2026-2027 Reading Specialist, Middle School

Job Summary

Position is responsible for implementing a comprehensive literacy program at the assigned school through coaching, supporting, and guiding teachers in best practices for literacy instruction; including the integration of literacy and best practices throughout the day and across all content. Position coaches teachers, supports lesson development and implementation, collaboratively plans, and conducts professional development. Position is responsible for analyzing school literacy data and collaborating with administrators in planning for future literacy needs. Position may also be responsible for instructing students individually or in groups to enable students to develop literacy skills.

Essential Duties

• Supports teachers in planning, delivering, and assessing quality literacy instruction throughout the day and in all content.
• Implements coaching cycles to develop teachers’ capacity in best practices for literacy instruction.
• Affords feedback to teachers to improve literacy instruction at the school and uses data to plan for ongoing monitoring and support.
• Collaborates with administrators in coordinating the school’s reading program across all content.
• Assists administrators and teachers at the assigned school in the implementation of a comprehensive literacy program, including its impact across content.
• Facilitates the school’s literacy team to implement a support framework for student achievement in literacy and to review the reading progress of students.
• Collects and facilitates the review and use of school literacy data to guide instruction and plan for student needs.
• Collaborates with other reading staff in the building as applicable.
• Provides individual and/or small group instruction to meet the needs of students as applicable.
• Affords screening, evaluation, and recommendation of interventions for students reading in the lower quartile.
• Completes reports, collects data, and provides information for program monitoring as requested.
• Convenes with parents/guardians regarding the English reading and writing performance of students as requested.
• Participates in developing, revising, and monitoring the implementation of the curriculum.
• Selects, requisitions, and maintains books, instructional materials, and instructional aids.
• Models non-discriminatory practices in all activities.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required)

• Must possess a Master’s degree and be eligible for a Virginia Teaching License with an endorsement as a Reading Specialist.
• Must have completed at least three years of successful teaching experience in grade levels 6-8.
• Must possess effective instructional delivery techniques and excellent communication skills.
• Must possess knowledge of the needs of students requiring remedial reading instruction.
• Must possess an in-depth knowledge of instructional best practices and adult learning theory.
• Must possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school colleagues, school administrators, parents and students.