Summary:

• The Newton Public Schools seeks highly skilled educators to provide in-class and pull-out literacy support to primary students. This is a 10-hour/week position. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree or higher - degree in education or related field
• Strong verbal, written language and interpersonal communication skill to support communication among team members
• Ability to be flexible, think creatively, and work across a number of elementary schools with diverse staff and students
• Strong behavior management strategies for students

• Early literacy teaching experience in a school setting (for example, teaching, co-teaching, individual tutoring, small group instruction)
• Elementary Teaching Certification
• Experience in the administration and use of various literacy assessment tools, for example the BAS, sight-word, phonics, and phonological awareness assessments

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities (Not Limited To):

• Supporting literacy assessments within the school building
• Working with small groups and individual students on guided reading, strategy groups, phonics and word-study, phonological awareness or other literacy tasks
• Collaborating with the Literacy Specialist and classroom teachers to determine student needs, plan lessons, and support students with differentiated literacy instruction
• May be expected to provide substitute educator services
• May be expected to attend trainings related to position

• Consistent, reliable and punctual attendance is essential for supervision and instruction of the students
• Responsible for implementing “other job related duties” as needed

Work Environment & Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to assist with student behavioral needs as necessary
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
• Sufficient mobility to navigate within a large school building
• Regularly required to lift and/or move objects weighing up to 25 pounds