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Education Consultant 3 - TL/LIT

Salary

$5,019.73 - $8,608.00 Monthly

Location

Shreveport, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

LDOE50533933-100825CN-TL/LIT

Department

Education-State Activities

Opening Date

10/08/2025

Closing Date

10/17/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

This position is located in Shreveport, LA

This is a field-based position that requires traveling

Office of Teaching & Learning - K-12 Literacy

Job Focus Area

At the Louisiana Department of Education’s Office of Teaching and Learning, our vision is for all students to have improved outcomes through high-quality instruction and interactions by an effective teacher supported by leaders and families. In the Division of Literacy, we achieve this by supporting local educators with the implementation of high-quality curricular materials, standards, and best practices. This position is dedicated to strengthening literacy outcomes across Louisiana by providing direct support to instructional leaders through the state’s Literacy Coaching Program. The program includes approximately 150 school-based literacy coaches and more than 20 regional literacy specialists who, in turn, support those coaches.

The selected candidate will play a critical role in implementing evidence-based literacy strategies, delivering high-quality professional development, and offering technical assistance to educators statewide. Experience in middle and high school literacy is a plus. The duties include:60%implementation of Birth–12 literacy strategy programs, ensuring alignment with state priorities and best practices,30% technical assistance and professional development to support literacy coaches, regional specialists, and instructional leaders; and 10%other duties and special projects that advance statewide literacy initiatives.

Candidates with the following skills, abilities, and experience are encouraged to apply:

+ Previous instructional or leadership coaching experience

+ Experience in middle and high school literacy

+ Strong oral and written communication skills as well as effective organizational skills, maximizing the use of technology, and strong project management and customer service skills

+ Ability to work as part of a team

+ Ability to engage in the observation and review implementation to refine strategy and plan through an ongoing improvement cycle

+ Experience in collaborating with multiple stakeholders to deliver a common and consistent message to the field in support of Louisiana’s academic strategy

Minimum Qualifications

Seven years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

Six years of full-time work experience plus four years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

A bachelor's degree plus four years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

An advanced degree plus three years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=168210) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

As an Education Consultant 3, you will help to support literacy instruction and professional learning experiences for educators and students across the state. In this role, you will:

+ Provide job-embedded field support to assigned school systems and school leaders on effective literacy instruction and support local leaders in implementing literacy initiatives.

+ Develop resources and tools to support instructional leaders and improve literacy outcomes in Birth -12 classrooms.

+ Develop and deliver professional learning statewide literacy initiatives.

+ Collaborate with system leaders, school leaders, and literacy coaches to develop a system- or school-wide focused literacy plan.

+ Ensure that curriculum, instruction, and assessments are monitored and adjusted systematically at both the school and system levels in response to data from multiple sources, such as student work samples, student cognitive data, teacher observation data, and individual growth and coaching plans for teachers and students.

+ Develop and conduct interactive sessions with the field to ensure effective implementation of initiatives and programs with administrators, leaders, principals, and teachers.

+ Assist in the implementation of specific projects to support the goals established by the Division of Literacy, which may include strategic planning, grants, contracts, and administration.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type:Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment. The person hired for this position is expected to regularly report to the Baton Rouge office. Current permanent classified state employees may be required to accept a probationary appointment, if selected.

Work Schedule:Work days are Monday - Friday; work hours will be determined.

Career Progression: This position does not participate in a Career Progression Group.

Compensation: The Education Consultant series have a special entrance rate (SER) of $28.96 that is above the minimum hire rate for these positions. The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The maximum amounts listed are the maximum salary amounts a person can make over their career andnot the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire .

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

*Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumeswill not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Louisiana Department of Education – Human Resources

PO Box 94064

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

[email protected]

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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I understand that information on this application may be subject to investigation and verification and that any misrepresentation or material omission, including on my responses to supplemental questions, may cause my application to be rejected, my name to be removed from the eligible register, and/or subject me to disqualification from future job opportunities and/or dismissal from state service.

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Do you have leadership experience at a school or district level?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you answered YES to the previous question, please provide a brief description of your leadership experience, including how many years of experience you have. If you answered NO, enter "N/A."

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Do you have an educational background or extensive training in teaching reading?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you answered YES to the previous question, please list the training and/or degree in the foundations of reading and reference the experience in your application (NOT RESUME) that provided you with this experience. If you answered NO, enter "N/A."

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Do you have experience with regularly planning, delivering, and facilitating teacher collaboration or professional learning, such as PLCs or team planning sessions?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe the frequency of the meetings/planning sessions, the role of the participants (teachers, coaches, etc.), the focus of the meetings, and some of the activities that you engaged participants in. If you answered NO, enter "N/A."

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Do you have previous experience coaching teachers and leaders on the implementation of high-quality reading and writing instructional materials?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you answered YES to the previous question, please list and describe the related experience and your role in the work. If you answered NO, enter "N/A."

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Are you a current employee of the Louisiana Department of Education? Please note - teachers and other employees of the school system are NOT considered employees of the LA Department of Education:

+ Yes

+ No

Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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