Elementary Literacy Facilitator

Waterbury Public Schools ELEMENTARY LITERACY FACILITATOR JOB CLASSIFICATION TITLE: Elementary Literacy Facilitator

DEPARTMENT: Teaching & Learning

BARGAINING UNIT CLASSIFICATION: WTA Position

REPORTS TO: Receives administrative direction from the Principal and the Content Supervisor or other administrative official of a higher grade

COMPENSATION: Per WTA Contract

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS: 013 State of Connecticut Certification Required; 102/097 Certification Preferred; Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college; Five (5) years' experience teaching, with a record of successfully impacting student achievement and working successfully with students who have the greatest needs. All Literacy Facilitators must become a Google Certified Educator Level 1 and a Google Certified Educator Level 2.

SUMMARY OF CLASSIFICATION: This class is accountable for assisting classroom teachers and other instructional employees develop strategies, skills, tools, techniques, and capacity to effectively teach reading and writing to all assigned students. The Literacy Facilitator will provide guidance, leadership and expertise in the delivery of high quality, research-based instruction and professional learning to improve student achievement. This class also develops and implements curriculum and lesson plans, uses technology integration to facilitate learning, in person and distance learning, and demonstrates understanding the varying learning styles and the needs of a diverse student population.

• The Literacy Facilitator will support all staff in the implementation and enhancement of the site

reading/literacy plans and programs.

• The Literacy Facilitator will work directly with teachers in a school and/or virtual school setting

providing support in using varying technologies that enhance teaching and learning, classroom-based

and virtual demonstrations, collaborative and one on one support, and facilitating teacher inquiry and

related professional development.

• The Literacy Facilitator will focus on enhancing teachers' ability to provide in person and distance

learning instruction that builds students' sense of engagement in the ownership of learning.

• The Literacy Facilitator will also work with administrators and teachers to collect and analyze data,

interpret, and use it to guide instructional decisions.

• The Literacy Facilitator will provide instructional support and collaborative coaching in person and

virtually to teachers as they work to implement the Common Core State Standards and District

curriculum.

• The Literacy Facilitator will work with teachers to support best instructional and distance learning best

practices using data, analysis of school-wide trends in instruction and to make recommendations

About Potential Next Steps To Address Areas Of Need.

• As an advisor and collaborator to teachers, the Literacy Facilitator is responsible for providing support

in the designing of literacy units and lessons, providing content knowledge in literacy, analyzing data

to modify curriculum and forms of assessment and sharing of best practices.

• The Literacy Facilitator's ultimate job is to work with instructional teams to create effective literacy

learning experiences for students that are virtual and in person.

• A Literacy Facilitator is a learner who models continuous improvement, lifelong learning,

technological skill and application for teaching and learning, and goes above and beyond to ensure

student success.

• All Literacy Facilitators work collaboratively as a team with members of the Academic Office and the

Chief Academic Officer.

• Literacy Facilitators will promote reflection, provide guidance and structure where needed, and focus

on strengths, collaboration and common issues of concern.

• They are responsible for ensuring high-quality instruction in building and virtual classrooms through

modeling, co-planning, co-teaching and providing feedback to teachers.

• The instructional coach will demonstrate and model a passion for urban education reform and

leadership.

• This is NOT a supervisory position and DOES NOT include evaluation of colleagues.

APPLICATION PROCESS: Interested internal candidates must submit a copy of their current certification as part of their application through the Link provided above.

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