JOB GOAL:  
 

To provide supplemental literacy and dyslexia intervention related instruction that will enable students to efficiently master the reading and writing skills appropriate to age, grade level, and individual capacity.

  
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 
 

This position is Nine and one-fourth (9.25) month contract (190 days), plus a benefits package. NOTE: Precise placement within the salary range will be determined based on experience and LRSD’s salary placement guidelines. FLSA: EXEMPT.

 
QUALIFICATIONS:

 

  1. Valid Arkansas teaching certificate in Elementary Education K-6 or P-4.
  2. Master’s degree in education, curriculum, instruction, or reading preferred.
  3. Experience in teaching reading/literacy instruction and/or intervention in elementary grades preferred.
  4. Must hold or be willing to complete within two years: Arkansas Reading Specialist
  5. Certification or Master’s Degree (or higher) in Reading. Must also satisfy RISE requirement and any other related job requirement(s) as determined by the Arkansas Department of Education. Dyslexia Therapy Certification is a plus.
  6. Preference will be given to candidates with recent, successful experience in similar roles.
  7. Ability and willingness to use current and upcoming technologies within instruction and support.

Such alternatives and additions to the above qualifications may be deemed appropriate by the Superintendent. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may require.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
 
The following statements of duties and responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. These statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required of all personnel within this position.
 
  1. Administer literacy and dyslexia assessments identified by the Elementary Literacy Department to identify those students in need of services and document progress throughout the year.
  2. Teach daily supplemental instruction to groups of students utilizing the established instructional framework with fidelity.
  3. Maintain instructional and assessment records for each student including lesson plans, progress reports, records of oral reading, attendance, and writing development.   
  4. Collaborate with classroom teachers to ensure seamless instructional support, determine when students reach grade-level expectations, and ensure students apply learned skills in the classroom.
  5. Monitor progress of children who exit supplemental instruction/intervention. Conduct end-of-year assessments on all students served to document growth and continued progress.
  6. When possible and not in lieu of serving students, participate and facilitate school-based literacy team meetings to serve as a resource for best practices in literacy and/or dyslexia instruction.
  7. Maintain and submit required data to LRSD Elementary Literacy Department on students served.
  8. Participate in creating an environment conducive to the learning and growth of all children.
  9. Regularly communicate student progress to parents.
  10. Support district and state literacy/dyslexia initiatives and school-community partnerships to advance literacy achievement within the assigned school.
  11. Manage multiple groups of students, maintain a consistent instructional schedule (minimize disruptions), and complete tasks within established time frames.
  12. Perform other literacy and/or dyslexia related duties as assigned.

 

 

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 
 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS (Describes physical conditions of this position):

 

  1. Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
  2. Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently. If the use of arm and / or leg controls require exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated as Light Work.
  3. Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
  4. Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
  5. Very Heavy Work: Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

 

 
Mental Functions, Physical Requirements, and Working Conditions:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, go up and down stairs, operate foot and hand controls, use a telephone and write. Occasionally the employee must lift and/or move up to twenty (20) or more pounds. This position requires accurate perceiving of sound, near and far vision, depth perception, handling and working with educational materials and/or objects, and providing oral information. Must have the ability to work for the duration of the daily contracted time period, and to be physically present and at assigned work, with only infrequent unexcused absences, during the contract year. Additional technical skills, knowledge, and abilities may be recommended by immediate supervisor and approved by the Human Resources Director.
 
 
 

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY:

(Physical activities of the job are listed below and are with or without accommodations for disabilities for this position. Frequency of each applicable activity is noted according to the following: R = Regularly; F = Frequently; O = Occasionally, S = Seldom)

 

R

Sitting

Resting with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs.

O

Standing

Assuming an upright position on the feet particularly for sustained periods of time.

O

Walking

Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.

S

Climbing

Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, etc. using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.

O

Balancing

Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.

O

Bending

Lowering the body forward from the waist.

O

Stooping

Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist through the use of the lower extremities and back muscles.

O

Kneeling

Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

O

Crouching

Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

S

Crawling

Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet

S

Twisting

Moving body from the waist using a turning motion.

F

Reaching

Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction

O

Pushing

Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.

O

Pulling

Using upper extremities to drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

F

Lifting

Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position- to-position through the use of the upper extremities and back muscles .

R

Finger Dexterity

Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm.

R

Grasping

Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

R

Feeling

Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips

R

Repetitive Motions

Substantial and continuous movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

R

Talking

Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed accurately, loudly or quickly.

R

Hearing Acuity

The ability of perceive speech and other environmental sounds at normal loudness levels.

R

Visual Acuity

The power to see at a level which allows reading of numbers and text, operations of equipment inspection of machines, etc.