Instructional Content Specialist: Middle Grades ELAR

ESC Region 11 • White Settlement, TX

16d

About The Position

Ensure a coordinated/comprehensive support system for Middle Grades English Language Arts & Reading. Provide effective leadership to campuses/districts/charter schools. Facilitate appropriate professional learning and technical assistance to all stakeholders. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. They are intended to be accurate reflections of those principal job elements essential for making fair hiring and pay decisions. This position may be partially or completely funded using grant and/or federal monies and is assigned programs to include activities designed to enhance the effective and coordinated use of funds.

Requirements

• Master's Degree
• Texas Teacher Certification- ELAR
• Team-oriented attitude and desire to work collaboratively with ESC staff and campus/district/charter school personnel.
• Strong organizational, communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong technology integration skills.
• Ability to create and provide professional development based on predetermined material or resources.
• Ability to interpret data and evaluate instructional programs and teaching effectiveness.
• Understand differentiated instruction to ensure success for all students.
• Ability to facilitate learning experiences using appropriate TEA projects and resources.
• A minimum of five years of successful classroom teaching experience is required.
• A minimum of three years of successful experience in coaching teachers is required.
• Successful experience in program development.
• Successful experience in training teachers and/or other adults.

Nice To Haves

• Administrative Certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate knowledge of job-specific content, the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills or State Guidelines, the state assessment and accountability system, and state initiatives and standards.
• Demonstrate technology integration skills as appropriate for the role.
• Demonstrate understanding and implementation of differentiated instruction to ensure success for all students.
• Ensure a well-articulated and coordinated comprehensive program as well as develop, maintain, and deliver services and professional learning in the use of research-based instructional practices specific to your content to improve student and district/charter school performance to close achievement gaps.
• Provide effective leadership to all stakeholders.
• Facilitate professional learning and provide technical assistance to campuses/districts/ charter schools.
• Ensure all grant requirements are fulfilled as assigned.
• Know research supporting effective lesson design to support learners and demonstrate and understand of TEKS/Guideline-based instruction.
• Demonstrate a skillset of research-based instructional coaching and adult learning theory.

Benefits

• $645 monthly contribution for Medical Insurance
• Competitive Pay and Growth Opportunities
• Retirement Account Matching Program
• HSA, FSA, Dental, Vision, Life, Cancer Insurance Offered
• 10 Local Sick Paid Days provided Annually (Per School Year)
• 5 State Personal Paid Leave Days provided Annually (Per School Year)

What This Job Offers

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