Literacy Coach
Stride, Inc.

Job Description

Certificates and Licenses: Florida 5 Year Professional Elementary AND 6-12 ELATeaching Certificate AND Reading AND ESOL Endorsements

Residency Requirements: Florida

The salary for this position is $47,500 along with the opportunity to earn an annual bonus.

K12 believes in education for everyone. We provide families an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace. In support of this, we are committed to creating and maintaining a culture of inclusion and diversity where our employees are passionate about serving students and families, treat one another and customers with respect, challenge each other to innovate and always strive to do better.

Passionate Educators are needed at the K12 partner school, Florida Cyber Charter Academy (FLCCA). We want you to be a part of our talented team!

The mission of Florida Cyber Charter Academy (FLCCA) is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!

Summary:The Literacy Coach researches and provides teachers with information and guidance regarding innovative literacy practices, conducts/facilitates pilots of instructional materials and implementations, and measures the effectiveness of these efforts by monitoring student progress and using performance data to continually adjust and improve upon student literacy.

Essential Functions:Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

* Researches and provides content knowledge, resources and guidance regarding a range of effective and innovative literacy practices; Imparts knowledge and supports teachers through activities such as introducing new teaching strategies, assessment techniques and results interpretation as well as preparing resource materials for use by districts, conducting one-to-one discussions and coaching sessions, demonstrating lessons with pre-and post-discussions analysis, conducting study groups, participating in staff meetings and professional development
* Coordinates/facilitates pilots of instructional materials and software implementations
* Monitors student progress through K12's interactive lessons and daily assessments
* Coordinates/facilitates reading intervention initiatives for students in grades 6-8
* Collects and reviews work samples; Grades work, as appropriate;
* Alerts administrators to any concerns about student performance and progress
* Maintains the confidentiality of school, teachers, and classrooms.

Supervisory Responsibilities:This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in Education or related field of study AND
* Five (5) years teaching experience AND
* Two (2) years of successful coaching/mentoring experience OR
* Equivalent combination of education and experience

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.)Web proficiency.
* Ability to travel 25% of the time
* Ability to clear required background check

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Masters Degree in Education

WORK ENVIRONMENT:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* This is a home-based position

Job Type
Regular

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

Stride, Inc. is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)