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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: READING SPECIALIST, SUMMER 2024
LOCATION: Horizons at San Francisco Friends School
Organization Background:
Horizons at SFFS provides joyful academic and enrichment learning opportunities that build on the skills and talents of students in San Francisco public schools with a unique organizational commitment from Kindergarten through to high school graduation.
Our Core Values of joy, social justice, holistic support, and community have resulted in a 97% retention rate and our 4:1 student to teacher ratio has ensured consistent growth in academic and social and emotional indicators across our decade of impact in the community.
For more information about Horizons at SFFS, please visit https://www.
horizonsatsffs.
org Position Overview: Horizons at the San Francisco Friends School is seeking a dedicated and experienced Reading Specialist with expertise in literacy development for second language learners.
We are looking for professional, caring individuals with the ability to engage students in learning and to teach all aspects of literacy; reading / writing / spelling / speaking (including phonetics, phonology, morphology, orthography, semantics, syntax and text structure) throughout our six week summer enrichment program.
Candidates must be willing to contribute work as a team player to building this vibrant program and help fulfill the Horizons mission.
This is a temporary in-person position located at 250 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA 94103 Essential Job Functions: The Reading Specialist will work as part of the leadership team with the Executive Director, Program Director, Curriculum & Instruction Coaches, and Wellness Coaches to accomplish the literacy/academic enrichment, assessment, and staff literacy instruction development goals of the program.
Reading specialists will work closely with teaching teams to coordinate all literacy aspects of assessment with curriculum, identify tutoring needs, and keep all stakeholders informed of relevant implementations, issues, and results.
They will also identify readers for tiered supports, and they will implement daily small group tutoring sessions with these students.
Specifically, the Reading Specialist will Coordinate all aspects of standardized assessments in terms of the pre/post and any ongoing assessments including logistics and data sharing across the organization.
Plan and coordinate the sharing of assessment results with all relevant staff members.
Assist with any staff or volunteer development for accomplishing academic growth for each student.
Support teacher differentiation of literacy instruction based on student needs.
Create, with assistance from classroom teachers, a rotating small group tutoring program for the six weeks of Horizons.
Coordinate literacy resources and access to Horizons leveled library and guided reading books.
Meet regularly with Administration as needed to accomplish goals and/or problem-solve as issues occur.
Qualifications: In addition to a strong commitment to Horizon’s mission, this position requires a balance of knowledge of best practices for reading instruction and practical experience and proficiency in the skills of literacy instruction.
More detailed qualifications for this position include: Required: 2 or more years working as a lead classroom teacher.
Knowledge of grade level literacy standards and proven ability to plan and deliver effective, engaging, literacy instruction for second language learners.
Knowledge of concepts and pedagogical best practices of print, letter recognition, phoneme awareness, decoding, fluency, spelling, vocabulary development, comprehension, composition, and other key literacy skills.
Awareness of the importance of oral language development for students along the full English proficiency spectrum.
Experience administering reading skills assessments and interventions.
Excellent interpersonal, organizational and time management skills and ability to maintain good communication between all parties, to have clear expectations and directions, and to provide feedback to staff as the literacy program unfolds.
Preferred: English/Spanish language and bicultural proficiency preferred.
2 or more years working as a Reading Specialist, Learning Specialist, Educational Therapist.
The salary range for the Reading Specialist position is $9,920-$13,440 (commensurate with experience).
The Reading Specialist is an exempt position that includes seven weeks during the summer, two pre-summer days, and 8 hours of paid asynchronous work.
Dates: Pre-Summer Mandatory Training Dates June 8th, 9am - 5pm June 15th, 9am - 5pm Summer, 2024 Monday, June 17 - Friday June 21 - Teacher orientation week and classroom set-up (June 19th is a paid holiday) Monday June 24 - Friday August 2 - Six-week program (July 4th and 5th are paid holidays)) Continuity of work: It is our hope that Horizons summer staff will be open to returning to the program for more than one summer, as we continue to work together, support our students, and build the program and the community.
Beyond summer, Horizons provides year round programming to its students and families.
To Apply: Please apply via JazzHR at HERE or email a resume and cover letter, outlining your skills and experience (PDF format, please) to Ariel Mendez-Peñate, Program Director of Horizons at San Francisco Friends School at amendez-penate@sffriendsschool.
org with subject line “Horizons at SFFS Reading Specialist”.
