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Job ID: 5299460

Job Description

Position Title: Literacy Instructional Coach

Contract Length: 12- month

Immediate Supervisor: Principal

Basic Function: The Literacy Instructional Coach will increase the quality and effectiveness of classroom instruction through observation and feedback, lesson-modeling, co-teaching, mentoring, and facilitating academic reflection. The coach will assist in implementing a plan for targeted support using evidence-based literacy practices aligned with the Science of Reading to meet the needs of all students..

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

+ Participate in training provided by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE).

+ Collaborate with local administrators and educators to:

+ Assist in instructional planning, and expand teachers’ use of a variety of resources to provide high-quality Science of Reading opportunities.

+ Create and monitor specific, measurable instructional goals.

+ Provide training on formative assessment administration based on the integration of the Science of Reading.

+ Ensure that student achievement data is routinely collected, reported, and used to drive instructional decisions at the school-and-classroom-level, while offering feedback and reflection.

+ Implement intensive professional development on high-quality instructional practices aligned with the Science of Reading, Structured Literacy, and Balanced Literacy in conjunction with IDOE.

+ Analyze data from a district, school, grade-level, classroom, and individual student perspective.

+ Model continuous learning, maintain current progres, and serve as a thoughtful leader for student literacy in the school.

Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred, with a minimum of five years of experience. Expertise related to literacy content and pedagogy.

+ Valid Indiana Teacher’s License.

+ Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

+ Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

+ Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

+ Ability to solve practical problems and utilize a variety of concrete variables in situations containing only limited standardization.

+ Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

+ Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in instructional programs related to Science of Reading and early literacy instructional practices.

+ Ability to plan and implement lesions based on Science of Reading instructional practices reflecting the needs and ability of all students.

+ Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers, and parents with skills in verbal and written communication.

+ Ability to perform duties in compliance and accordance with all IDOE requirements, district requirements and Board of Trustees policies.

+ Ability to work well with a variety of personnel in the organization, including building principals, teachers, and students.

Physical Demands:

Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and other technologies and office equipment, sitting, standing and walking for extended periods of time; kneeling; bending at the waist; lifting; pushing; pulling and carrying equipment, supplies and materials weighing up to 25 pounds; repetitive hand movement and fine coordination to use a computer keyboard; emotional stability to work effectively under pressure and to keep all aspects of the job under control; hearing and speaking to exchange information in person or on the telephone; seeing to read; prepare and assure the accuracy of documents.

Position Type: Full-time

Positions Available: 1