Math Specialist (K-8)

Duties And Responsibilities

• Offers intervention services for students with the greatest need.
• Collaborates and coaches teachers using research-based instructional strategies.
• Advocates math practices that align with division expectations.
• Serves on the school literacy intervention team.
• Maintains accountability.
• Provides direct services/instruction (a minimum of 50% of time) to students.
• Spending 50% of time working directly with math teachers and on curriculum tasks, assessments, professional development, and/or other related tasks to improve the division's math program.

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

• Possess effective instructional delivery techniques and excellent communication skills.
• Must possess knowledge of the needs of students requiring remedial math instruction.
• Valid certification to meet state requirements with specific endorsement in elementary or middle school education, secondary mathematics, or K-8 mathematics specialist.
• Applicant must have three or more years of experience as a Mathematics Teacher or K-8 Teacher with sufficient time spent in the teaching of mathematics.
• Applicant who has had teaching experience must have an acceptable rating on such teaching.

Supervision Exercised

• Coaches and collaborates with teachers.

Supervision Received

• Performs duties under the supervision of the school administrators; receives instruction and support from the division Coordinator of Mathematics.