Reading Specialist- Full-time
About the role
At the present time, an anticipated vacancy for a full-time Reading Specialist exists within the Division of Student Services of the Chester County Intermediate Unit. Are you motivated to create brighter futures for students, families, and the entire community? If so, we want you on Team CCIU! At the CCIU, we pride ourselves on the creativity, dedication, and collaborative spirit that our employees bring to their work every day, and we know that achieving success together takes a team approach! We strive to hire exceptional and passionate individuals that help us achieve our vision of acting as educational leaders who contribute to a better Chester County and beyond. If you are looking for an exciting, challenging opportunity to grow your career, don't wait apply today to make Team CCIU even stronger tomorrow!
Responsibilities
- Design and implement developmentally appropriate literacy instruction rooted in best practices.
- Provide direct instruction in the areas of reading and writing to students individually or in a small group format.
- Provides literacy instruction and support to students with disabilities in accordance with their individualized education program (IEP).
- Implements a wide range of evidenced-based programs with fidelity according to program guidelines and individual student needs.
- Develops lesson plans and instructional materials to address students' individual needs.
- Maintains an organized system and accessible location for the storage and circulation of reading and writing materials.
- Supports executive functioning needs for students by designing coherent processes in the primary areas of organization, planning, processing, initiating, and completing assigned tasks.
- Works cooperatively with intermediate unit, school district, public charter and/or nonpublic staff, including special education teachers, general education teachers, pupil services staff, and related service providers, and outside agencies to coordinate student's program and provide appropriate level of support.
- Collects and analyzes progress monitoring data and prepares appropriate progress monitoring reports and evaluation report summaries according to required timelines.
- Serves as a member of the Multidisciplinary evaluation team and/or IEP team to review student progress based on delivery of reading specialist services.
- Leads professional development to professional staff and support staff in regards to best practices in the area of literacy development and teaching methodologies.
- Provides leadership and expertise in the area of literacy development and curriculum selection.
- Assists in the selection of appropriate materials utilized by the classroom teacher.
- Participates in interagency meetings when necessary.
- Coordinates requests for direct services with referring district or school.
- Logs student support services according to the identified frequency and duration.
- Creates and manages individual schedule of student services on caseload.
- Attends department meetings and professional development.
- Adheres to intermediate policies and procedures.
- Adheres to professional, ethical, and legal standards.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in special education or general education required.
- Wilson training preferred, Wilson Certification preferred.
- Master's degree in reading preferred.
- 3 years teaching experience required, experience teaching reading preferred.
- Valid PA Reading Specialist certification required.
- Valid PA Special Education teaching certification preferred.
- Current, within one year, police, child abuse & FBI Fingerprint clearances required.
Pay
Salary Range (based On 2026-2027 Schedule) Instructional I: $62,155- $89,730; Instructional II: $64,834- $93,324; Master's Degree: $69,353- $101,911; Master's + 15: $72,740- $105,924; Master's + 30: $74,415- $107,845.
Schedule
Monday - Friday 7.5 hours per day for 194-days based school calendar.