Reading Lab Teacher

Duties

To serve as integrated language arts resource person. To tutor at-risk students in reading. This teacher will provide Reading Specialist services at Glen Crest Middle School. Reading Specialist will work with struggling/striving readers in a reading intervention classroom. Reading specialist endorsement required.

Qualifications

All applicants for this position are required to meet Illinois State Board of Education certification. CCSD89 requirements includes: PEL (Professional Educator License) with Illinois State Board of Education, a bachelor's degree, as well as NCLB (No Child Left Behind). EL endorsement preferred.

Additional Notes

The Chosen candidate will possess the following:

• Deep Knowledge and experience implementing current reading and writing interventions ( LLI, Sonday, 95% Aimsweb)

• Reading specialist preferred

• EL certification preferred

• Positive, strong advocate for kids

• Integral part of the MTSS process

• Ability to review and analyze building data as part of child find process

• Focus on problem solving and being a resource to staff in the process

• Strong experience/plan for ongoing, consistent progress monitoring and data collection for all intervention students

• Repertoire of strategies to use if an intervention isn't working or if a student is making strong progress

• Ability to plan and provide professional development on reading strategies and differentiation for struggling readers/writers

• Strong communication skills with parents and regular education teachers

• Ability to work as part of a team with the special education staff and other interventionists

• Ability to differentiate instruction to meet individual needs

• Work closely with paraprofessional support to plan, assess, differentiate and implement a variety of interventions

• Ability to move back and forth between groups periodically so that you know all of your students

• Work closely with the coach and other interventionists in the district to provide strong K-8 program

• Willingness and availability to participate in summer training

Ideally this candidate will be a Reading Specialist.

How to Apply

Staff members currently employed in CCSD 89 are only required to notify the Building Principal where the position will be vacant and the Assistant Superintendent for Learning of their interest in the position for consideration. A letter of interest in the position and a copy of your most recent resume will be considered a completed application. Internal candidates do not need to complete the on-line application and submit the documents required of all other applicants for these positions. For External Candidates, Applications are considered complete when all required materials are submitted including the following: 1) an on-line application for middle school teaching - science, 2) a letter of interest in the position, 3) unofficial copies of all college and/or university transcripts, 4) three (3) recent letters of recommendation from past or current employment related to this position and 5) a current resume. The school district uses an on-line application that is available at www.ccsd89.org. All required documents should be attached to your on-line application. Inquiries should be addressed to the Glen Crest Middle School Principal.

Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page

https://www.applitrack.com/GEC/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=6150

School District

www.ccsd89.org

ILearn Link

ILearn

Report Card Link

District Report Card

Job Posting Date

4/29/2024

Start Date

8/19/2024