ES Literacy Specialist (Apply directly with Skyview Academy - DO NOT apply online with DCSD)

Douglas County School District • Highlands Ranch, CO

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Literacy Specialist will provide classroom literacy support and help to ensure the educational development of the students in elementary school. All teachers will be responsible for the adoption of the school mission and vision as evidenced through thoughtful lesson planning aligned with the school’s curriculum components (i.e. Core Knowledge). In addition, teachers will show a commitment to furthering their own professional development and building relationships with families.

Requirements

• Masters of Reading or Endorsement in elementary reading preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in education, with Elementary endorsement; license preferred
• Strong literacy training and experience in the application of best practices in early/emergent strategies
• Proficient in the use of technology
• Proven ability to integrate special needs children and modify and/or adapt curriculum
• Good diagnostic skills
• Excellent communication skills, including report writing and record-keeping
• Proficient in the use of technology
• Teaching License - Colorado Department of Education
• Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Nice To Haves

• Exceptional leaders, communicators, and enthusiastic about the SVA charter school model
• Experience implementing the Core Knowledge Sequence and Classical teaching methods
• Passion for developing a whole-school culture that provides the appropriate structure for grades preschool-12
• Precise, persuasive, and effective interpersonal communication and writing skills
• Entrepreneurial attitude, solid decision-making, and well-developed management skills
• Accountable for their own actions and decisions, as well as comfortable holding others accountable for theirs
• Accessible with an open-minded approach to students, staff, parents, and the community
• Dedication to being a respectable leader and role model at the school and within the community

Responsibilities

• Provide literacy classroom support to a variety of grade levels
• Collaborate with the literacy team to assist teachers with reading instruction and intervention
• Collaborate with the literacy team to help implement effective reading instruction for the primary, elementary, and middle school program
• Work with Tier 2 students to provide effective reading interventions
• Effectively teach comprehension and decoding skills
• Administration and oversight of DIBELS and progress monitoring
• Demonstrated proficiency in fulfilling READ Act requirements
• Communicate proactively with other staff, students, and parents
• Participate in school-wide professional development as well as continuing education
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• PERA
• health savings account (HSA)
• flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• short and long-term disability
• critical illness and accident voluntary insurance
• employee assistance program (EAP)
• voluntary 401(k)
• 403(b)
• 457 retirement plan options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level