The Literacy Specialist provides school-based leadership in concert with the other Literacy Specialist to advance literacy development for all students at the Roderick School. The LIteracy Specialist will support instruction by building teacher capacity and understanding of the English/language arts curriculum and supporting teachers and administrators through professional development, coaching and collaboration, and providing appropriately aligned resources to foster student academic success in the form of classroom interventions as well as targeted interventions.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Monitors the instructional program provided by English/language arts classroom teachers and provides ongoing professional learning support and coaching as needed.Facilitates teachers use of high-impact, evidence-based instructional strategies, including differentiated instruction for diverse learners.Stays abreast of the latest English/language arts research, innovations, program trends, and methodologies and implements new strategies as appropriate for the schools student population.Works with new teachers to ensure they have materials and competencies necessary for success;Collaborates with classroom teachers to develop short-term classroom interventions Provides direct support to individual and small groups of students as warranted;Analyzes and uses student performance data to identify and respond to the literacy-related professional learning needs of individuals and groups of teachers;Assists administrators in proactively identifying school strengths and areas for improvement in English/language arts and recommends responses that maximize student achievement in reading and literacy development.Works well in a fast-paced environment; demonstrates flexibility and adaptability with a sense of urgency and zeal for ensuring that all students in the school meet grade level expectations (at a minimum) in English/language arts and attain the foundational literacy skills that lead to college, career and civic readiness;Models professionalism, engages in reflection, self-led continuous improvement, seeks out feedback and provides constructive feedback to colleagues;Performs other duties as assigned by the building principal.