Credentialed Intervention Reading Specialist (PT)

American Heritage School SLC Campus

Job Location:

Salt Lake, UT - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 17 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Duties:

Under the direction of Administration the responsibilities of this position is to provide diagnostic services resources and supplemental reading intervention for selected at-risk students.

As a teacher the reading specialist is responsible for providing direct instruction to students individually or in small groups with an emphasis on emergent beginning and transitional readers to enable students to develop literacy skills.

Required Qualifications:

Candidate should hold or be willing to hold an endorsement as a Reading Specialist. Be certified or willing to become certified in Spalding.

Candidate should provide evidence of successful classroom teaching experience in which the teaching of reading was the primary responsibility is preferred.

Candidate must demonstrate an enduring love of youth love of teaching and learning and a desire to work in a faith-based atmosphere aligned with values taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Successful candidates will also demonstrate strong communication and classroom management skills high energy experience in preparing and delivering daily lesson plans experience establishing and communicating clear learning objectives ability to use a variety of pedagogical methods and willingness to learn. Candidates should be professional in appearance and demeanor.

Candidate must also be willing and able to uphold and serve as ambassadors for the AHS Mission Honor Code and Diversity Statement on and off campus. Position available immediately.

Preferred Attributes:

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

high warm consistent energy so that students can tell the teacher loves them and the subject matter.
broad knowledge and deep intelligence about the subject matter taught so that students become interested in the details and relevance of each subject; students will draw deeply on the teacher as a source of inspiration wisdom and relevance.
ability to distill knowledge into concepts and principles-statements of truth that can readily be applied to a wide variety of circumstances.
strong oral skills including the ability to present information in an engaging way with pacing that moves quickly and doesnt drag.
strong written communication skills including the ability to create and post assignments with clear instructions models and rubrics.
strong classroom management skills including the ability to stay organized and implement routines that are purposeful and effective.
a habit of communicating with teachers and when needed with parents in ways that are timely collaborative precise helpful and positive.
experience in preparing and facilitating daily tutoring plans.
experience in establishing and communicating clear learning objectives to students.
ability to use a variety of pedagogical methods that engage students in active reasoning and relating.
experience monitoring and reporting progress to parents.
Special education training (for teaching students with specific learning disabilities) is helpful but is not required.

Optional:

In addition to the job requirements and preferred attributes listed above please include in your application any interest you have in helping with our AHS extracurricular athletics programs.

Please let us know if you have experience as a player or a coach in specific sports. AHS prefers to fill its extracurricular athletics coaching openings with employees (teachers aides etc.) who also have skills and interest in coaching athletics.

Fingerprinting and background check required.

Required Experience:

Duties:Under the direction of Administration the responsibilities of this position is to provide diagnostic services resources and supplemental reading intervention for selected at-risk students.As a teacher the reading specialist is responsible for providing direct instruction to students individua...