Academic Intervention Literacy Specialist Recently opened independent charter school. School in the Square integrates the core values of democratic living with best practice teaching and learning, ensuring that each child and educator feels known, heard, and safe as well as challenged, supported, and engaged. We opened in Washington Heights in September 2016 as a 6-8 grade middle school with aspirations to eventually grow the school to service grades 6-12. We are proud of our first year accomplishments and are hiring a new cohort of staff for our second year. We are a startup-style learning culture focused on collaboration, design, reflection, and innovation and are building a team of mission-driven teacher-leaders to play a significant role in opening and running the school. We’re hiring. We are as committed to adult learning as we are to student learning and are searching for experienced, knowledgeable, reflective and passionate teachers who want to help us build an engaging learning community that respects adolescents.
Our community We believe in a “relationships first” approach to schooling—that social and emotional learning go hand-in-hand with academic learning, each supporting the other. We hire smart people whose vision aligns with ours and empower them with the autonomy and resources to get the job done in the most creative, effective and fulfilling way possible.
Our future staff You both love AND respect children and are committed to working towards equity for all. You yearn to join the team of a new progressive learning community. You cultivate collegial relationships through open dialogue, engender trust through collaboration and sharing of effective practices.
We measure learning with a holistic set of metrics Like all real people, you sometimes stumble and - not limited to test scores— and design our make mistakes - but you don’t try to hide it learning environment around that principle. instead you model the importance of being reflective, learning from mistakes, and continually We invest in our educators and educational improving your skills. leaders through ongoing feedback, professional development, planning time and celebration. Your ability to organize your work and perform efficiently enables our community to operate We model what we seek and practice what we effectively, benefiting our students. preach for our students, their families and our teachers.
Academic Intervention Specialist Job Responsibilities The Literacy Specialist helps lead school-wide efforts to improve literacy instruction. S /he will work with small groups of struggling students to improve reading skills. Experienced educators may also work with newer teachers to support them in their classrooms. These important positions will help have a major impact on student achievement across our school. 1. Coordinate and facilitate the school’s literacy intervention program. 2. Collaborate with teachers individually to identify the literacy needs of students, to set learning goals and targets, and to problem solve with teachers to develop best practices for continuous academic growth of students in literacy. 3. Assist teachers with the collection of data, analysis of data results and supports the sharing of findings with all staff. 4. Review student achievement and assist with placing students in appropriate reading and writing intervention and support services. 5. Teach targeted literacy intervention to small groups of students daily using research-based strategies and resources. 6. Assist students using software and materials related to literacy programs. 7. Meet regularly with the classroom teacher to plan literacy instruction that correlates with the individual student’s needs or as requested by the classroom teacher. 8. Attend professional development to enhance knowledge of pedagogy and content, especially literacy. 9. Maintain and submit accurate and up-to-date management records of all students’ progress. 10. Perform other duties and responsibilities related to literacy as assigned by supervisor. Qualifications ● ● ● ● ●
New York State Teaching Certification in Literacy is highly preferred Wilson training is highly prefered Knowledge of CCLS. Ability to relate to students with various academic levels and needs. General understanding of youth development.
Compensation and benefits: Competitive salary commensurate with experience. How to apply: To be considered in our next round hiring cycle please submit your resume and cover letter to Evan Meyers, Executive Director, at
[email protected]. Include the job title in the subject line of your email (example: Academic Intervention Specialist).
