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Full-time opportunity starting in the Fall of 2019. School is seeking a literacy specialist to provide leadership, intervention, collaboration, and innovation in reading and writing curriculum and instruction. This role requires an experienced, energetic, and learner-centric educator with a passion for developing and supporting the language arts program and providing differentiated and innovative learning experiences. A JK-5 independent elementary school in San Francisco that offers inquiry-based, child-centered, and STEAM-based learning environment. Strong communication skills and professional ethics are essential.
Core Responsibilities and Skills Include:
Teach, supervise, and care about the students and their growth in a one-on-one or small group setting.
Administer literacy assessments and analyze data. Work with various teams (administrators, teachers, grade-level) to facilitate analysis of data provided by diagnostics, common assessments, and formative assessments, and design intervention plans accordingly.
In-depth knowledge of language arts curricula, assessment tools, and best teaching practices to support, implement, and evaluate the literacy program.
Coach literacy classroom teachers in developing high-quality, innovative, and flexible curriculum that align with the mission and needs of the students.
Lead language arts educators in trainings and occasional school-wide presentations in literacy.
Serve as a resource for other educators and parents.
Possess a passion for literacy and have the ability to spark student motivation and love of learning.
Work cooperatively and collegially with the schools administration, other faculty and staff, and the parents to create and maintain an exemplary school environment.
Cultivate collaboration, transparency, inclusion, curiosity, fun, innovation, and excellence in a dynamic learning community.
Prepare for and actively participate in all school activities, faculty meetings, and conferences, including those with parents, during and after school hours as necessary.
Willingness to examine and reflect on own skills in order to continuously improve ones practice.
Collaborate with the Head of Lower School and Student Support Team to support and implement a comprehensive intervention model
Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree, Masters preferred. Specifically, Reading Specialist Credential or Reading Certificate preferred.
Minimum of three years of teaching experience at elementary or middle school.
A deep understanding of theories of literacy, including the diagnostic teaching of reading, reading intervention, adolescent literacy, Guided Reading, and English Language Development
Experience with administering and interpreting results from various reading assessments, such as the Words Their Way Literacy Program and the Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark System and Literacy Continuum, or others, as well as using the results to determine instructional implications
Committed to being a safe and welcoming place for all faculty, students, and families. School does not discriminate against employees on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status or disability.
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