Literacy Assistants Multiple Vacancies - District-wide SY24-25
Literacy Assistants Multiple Vacancies - District-wide SY24-25
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Job Description
District Overview:
Overview of the Malden Public Schools: The Malden Public Schools (MPS) is a richly diverse school district located within the Greater Boston area and accessible by the MBTA orange line train. Maldens student body comprises approximately 6800 students who represent 59 different countries and speak 67 different languages. We have 1 early learning center 5 K8 schools and 1 high school. We are committed to providing high expectations for all learners through rigorous instruction and culturally responsive practices and pedagogy. MPS is a safe welcoming and collaborative district where we encourage and embrace a growth mindset. We believe that our diversity is an asset and we are seeking candidates that reflect embrace and contribute to the strengths of our community.
Description:
The Literacy Assistant will provide reading and writing instruction to an identified atrisk population. The Literacy Assistant will work with the Title I literacy coaches reading specialists and the classroom teachers to plan and implement literacy instruction that meets the specific needs of large groups small groups and/or individual students.
Responsibilities:
- Provide intervention services to atrisk children in reading and writing in order to accelerate their literacy skills.
- Participate with the literacy coaches reading specialists and the classroom teachers to plan and implement justintime literacy support in the five pillars of literacy (phonological awareness Phonics fluency vocabulary and comprehension).
- Conduct individual diagnostic testing of students and analyze results with the schools literacy coach and gradelevel teams.
- Conduct progress monitoring of students identified as atrisk and input results into the DIBELS database system.
- Collaborate regularly with the literacy coaches and classroom teachers to share observations of student performance and progress.
- Participate in training sessions provided onsite by the Title I grant.
- Input benchmark literacy data using the DIBELS database system to support school wide analysis of data.
- Attend data meetings and individual student meetings as necessary.
- Support classes in literacy instruction as teachers attend professional development and professional learning communities.
- Participate in other literacyrelated tasks as determined by the Director of Title I and schoolbased principal.
Must be able to:
- Be mobile and move from one group of students to another
- Work respectfully with students teachers and peers
- Be or be willing to get trained in literacy interventions and in administering the DIBELS assessment
- Input data into the DIBELS database system
- Be punctual and follow a tight schedule
- Answer emails through the system
- Navigate basic computer platforms
- Complete a timesheet accurately
Minimum Requirements:
- Experience working with students
- Bachelors degree
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
- Preferably: Degree in education and/or teacher licensure
Hours:19 hours per week $28 per hour
Start Date:September 9 2024
End Date:June 6 2025
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Malden Public Schools is committed to cultivating an ethnically racially and linguistically diverse and inclusive environment where different backgrounds and perspectives are celebrated. We believe the differences within our environment will positively impact student outcomes and benefit our employees and community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin pregnancy gender identity sexual orientation marital/civil union status ancestry place of birth age citizenship status veteran status political affiliation genetic information or disability as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.
Employment Type
Part-Time
