Reading Specialist

Basis Ed • Scottsdale, LA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

BASIS Baton Rouge Materra is seeking a Reading Specialist to start ASAP! BASIS Charter Schools offers an incredible opportunity to be deeply involved in an academic community that is dynamic, exciting and unpredictable. You’ll join others in a highly social, supportive and collaborative environment at a brand-new campus that opened in August 2021.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree with a major (or 24+ credit hours) in the teaching subject
• A valid fingerprint clearance and/or satisfactory applicable state background check.
• Must possess the required credentials to teach in your home country or state which may include a Bachelor's degree and documentation of passage of a state authorized subject test in the teaching.
• Must have a minimum of 2 years of teaching experience.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree preferred.
• The reading specialist has specialized knowledge of assessment and diagnosis that is vital for developing, implementing, and evaluating the literacy program in general, and in designing instruction for individual students.
• Subject matter postgraduate work (Master's or Ph.D.) is preferred or a combination of subject matter undergraduate degree with a Master’s in Education.
• Together with a high level of educational attainment, a successful applicant will demonstrate strong communication skills in teaching ideas, texts, and concepts with precision and confidence.
• Critically, an applicant must possess a high GPA in his/her major, excellent recommendations, experience working with children, not necessarily in the classroom, and be open to new ideas in teaching.

Responsibilities

• Supports, supplements, and extends classroom teaching, and works collaboratively to implement a quality reading program that is research-based and meets the needs of students
• Support teachers in analyzing and understanding the results of various assessment tools
• Plan and collaborate with K-4 teachers to design and implement engaging instruction that leads to reading fluency and comprehension all content areas.
• Attend weekly planning sessions with classroom teachers to Identify students in need of differentiated instruction.
• Suggest accommodations and appropriate lesson structures to support identified students needing intensive intervention
• Provides intervention support to ensure comprehension and fluency in K-5 classrooms
• Conduct, organize, and analyze on-going assessments of student performance using multiple assessment tools
• Model best teaching practices for teachers with the goal of developing their capacity to support, differentiation, and classroom accommodations
• Meet regularly with administration and other professionals to discuss student progress
• Attend parent-teacher conferences as needed

Benefits

• Salary for this position is competitive and dependent on education and experience
• Employer paid medical and dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• PTO
• Ability to add dependents
• 401k with partial match that grows over time
• Employee Assistance Program
• Childcare Savings Opportunity (KinderCare tuition discount)

What This Job Offers

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