[YEP-DC] Job Posting: Master Literacy Coach with The Literacy Lab (Part-Time)

Master Literacy Coach with The Literacy Lab (Part-Time)

POSITION SUMMARY

K-3 Master Coaches are literacy experts who will be trained in the Reading Corps curriculum and model and are responsible for ensuring that The Literacy Lab's Reading Corps program is implemented with fidelity to maximize student growth in reading. Master Coaches provide direct coaching and support to a team of school-based Internal Coaches and full-time Literacy Lab tutors at high-need elementary schools. This support takes the form of real-time coaching and modeling, delivering trainings, providing regular observation of interventions, reviewing and analyzing student data, and problem solving around program implementation challenges.
 
The Literacy Lab is currently seeking a part-time contracted Master Coach to work approximately 10-15 hours per week starting in October-November in DC.
       
RESPONSIBILITIES
 
A.    Training

1. Participate in a 3-day Reading Corps Institute to learn the curriculum

2. Participate in two day-long follow-up trainings

3. Be trained by Minnesota Reading Corps to become a Reading Corps trainer

4. Help ensure that all tutors complete necessary trainings

B.     Fidelity to Reading Corps Implementation

1.  Benchmark preparations: Communicate with Internal Coaches and Literacy Lab tutors about preparations for fall, winter, and spring benchmarking.

2. Assessment fidelity checks: Perform assessment fidelity checks with Internal Coaches as the Reading Corps tutors administer benchmark assessments to ensure reliability and to verify that data is being recorded completely and entered in a timely manner for each student.

3. Alignment of tutoring: Facilitate ongoing communication with Internal Coaches about the alignment of Reading Corps tutoring with the core literacy curriculum and individual student reading needs.

4. Selection of Reading Corps students: Provide consultation support as needed to schools regarding identification and prioritization of students who will participate in the Reading Corps program. This selection may occur in the spring prior to the current school year (via current tutors and/or spring benchmark data) or in the fall after benchmarking (via fall benchmarking results).

5. Assessment data: Support Internal Coaches in supervising and monitoring the collection of benchmark data and progress monitoring assessment data. Ensure that progress monitoring data is recorded weekly into EdSpring.

6. Assessment interpretation and feedback: Participate in assessment feedback sessions at the site each month. Each session will last approximately one hour per tutor, depending on the needs. The assessment data and/or individual progress of students will be reviewed and tutors equipped to adjust the tutoring for each student based on individual progress and challenges.

C.     School and Program Support

1. Clarification of program model: Meet with the administration and/or teaching staff at school sites to ensure the administration and teaching staff understands and supports the Reading Corps program model.

2. General literacy support: Provide support to Internal Coaches in providing direction to the tutor and teaching team regarding literacy-related issues or questions (i.e. intervention implementation, student assessment, data entry, etc.)

3. Updates: Provide program updates to Internal Coaches and Program Director as needed.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in Elementary Education, Early Literacy and Reading Development, or Response to Intervention/Data-Driven Decision Making
• Positive personality with a flexible, can-do attitude and the skills to be an effective ambassador for the Metro DC Reading Corps
• Ability to work well and problem solve independently
• Knowledge and experience using curriculum-based measurement
• Knowledge and experience using scripted reading interventions (Standard Treatment Protocol)
• Knowledge and experience working within a Response to Intervention (RtI) framework
• Experience consulting with teachers about reading instruction, interventions, and assessment
• Experience as a trainer
• Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, and communication skills with individuals, teams, and administrators
• Preferred degree: Reading/Literacy, Educational Psychology, Special Education
  

This is a contracted position with The Literacy Lab, the non-profit organization that operates the Metro DC Reading Corps program. The hourly rate is $60 per hour. This position offers a flexible schedule.
 
To Apply:
Submit your resume to Ashley Johnson at ajohnson@theliteracylab.org. Please contact Ashley Johnson with questions about this position at the above e-mail address.

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