Job Description

Ignite your desire to be the best!

Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best, inspires you to bring out the best in others, and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career.

At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way, in a way that ignites our desire to be the best, illuminates our educators’ best talents, lights up the minds of our students, and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education, cultivating bright curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents and communities.

Reading Specialists are teacher leaders who are responsible for supporting effective K–8 reading/language instruction and student learning. Reading Specialists will work with teachers and students in giving and administering reading interventions. In this role, Reading Specialist professionals build capacity by supporting struggling students individually as well as supporting teachers to develop more effective instruction and assessments. Reading Specialists work collaboratively with​ teachers in building their intervention and pedagogical knowledge, support teachers on a day-to-day basis, and facilitate school-wide professional development focused on how students learn how to read.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Note: The essential functions below describe the general requirements of this position and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. Incumbents may perform all or most of the primary accountabilities listed below. Specific tasks, responsibilities or competencies may be documented in the incumbent’s performance objectives as outlined by the incumbent’s immediate supervisor or manager.

• Deep and broad understanding of research-based reading and language interventions, including the specialized knowledge needed for teaching.
• Solid knowledge of the K-8 reading standards.
• Expertise in using and helping others use effective instructional and assessment practices that are informed by knowledge of reading and literacy learning trajectories.
• Knowledge and skills for working with adult & child learners.
• Leadership skills necessary to influence and support educational efforts to improve the teaching and learning of reading.
• Assists administrators, teachers, and school staff in implementing and monitoring a comprehensive reading intervention and literacy program.
• Delivers targeted, researched-based, reading interventions to individual students or small groups of students.
• Collects and maintains appropriate records of student progress and provides timely and accurate oral and written feedback to teachers, school staff, students, and parents.
• Uses a variety of data to evaluate abilities and disabilities of students and works independently and with classroom teachers and school staff to adjust their instruction to meet the needs of all students.
• Serves as a member of the school data team to design, implement, and monitor the school reading intervention plan.
• Coordinates the school’s reading and literacy program.
• Maintains an inventory of reading intervention instructional and professional materials.
• Creates a classroom environment conducive to positive, effective instruction.
• Facilitates instruction based on current research-based best practices in reading and literacy.
• Uses district and state assessment data to improve instruction.
• Provides individual diagnostic testing to assess student needs.
• Participates in team reviews concerning academic progress of at-risk students
• Attends scheduled meetings and parent conferences as needed.
• Plans and implements a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests and abilities of students.
• Communicates objectives to students in a well-planned, organized manner using clear and precise language.
• Communicates concerns and ideas with colleagues, students, parents and community in a positive, professional and ethical manner.
• Maintains accurate, complete, legible and correct records as required by federal, state and district policy and administrative regulation.
• Assumes individual responsibilities which may be assigned by the principal/supervisor and which may relate to committee work, student activities, student supervision or other planning and professional assignments.  

​ KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

Education, Licensure, or Certification

• Valid certification/endorsement in area of reading/literacy k-8 or eligibility for certification.

• ​ Experience with local state standards.

• Experience with intervention groups and planning.

• Ability to analyze and use data to design, modify, and evaluate reading intervention, instruction, and assessment .

• Experience in a school/literacy leadership role.

• Three or more years of experience as a K-8 general education teacher or reading specialist.

• Experience and other qualifications as specified by the Superintendent school, to improve reading teaching and learning.       

BACKGROUND CHECKS

• The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check

PHYSICAL AND TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Travel between campuses is required from time to time.

• This position requires the need to lift objects (up to 25 pounds) on occasion.

• This position requires standing for long periods at times, sitting, kneeling, stooping and long periods of concentration.

As funds allow, this is a Title I federally-funded position with responsibilities that align to federal requirements. The continuation of this position will be revisited annually based on funding.

Enjoy the benefits of being the best!

Education is not a spectator sport, so we encourage you to work hard, learn, have fun, and always do your best. We thrive when cultivating curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents, and communities. Every team member, from our support staff to our leadership team has knowledge to share, skills to teach, inspiration to offer, and a passion for helping others learn and perform their best.

Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses and paid time-off. Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, discounted onsite childcare and student enrollment priority. Invest in your future with retirement plans and enhance your growth with promotion opportunities, training, mentoring, and tuition reimbursement.

Ignite your career and apply today!