Reading Interventionist

Reading Specialist Job Description

Grades K-5

About SouthSide Elementary Charter School:

Southside Elementary Charter School is a vibrant and mission-driven learning community that believes every child deserves a high-quality, joyful education. Rooted in academic excellence, social-emotional learning, and strong partnerships with families, Southside fosters a supportive and inclusive environment where both students and staff can flourish. With a shared commitment to equity, high expectations, and student success, Southside Elementary Charter School is an excellent place for children to learn and an inspiring, fulfilling, and rewarding place to build a meaningful career in education.

Southside Elementary Charter School is recruiting a Reading Interventionist to join our team starting August 2025. Candidates must have a growth mindset and be willing to do whatever it takes to put all students on a path to college and community leadership. We are looking for a diverse pool of applicants representing a multitude of experiences and backgrounds, including those that represent the rich diversity of the students we serve. Our community seeks candidates who embrace SouthSide Elementary Charter School’s mission and values.

Our Mission:

SouthSide Elementary Charter School provides a diverse group of Providence kindergarten through fifth-grade students with a solid step towards college and community leadership. Students learn to read, write, think logically, and problem solve on grade level within a curriculum that emphasizes academic rigor, excellence, and community engagement in an extended school day and school year.

Our Values:

• Working relentlessly to ensure that every one of our students is on the path to college and community leadership
• Holding high expectations for every student and an unwavering focus on student achievement
• Using data to drive instruction through frequent use of formative assessments, goal setting, and progress monitoring
• Engaging students in experiential, hands-on learning experiences
• Embracing a growth mindset and a solutions-focused attitude
• Understanding how rigor, relevance, and relationships impact student learning

(Grant-funded through Title I funds)

Job Description:

The reading specialist provides and leads reading instruction and assessment, school-wide, through a combination of intervention, coaching and modeling of research-based instructional strategies.The reading specialist reports to the Principal.

Job Duties:

• Work cooperatively and collaboratively with other colleagues in planning instruction to meet the individualized needs of diverse learners
• Support the school's reading assessment process and data analysis and empower classroom teachers to make data-driven instructional decisions
• Deliver Tier II reading interventions and targeted instruction to identified students across K-5
• Provide professional development by training, coaching, and supporting teachers with the implementation of reading intervention programs and instructional practices
• Lead the process in adopting a new research-based literacy curriculum that emphasizes the Science of Reading
• Serve as a resource for teachers, learning partners, administration and families
• Coordinate an annual Family Literacy Night focused on the five components of reading to extend learning at home and deliver a family workshop on how to improve students' reading levels
• Participate in bi-weekly TIPS (Tiered Intervention Problem Solving) meetings with classroom teachers to analyze student achievement data and develop action plans for intervention

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Education with a concentration in Literacy/Reading
• Valid Rhode Island K-12 Reading Specialist License
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a K-5 school or equivalent environment
• Current knowledge of reading research and effective practices in the areas of literacy development, literacy instruction, assessment, and professional development
• Proven experience in transforming instruction through effective coaching and collaborating with teachers
• Experience planning for and facilitating professional development workshops for teachers
• Experience with research-based reading intervention programs such as Read 180 and Orton Gillingham
• Familiarity and experience with Read Naturally, Foundations (c), K-2
• Excellent interpersonal skills and flexible, responsive work style

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,500.00 - $66,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $55,500 - $66,000