Primary Purpose:

The Literacy Coach is responsible for assisting with student literacy development on each of two campuses.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

Bachelor’s degree required

Special Knowledge/Skills:

Cultural diversity awareness and the ability to work with diverse population.

Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred/not required.

Experience:

Experience preferred in using technology.

Good organization, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Provide extended hours literacy activities and training activities.
2. Collaborate with the teacher, tutors and instructional coaches to ensure high-quality pedagogical instructional literacy strategies are integrated into all core content areas.
3. Organizes the classrooms and campuses atmosphere that is conducive to student learning and achievement.
4. Develop campus book distribution system.
5. Monitor use of digital libraries and literacy resources used for Marquez Reading.
6. Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.
7. Able to help campuses develop a literacy library center for students to access digital and print resources.
8. Partner with local librarians and libraries to increase literacy for students.
9. Any other duties required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Work with frequent interruptions, maintain emotional control under stress.  Occasional prolonged or irregular hours.  Regular district wide travel to multiple work locations as assigned; moderate lifting and carrying.