Teacher - Reading Specialist

General Description

Plans, assesses, evaluates, provides, and supports supplemental literacy instruction and intervention based upon specific standards and objectives established by Chesterfield County Public Schools.

Essential Job Functions

• Administers diagnostic literacy assessments in order to identify student reading deficiencies.
• Coordinates and oversees evidence-based supplemental instruction and intervention, as outlined in an individual student reading plan, for students who do not meet literacy benchmarks.
• Supports English teachers in analyzing student results from an approved literacy screener.
• Supports English teachers in using student-level data to inform and plan for core instruction and intervention.
• Oversees literacy screener assessments and documentation procedures as prescribed by the Virginia Department of Education and Chesterfield County Public Schools.
• Develops and monitors student progress on student reading plans.
• Collaborates with the administration and staff in planning for the instructional needs of all students.
• Participates in ordering and disseminating supplemental and intervention materials.
• Models instructional strategies and best practices for teachers in scientifically based reading research and evidence-based literacy instruction, as defined in the VLA and the 2024 Virginia Department of Education English Standards of Learning.
• Coordinates tutorial services.
• Plans and implements motivational programs to promote reading.
• Coordinates and assists in delivering informational programs on reading and writing for parents.
• Attends regular Reading Specialist meetings and state-level trainings and disseminates information and instructional strategies to the staff in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates commitment to improving professional competence.
• Performs other duties as established by School Board Policy.

Report Preparation

• Prepares periodic reports regarding Gifted Education programs and services as applicable.
• Prepares progress monitoring reports for both the school division and the state as applicable.
• Develops and monitors student reading plans.

Equipment Operation

Uses standard office equipment and equipment related to education.

Contacts

Contact with all levels of CCPS personnel, students, parents.

Physical Demands

Must have the ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time; exhibit manual dexterity to use a telephone, to enter data into a computer terminal; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear, understand speech and speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly at normal levels indoors and on the telephone. Physical agility to lift up to 25 lbs., bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach overhead.

Work Environment

The employee regularly works in a school or office setting. The noise level is quiet to moderate.

Qualifications

• Requires knowledge of the concepts, principles and methodologies of instruction.
• Requires general knowledge of academic curriculum for assigned classes.
• Demonstrated ability to develop instructional goals, to design and deliver instruction and to assess students' learning.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with others effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability in decision making, problem analysis, conflict resolution, interpersonal relationships, and planning.
• Eligibility for Virginia teaching license with a Reading Specialist endorsement.

Additional Job Requirements

• Must hold or be eligible for a valid Virginia teaching license with a Reading Specialist endorsement.
• Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation, State Police Criminal History Investigation, Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation, Tuberculosis Screening/Test.

Compensation

$57,226.69 - $87,774.05

Schedule

• Hours Per Day: 8
• Days Per Year: 200

Benefits

Chesterfield County Public Schools offers a wide variety of benefits to employees. Benefit offerings may differ based upon full-time and part-time employee status.

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