Horizons at San Francisco Friends School is an equal opportunity employer.
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Our Core Values of joy, social justice, holistic support, and community have resulted in a 97% retention rate and our 4:1 student to teacher ratio has ensured consistent growth in academic and social and emotional indicators across our decade of impact in the community.
For more information about Horizons at SFFS, please visit https://www.
horizonsatsffs.
org Position Overview: Horizons at the San Francisco Friends School is seeking a dedicated and experienced Reading Specialist with expertise in literacy development for second language learners.
We are looking for professional, caring individuals with the ability to engage students in learning and to teach all aspects of literacy; reading / writing / spelling / speaking (including phonetics, phonology, morphology, orthography, semantics, syntax and text structure) throughout our six week summer enrichment program.
Candidates must be willing to contribute work as a team player to building this vibrant program and help fulfill the Horizons mission.
This is a temporary in-person position located at 250 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA 94103 Essential Job Functions: The Reading Specialist will work as part of the leadership team with the Executive Director, Program Director, Curriculum & Instruction Coaches, and Wellness Coaches to accomplish the literacy/academic enrichment, assessment, and staff literacy instruction development goals of the program.
Reading specialists will work closely with teaching teams to coordinate all literacy aspects of assessment with curriculum, identify tutoring needs, and keep all stakeholders informed of relevant implementations, issues, and results.
They will also identify readers for tiered supports, and they will implement daily small group tutoring sessions with these students.
Specifically, the Reading Specialist will Coordinate all aspects of standardized assessments in terms of the pre/post and any ongoing assessments including logistics and data sharing across the organization.
Plan and coordinate the sharing of assessment results with all relevant staff members.
Assist with any staff or volunteer development for accomplishing academic growth for each student.
Support teacher differentiation of literacy instruction based on student needs.
Create, with assistance from classroom teachers, a rotating small group tutoring program for the six weeks of Horizons.
Coordinate literacy resources and access to Horizons leveled library and guided reading books.
Meet regularly with Administration as needed to accomplish goals and/or problem-solve as issues occur.
Qualifications: In addition to a strong commitment to Horizon’s mission, this position requires a balance of knowledge of best practices for reading instruction and practical experience and proficiency in the skills of literacy instruction.
More detailed qualifications for this position include: Required: 2 or more years working as a lead classroom teacher.
Knowledge of grade level literacy standards and proven ability to plan and deliver effective, engaging, literacy instruction for second language learners.
Knowledge of concepts and pedagogical best practices of print, letter recognition, phoneme awareness, decoding, fluency, spelling, vocabulary development, comprehension, composition, and other key literacy skills.
Awareness of the importance of oral language development for students along the full English proficiency spectrum.
Experience administering reading skills assessments and interventions.
Excellent interpersonal, organizational and time management skills and ability to maintain good communication between all parties, to have clear expectations and directions, and to provide feedback to staff as the literacy program unfolds.
Preferred: English/Spanish language and bicultural proficiency preferred.
2 or more years working as a Reading Specialist, Learning Specialist, Educational Therapist.
The salary range for the Reading Specialist position is $9,920-$13,440 (commensurate with experience).
The Reading Specialist is an exempt position that includes seven weeks during the summer, two pre-summer days, and 8 hours of paid asynchronous work.
Dates: Pre-Summer Mandatory Training Dates June 8th, 9am - 5pm June 15th, 9am - 5pm Summer, 2024 Monday, June 17 - Friday June 21 - Teacher orientation week and classroom set-up (June 19th is a paid holiday) Monday June 24 - Friday August 2 - Six-week program (July 4th and 5th are paid holidays)) Continuity of work: It is our hope that Horizons summer staff will be open to returning to the program for more than one summer, as we continue to work together, support our students, and build the program and the community.
Beyond summer, Horizons provides year round programming to its students and families.
To Apply: Please apply via JazzHR at HERE or email a resume and cover letter, outlining your skills and experience (PDF format, please) to Ariel Mendez-Peñate, Program Director of Horizons at San Francisco Friends School at amendez-penate@sffriendsschool.
org with subject line “Horizons at SFFS Reading Specialist”.
Horizons at San Francisco Friends School is an equal opportunity employer.
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• Location : 250 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA
• Post ID: 9050945081
