RCSD takes pride in our dedicated workforce and strong connection with our students, families, and community. Our highly dedicated and skilled team of professionals provides a safe and supportive, inspirational and rigorous, joyful and inclusive environment for all learners. We are looking to build our workforce with a staff who share this vision and want to instill passion in learning emphasizing student strengths and gifts for all learners: all abilities, all ethnicities and cultural identities, LGBTQ+ youth, and multilingual learners.

Reading Specialist

Under the direction of the site principal, the Reading Specialist will implement the District and

school philosophy, goals, objectives and activities relating to all programs and policies of the

assignment. The Reading Specialist is responsible for providing direct instruction individually or in small groups to ensure student learning and academic success in reading.

Major Duties and Responsibilities/Performance Areas:

Supports primary teachers in the appropriate identification of students in kindergarten through grade 3 needing reading intervention

Provides one-on-one and small group reading instruction to students needing reading intervention

Works with classroom teachers to push in to the class for reading support, as needed

Plans and uses appropriate, research-based instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of identified students in the area of reading

Uses assessment data to drive instructional decisions on a daily basis

Develops and implements daily lesson plans and small group activities, consistent with California State standards and current research methodology

Provides students with specific evaluative feedback

Communicates effectively with students, teachers and parents

Organizes the educational setting effectively including non-instructional aspects of the classroom

Reacts with sensitivity to the needs and feelings of students

Professional Responsibilities / Adjunct Duties:

Assists teachers with assessment of students to identify primary grade students academically at risk in the area of reading

Communicates with school personnel regarding student assessment levels and rate of progress when necessary.

Serves as a resource to classroom teachers to ensure that the specialized needs of students are met.

Demonstrates responsibilities including, but not limited to; parent communication, data collection, attendance at meetings, and enforcement of discipline standards.

Participates in professional growth activities.

Collaborates with the site administrator to develop professional development to support classroom teachers

Supports and follows school regulations and Board policies.

Performs adjunct duties as needed.

Maintains effective relationships with community, administration and students.

Knowledge of:

Effective strategies to teach reading skills and comprehension strategies to struggling primary grade students

Instructional needs of English learners

Planning, designing and implementing effective, research-based differentiated intervention lessons in academic content areas

Multiple approaches to instruction and assessment

District data reporting and tracking systems

The use of technology in the delivery of curriculum and in the management of student data and assessment

Qualifications:

Valid California State Teaching Credential appropriate for the assignment, and

Masters Degree in the area of reading, or

Reading Certificate, or

Minimum of five (5) years of successful teaching experience in the area of reading intervention

Bilingual Spanish required

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions in the work environment.

1. Mental acuity to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, make valid judgments and decisions.

2. Manual dexterity sufficient to write, use the telephone, computer, calculator and office machines at required speed and accuracy. Ability to identify and interpret communications in handwritten and printed materials, and on the display screen of various office equipment and machines.

3. Ability to communicate effectively in order to perform assigned duties and to exchange information in person, in front of groups, and telephonically.

4. Ability to observe, monitor, and manage student activities and other assigned duties effectively.

5. Physical agility to move self in various positions in order to execute duties effectively, which may include kneeling, walking, pushing/pulling, squatting, twisting, turning, bending, stooping and reaching overhead; physical stamina sufficient to sustain light physical labor and remain in stationary position for up to 8 hours.

6. Physical mobility sufficient to move about the work environment (office, District, school site to site) for sustained periods of time on hard flooring, climb slopes, stairs, ramps and to respond to emergency situations; physical strength sufficient to periodically lift and/or carry 20 pounds of materials or supplies; occasionally lift 40 or more pounds with or without assistance.

7. Occasionally push and/or pull a variety of tools, equipment, or objects weighing 80 or more pounds with or without assistance

8. Typically an indoor work environment.

Salary Placement: RCTA Salary Schedule

Nondiscrimination in Employment The Redwood City School District is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. The Redwood City School District Governing Board prohibits unlawful discrimination against and/or harassment of district employees and job applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender or sexual orientation at any district site and/or activity. The Board also prohibits retaliation against any district employee or job applicant who complains, testifies or in any way participates in the district’s complaint procedures instituted pursuant to this policy.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The Redwood City School District (RCSD) is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. RCSD makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

The Redwood City School District seeks to employ individuals who represent the rich diversity of cultures, language groups, and abilities of its surrounding communities.