Job Title: Reading Specialist

Location: School Based

Pay Grade: Teacher Salary Scale

Work Calendar: 200 Day Licensed

FLSA Status: Exempt

GENERAL PURPOSE

Under the supervision of the building principal or designee this position facilitates and supplements the building level reading and language arts program through consultation with faculty, staff, and parents and by providing supplemental instruction to selected students

MAIN JOB TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide leadership and consultation services in the assessment of reading and language arts problems

• Assist in the development of prescriptive strategies to enhance the success of students and teachers.
• Provide current materials for viewing and use and/or develop materials for use in classrooms.
• Assist teachers and parents in understanding students’ reading and language arts abilities and the importance of appropriate interventions.
• Assist in the coordination of and effective reading and language arts program with the classroom teachers.
• Monitor various forms of documentation and records regarding reading and language arts.
• Develop educational programs based on the assessed needs of students in the reading resource program.
• Develop and coordinate educational programs and staff development related to literacy development and programs.
• Provide information regarding reading and language arts progress to students, teachers and parents.

Support and demonstrate core values of Stafford Schools

• Engage in ongoing professional development relevant to position.
• Respond to written and oral requests for information promptly and thoroughly.
• Maintain a clean, neat appearance, appropriate to position.
• Maintain a record of appropriate attendance and punctuality.
• Serve as a role model for students, colleagues, and the general public.
• Work in close harmony with colleagues, supervisors, and co-workers.
• Comply with all District and School policies and regulations, including but not limited to guidelines for confidentiality.
• Perform other related duties as required/assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Hold or be eligible for a Postgraduate Professional license with an endorsement as a Reading Specialist.
• At least three (3) years of successful full-time classroom teaching experience in which the teaching of reading was an important responsibility.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge
  • Reading and language arts instructional strategies.
  • Literacy development, current theory and practices in reading and language arts instruction and various assessment strategies.
  • Standardized tests and the procedures in developing corrective strategies.
• Skills
  • Assess individual needs and performance.
  • Relate positively to parents and other community representatives.
• Abilities
  • Work cooperatively in a team environment to meet goals
  • Organize and perform work independently
  • Meet deadlines for all work even when working on multiple projects
  • Show sustained effort and enthusiasm in quality and quantity of work

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work environment is primarily inside, with moderate noise, temperatures that are controlled, and no exposure to chemicals or other negative air quality elements.
• The work is light work, requiring exertion of up to 20 pounds of force to move or lift objects.
• The following physical and mental abilities are representative of those expected to complete the essential functions of the job: standing for prolonged periods; sitting for prolonged periods; moving the hands, wrists, or fingers repetitively; moving with force on the back or lower body repetitively; feeling, grasping, or holding objections by hand; identifying colors visually; identifying objects in low light or distant conditions; communicating via spoken language; communicating via written language; perceiving sounds; making decisions using logic and rational thinking.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations shall be made, as required by law, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described.

Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties, just as though they were actually written out in this job description.