Literacy Specialist (Education Associate) - 61061693

Full Job Description

South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) Literacy Specialists will work with statewide reading coaches to coordinate the effective implementation of Act 114 – Read to Succeed and Act 213 – Multi-tiered Systems of Support.

SCDE Literacy Specialists will provide appropriate services to schools so that there will be a cohesive, sustained, intensive and classroom-focused approach that is rigorous, engaging, and relevant for students.

SCDE Literacy Specialists will provide a non-threatening, open, professional, and collaborative work relationship with district-level school personnel, principals, school leadership teams and teachers.

They will be required to effectively identify the needs of schools in order to prioritize, schedule, organize, and provide technical assistance so that students achieve grade level reading proficiency by the end of 3rd grade.

GENERAL DUTIES

SCDE Literacy Specialists shall serve as job-embedded, stable resources for professional development in assigned regions in order to generate improvement in reading and literacy instruction and student achievement.

SCDE Literacy Specialists, in collaboration with school-based reading coaches shall support and provide initial and ongoing professional development to teachers based on an analysis of student assessment and the provision of differentiated instruction and intensive intervention.

This position is located in the Office of Instructional Supports.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree and experience in education, management or business.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Education with three (3) years of documented successful experience teaching reading, OR
• Bachelors Degree with five (5) years of documented successful experience teaching reading with a minimum of three (3) years of literacy experience at the State, District or School Level;
• Valid South Carolina Educator Professional License;
• Read to Succeed Literacy Coach or Read to Succeed Literacy Specialist credentials;
• Successful experience facilitating adult learning and delivering professional development specific to literacy instruction;
• Experience mentoring, coaching, and providing feedback about instruction to classroom teachers;
• Experience leading others in a collaborative process;
• Experience analyzing and using student achievement data for instructional purposes;
• Experience in school and district curriculum, and assessment, and
• Ability to travel on a daily basis.

Additional Information

ONLY THOSE APPLICANTS CHOSEN FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE NOTIFIED BY LETTER THAT THE POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED.

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