K-3 Literacy Coach

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Utah.

📋 Description

• Oversee the K-3 reading program.

• Deliver job-embedded professional development through coaching cycles, pre-planning, data collection, classroom support, and reflective discussions.

• Engage in instructional coaching which includes goal setting, observation, modeling, co-teaching, feedback, reflection, and action planning.

• Foster collegial relationships with teachers and provide constructive, non-evaluative feedback.

• Enhance literacy theory and Science of Reading content knowledge through ongoing professional development.

• Design, facilitate, and assess professional learning sessions that support evidence-based literacy practices, PLC activities, and school-wide literacy initiatives.

• Coordinate and manage Acadience Reading, NWEA MAP, and other diagnostic assessments.

• Assist in the analysis and interpretation of literacy data to guide instructional modifications.

• Align coaching efforts with the School Improvement Plan, Strategic Plan, and statewide literacy objectives.

• Lead the school literacy committee and assist MTSS teams with Individualized Reading Plans.

• Keep accurate coaching records and documentation.

• Collaborate with staff to ensure instructional practices align with state standards.

• Safeguard student-information confidentiality and exemplify professional and ethical standards.

• Undertake additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• A valid Utah Professional Educator License is required in Elementary, Early Childhood Education, or Special Education (K-12).

• Completion of LETRS training or an equivalent program is mandatory.

• Professional Instructional Coaching endorsement is required, or a commitment to obtain it within 2 years of employment.

• A minimum of 3 years of successful experience as an elementary-level classroom teacher is essential.

• Preferred: 5 or more years of experience in elementary classroom teaching.

• A Master's degree or higher in education or a related field is preferred.

• Capability to coordinate Acadience Reading, NWEA MAP, and other diagnostic assessments.

• Familiarity with literacy theory, the Science of Reading, evidence-based literacy practices, state standards, MTSS, and Individualized Reading Plans.

• Ability to securely maintain confidential student information.

• Commitment to adhere to Utah Professional Practices Advisory Commission standards.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time, 10-month position.

• Opportunity to work from home in a Utah-based office.

• Access to professional development and LETRS training or equivalent.

• An inclusive workplace environment that emphasizes diversity, fairness, equity, and inclusion.