What are the responsibilities and job description for the Middle School Integrated Language Arts - Reading Specialist (Metro Schools) position at Educational Service Center of Central Ohio?
Position Type:
Middle School Integrated Language Arts- Reading Specialist
Date Available:
Anticipated openings for the 25-26 SY
Location:
Metro Early College High School (elementary/middle school position)
Position Summary:
The Reading Specialist will support the academic growth and development of students in grades K-8 by providing targeted reading instruction and interventions. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with teachers, parents, and administrators to create an environment where students develop strong reading skills, a love for reading, and the ability to meet grade-level expectations. This role requires expertise in literacy instruction, a passion for helping students succeed, and the ability to work with a diverse group of learners.
This teacher is an expert user of electronic communication and is enthusiastic about using existing and emerging technologies to enrich the educational experience of students and the professional
environment of the school.
Key responsibilities:
Teaching and Advising
- Provide Reading Instruction: Deliver small group or one-on-one targeted reading instruction to students who require additional support, using research-based strategies and interventions.
- Assess Student Reading Levels: Administer and analyze reading assessments to determine students’ reading levels and identify specific needs for intervention.
- Collaborate with Classroom Teachers: Work closely with classroom teachers to develop differentiated reading instruction strategies, share progress updates, and provide guidance on how to support struggling readers in the general classroom setting.
- Take attendance each period and monitor students during outside classroom times
- Instruct and monitor students in the use of learning materials and equipment
- Use relevant technology to support instruction
- Provide appropriate feedback on work
- Monitor Student Progress: Track and document students' reading progress over time, adjusting intervention strategies as needed. Provide regular feedback to parents and teachers.
- Communicate with Families: Maintain open communication with parents and caregivers to discuss student progress, challenges, and strategies for supporting literacy development at home.
- Build relationships with students, as well as help them develop life skills, positive character traits, and more
- Encourage and monitor the progress of individual students
- Manage student behavior in the classroom by establishing and enforcing rules and procedures
- Provide student support, counseling for students with academic problems and provide encouragement
Essential skills/experience:
- Strong knowledge of reading instruction, assessment, and intervention techniques.
- Orton Gillingham, Diebels training preferred.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other instructors to construct and maintain a high quality-learning environment
- Ability to work collaboratively with students and their families to optimize learning
- Ability to provide personalized instruction & coaching to students.
- Ability to conduct ongoing assessment of student progress and adjust instruction & coaching accordingly
- Ability to counsel each student regarding his/her academic and behavioral progress
- Ability to implement all institutional policies
- Knowledge of laws, legal codes, and government regulations
- Patience, creativity, and a passion for fostering a love of reading in young learners.
Curriculum
- Design and implement curriculum that stresses discovery and different learning methods for students at a variety of English and Language Arts skills levels and backgrounds
- Prepare lesson plans that teach core objectives and principles that are relevant to future education, and that demonstrate how this knowledge is useful in the real world
- Manage, plan, prepare, and differentiate class activities that facilitate active learning experiences
Administrative & Other Duties
- Complete long and short-term planning
- Grade class work, homework, tests, and assignments
- Make changes to learning plans and activities
- Provide appropriate feedback on work and provide parents with feedback
- Provide a variety of learning materials and resources for use in educational activities
- Update online class materials using Schoology
- Modify units and adapt them to current classes
- Identify and select different instructional resources and methods to meet students' varying needs
- Prepare classroom for class activities
Please send resume and cover letter to employment@themetroschool.org
School Website: www.themetroschool.org
Job ID 22081
April 2025
