Teacher, General Resource

The School-Based Resource Teacher provides expert attention to the needs of students in specific subject areas and supports teachers in the implementation of effective instruction.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the strengths and needs of students, provides that information to parents and educational staff, and uses the results to support the planning and implementation of an effective reading intervention program for the students
• Coordinates the administration of assessments, examines the use of data from the assessments, and monitors student progress
• Provides intervention to struggling students
• Supports, supplements, and extends classroom teaching to implement a quality program that meets the needs of students and works with teachers, support staff, and school administrators to facilitate the coordination of the program with the full curriculum
• Leads professional development, provides information on conceptual development, models strategies or techniques, conducts demonstration or collaborative lessons, and coaches or mentors teachers
• Maintains an in-depth knowledge of the Virginia Standards of Learning curriculum standards in specified subject area
• Completes training as requested by the Department of Teaching and Learning
• Attends monthly collaboration meetings to provide aligned services and resources for teachers and students

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Three (3) years of successful teaching experience
• Holds or is eligible for a Virginia Postgraduate Professional License

Skills

• Exceptional organizational skills
• Proven ability to consistently meet deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of current research and best practices

Physical Requirements

The following provides a brief description of physical requirements for this job:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. The employee must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• The employee must possess normal cognitive abilities including the ability to learn, recall and apply certain practices and policies.
• Frequently sitting and/or remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time.
• Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Schedule

10 months, 200 days, 7 hours per day

Pay

Salary follows the district’s licensed compensation scale (Scale A).