Reading Specialist (Part-Time)

About the role

The Reading Specialist will provide targeted, supplemental literacy intervention to high school students with significant reading needs. This position will support students through individualized and small-group literacy instruction designed to strengthen foundational reading skills, increase reading confidence, and improve access to academic content.

Responsibilities

• Meet with an assigned group of students receiving targeted literacy intervention.
• Provide individualized and small-group reading instruction based on student needs, assessment data, and progress monitoring.
• Deliver evidence-based literacy instruction tailored specifically to adolescent learners with significant reading gaps.
• Support students in developing foundational reading skills, including decoding, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and strategies for accessing grade-level texts.
• Collaborate with special education teachers, classroom teachers, and support staff to monitor student progress and adjust instruction and intervention strategies based on student growth.
• Create positive, trusting relationships with students and create a learning environment grounded in trauma-informed practices.
• Develop creative and engaging approaches to support students who may be reluctant, resistant, or disengaged from academic work.

Requirements

• Experience working with high school students with significant literacy gaps.
• Strong knowledge of adolescent literacy practices and the ability to provide age-appropriate reading intervention for older students.
• Experience supporting students with disabilities and familiarity with IEP processes and literacy-related goals (preferred).
• Experience working in a trauma-informed educational environment (preferred).
• A valid teaching license is preferred but not required.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid driver’s license and pass a background check.

Skills

• Ability to work effectively in a trauma-informed educational setting.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

• $2,000 bilingual bonus for new hires who speak a second language fluently, other than English.
• Reimbursement for professional licenses required for work.
• Excellent Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits.
• Retirement benefits including 401K matched up to $800 a year and pension after 5 years of employment.
• Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to almost $4000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities.
• Wellness benefits including access to employee engagement groups, self-care resources, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $27.00 to $33.00 per hour. The listed range reflects what we reasonably and in good faith expect to pay for this role at the time of posting the position. The actual compensation an employee is offered may vary based on several factors such as experience, education, licensure, certifications and qualifications.

Schedule

This is a part-time position (approximately two days per week) focused on providing supplemental literacy intervention to students with identified reading needs.