstrates deep knowledge of evidence-based literacy instruction across K–6 and experience supporting educators in implementing high-impact practices that improve student reading achievement.

• Minimum of 5 years of elementary teaching experience, including K–6 (with strong experience in primary grades K–3).
• Proven success improving literacy outcomes through data-driven instruction.
• Training in structured literacy aligned to the Science of Reading.
• Experience using literacy assessments and screeners (e.g., DIBELS, Acadience, iReady).
• Strong instructional leadership skills (coaching, modeling, facilitating professional learning).
• Valid Elementary Education certification with a Reading or K–5 Literacy endorsement.
• IVP Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance Card.

• Master’s degree in Reading or related field.
• 3–5 years Instructional Coaching experience.

Positions typically require stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, finger dexterity, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions. Medium Work:
Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

The Leona Group is an equal opportunity employer with a continuing policy to ensure that fair and equal employment opportunities are extended to all persons without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.