Teacher - Reading Specialist - 2026 - 2027 School Year

Harford County Public Schools • Harford, PA

3d • $57,225 - $110,577

About The Position

HCPS is committed to recruiting and retaining effective and diverse educators and staff to build a climate of student success and improve learning experiences for every child in every classroom. This position is for the 2026-2027 School Year and is located at a To Be Determined location. The role involves planning, organizing, and implementing an appropriate instructional program that promotes learning for all students in a safe and conducive environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Hold or be eligible for a teaching certificate from the Maryland State Department of Education.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; able to effectively communicate with students, school staff, families/caregivers, and other stakeholders.
• Proficient with instructional technology and Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Plans, prepares and delivers instruction that facilitates active learning and provides for appropriate learning experiences for all students.
• Supervises students in a variety of school-related settings.
• Manages student behavior by establishing and enforcing classroom school and district expectations and procedures.
• Assigns and grades class work, homework, assessments, and assignments.
• Establishes, communicates, monitors and evaluates clear outcomes for students.
• Communicates and interacts with students, parents, staff, and the community.
• Develops, selects, and modifies instructional plans and materials to meet the needs of all students.
• Provides an atmosphere and environment conducive to the intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of children.
• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence while participating in on-going professional development activities.
• Maintains and updates all appropriate records completely and accurately as required by laws, district policies and/or school practices.
• Maintains regular, on-time attendance.
• Attends and participates in department/grade level, school, district and parent meetings and serves on special committees.
• Monitors appropriate use and care of equipment, technology, materials, and facilities.
• Monitors the progress of individual students and uses information to adjust teaching strategies accordingly.
• Provides appropriate feedback on student progress to students and parents in timely manner.
• Reacts to change productively.
• Uses relevant technology to support, differentiate and enhance instruction.
• Maintains a safe and orderly in-person and/or digital learning environment that is conducive to the intellectual, social, and emotional development of students.
• Supports operational needs of the school through class coverage, duties outside of the classroom, school-wide activities, and emergency and safety planning and practice.
• Works with students via digital platform(s) to provide direct instruction, offer student feedback, assess student progress, and personalize instruction for individual students as directed.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned, which is inclusive of in-person duties and virtual duties as Performs applicable.

Benefits

• individual and family medical
• vision
• dental
• life insurance
• retirement savings
• pension
• paid time off

What This Job Offers

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