Reading Teacher/Literacy Coach: Elementary

Bessie Weller Elementary School is seeking candidates for a Reading Teacher/Literacy Coach opening for the 2025-26 School Year.

Salary based on 2024-25 Salary Scale.

210-day Contract.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Postgraduate Professional License with an endorsement in Elementary Education and Reading Specialist
• Three years of teaching experience in the area of reading
• Experience and/or enthusiasm for peer leadership opportunities and professional development

POST OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, employment reference check, and receipt of the Child Abuse and Neglect Training Certificate.

Full Benefits Package.

Position opened until filled.

Staunton City Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and is fully committed to the principles and practices of equal employment.

STAUNTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

POSITION DESCRIPTION

SUMMARY:

The Literacy Coach acts as teacher, leader, collaborator, and manager to ensure that high

quality literacy instruction is provided and literacy learning is maximized for students.

This is accomplished by working with the principal and faculty to determine the schools’

strengths and challenges and developing a literacy plan for the school.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/TYPICAL TASKS:

The minimum performance expectations include, but are not limited to, the following functions/tasks:

• Demonstrates understanding of literacy development and models best practice in planning, implementation, and reflection of literacy instruction.
• Seeks opportunities to collaborate and plan with others to improve instruction, listens and guides teachers to reflect on their own practice, and freely shares ideas and resources.
• Effectively balances time spent in classrooms, planning with teachers, and working with individual or groups of students, as needed.
• Collects, organizes, manages, interprets, and uses data effectively to guide literacy instruction.
• Models traits of efficacy, flexibility, consciousness, interdependence, craftsmanship, and positive relationships, including effective communication with others.
• Develops knowledge of literacy curriculum, participates in curriculum development, and actively leads staff development.
• Frequently participates in activities that foster personal learning and growth as a literacy educator as well as school and division growth.
• Builds rapport with school community and encourages a positive school environment focused on improving student learning, particularly in the area of literacy.
• Demonstrates and creates enthusiasm for literacy, shows initiative based on needs, promotes literacy through planned activities, and influences literacy practice at the school and division level.
• Performs other duties assigned by the Principal.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Possesses knowledge of assessments and their analysis/interpretation in regard to student achievement.
• Demonstrates the ability to work effectively with instructional personnel, building administrators, teachers, and parents.
• Demonstrates the ability to present and deliver analytical data in an articulate manner to a variety of audiences, including oral presentations and written reports.
• Demonstrates the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school personnel, teachers, and administrators, and parents.
• Demonstrates effective organization and administrative management skills

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Postgraduate Professional License with an endorsement in Elementary Education and Reading Specialist
• Three years of teaching experience in the area of reading
• Experience and/or enthusiasm for peer leadership opportunities and professional development

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Duties performed typically in school settings to include classrooms, gyms, cafeteria, auditorium and recreational areas. While performing this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel, reach with hand, and talk or hear; light lifting up to 40 pounds and other limited physical activities are required. Movement of students by wheelchairs and other mechanical devices may be required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. Daily personal and close contact with students to provide classroom management and learning environment support is required. Regular contact with other staff members and parents is required.

ADA:

The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The Literacy Coach will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other related duties as assigned by the Principal or appropriate administrator. Staunton City Schools reserves the right to update, revise or change this job description and related duties at any time.

EVALUATION:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the school board policy and administrative regulations on evaluation of professional staff personnel.

Approved by: Executive Director of Instruction and Chief Human Resources Officer

Date: 2018