Literacy Coach (Grades K-5) (Full-Time, 10-Month)

Center for Student Achievement Solutions; New York (NY); On-site; USD 76,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Retirement plan

Salary: $76,000-$88,000

10-month school year

Job summary

Center for Student Achievement Solutions (CSAS) is hiring full-time Literacy Coaches to provide onsite, job-embedded coaching to K-8 teachers across NY campuses. You will model, co-plan, give feedback, and use data to drive reading gains, working with school leaders and a collaborating team.

This role is a 10-month, school-year position with summers off. Competitive salary range ($76,000–$88,000) and comprehensive benefits are offered based on experience.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Science of Reading and structured literacy.
• Proven experience leading K-3 classrooms to measurable reading gains.
• Experience coaching or delivering professional development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver onsite, job-embedded coaching to K-8 teachers.
• Model and co-plan evidence-based lessons in foundational skills, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
• Support MTSS teams using data to plan targeted interventions (Tier 1–3).
• Facilitate PLCs and professional learning for teachers and leaders.
• Collaborate with school leaders to strengthen core instruction and interventions.
• Analyze screening and progress-monitoring data to drive student outcomes.

Skills

Science of Reading

Structured literacy

Data-driven instruction

Coaching in MTSS

K-8 classroom instruction

Education

Master’s degree in Literacy, Special Education, Curriculum and Instruction, or related field

Tools

Acadience

iReady

Job description

Position: Onsite Literacy Coach Science of Reading | Structured Literacy | K-8 Coaching | MTSS

Strong readers start with well-supportedteachers.

Every child who learns to read well has a teacher who knew exactly what to teach next and how to teach it.

The Center for Student Achievement Solutions (CSAS) is hiring full-time Literacy Coaches to give K-8 teachers that support, side by side in their classrooms, everyweek.

About CSAS

Since 2012, CSAS has partnered with schools and districts to put the Science of Reading into daily practice through structured literacy, MTSS, job-embedded coaching, and leadership development. We are a strengths-based team: we build on what teachers already do well and grow from there. Our work is rooted in equity, excellence, and results, so every student, especially those furthest from opportunity, becomes a proficientreader.

The Role

As a Literacy Coach, you will provide onsite, job-embedded coaching to K-8 teachers and partner with school leaders to strengthen core instruction and intervention. You will model, co-plan, give feedback, and use data so teachers see results in their students’ reading. You will be supported by our Lead Literacy Coach and an expert, collaborativeteam.

This role is for an experienced coach who is ready to lead from day one. You bring deep Science of Reading expertise and a record of student results; CSAS gives you the structure, tools, and team to multiply that impact acrossschools.

This is a full-time, 10-month position aligned to the school year. The 2026-27 work year ends on June 30, 2027. Coaches return to work two weeks before the first day of each new school year for professional development and planning, which are required work days. Summers are off between June 30 and that return date. The annual salary is paid in equal bi-weekly paychecks all year, including during thesummer.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver onsite, job-embedded coaching to K-8 teachers aligned to school and district literacygoals
• Model and co-plan evidence-based lessons in foundational skills, fluency, vocabulary, andcomprehension
• Support implementation of core and intervention programs such as UFLI Foundations, Fundations, Really Great Reading, Heggerty, Heggerty Bridge the Gap, HMH Into Reading, Phonics for Reading, SPIRE, andREWARDS
• Facilitate 1:1 coaching cycles and grade-team professionallearning
• Analyze screening, diagnostic, and progress-monitoring data, such as Acadience and iReady, to plan targeted Tier 1, 2, and 3support
• Support MTSS teams in using data to place, monitor, and adjust studentintervention

What You Bring

• Deep expertise in the Science of Reading and structured literacy, and the ability to explain the research behind yourcoaching
• A record of excellent K-3 classroom teaching with measurable student achievementresults
• Direct classroom experience implementing at least one structured literacy program, such as UFLI Foundations, Heggerty, Fundations, Orton-Gillingham, SPIRE, or Phonics forReading
• Master’s degree in Literacy, Special Education, Curriculum and Instruction, or a relatedfield
• 5+ years of classroom teaching experience within the past 10years
• 3+ years of literacy coaching or professional developmentfacilitation
• Fluency with screening, diagnostic, and progress-monitoring tools and data-driveninstruction
• Warmth, organization, and the ability to build trusting relationships with teachers andleaders
• New York City residency and reliable travel between schoolsites
• Fingerprint clearance and approval in the NYC PETS system (or ability toobtain)
• Not currently employed by NYC Public Schools, and not employed by NYC Public Schools within the pastyear

Bonus Points

• LETRS, Orton-Gillingham, or Wilsontraining
• Grades 4-8 intervention and comprehension coaching experience, including Phonics for Reading, REWARDS, orSTARI
• Experience with MTSS for literacy in NYC PublicSchools

Why CSAS

• Full-time, 10-month role with summers off: the work year ends June 30, and coaches return two weeks before the school year starts for professional development andplanning
• Salary: $76,000 to $88,000, based on experience, paid in equal bi-weekly paychecks year-round, includingsummer
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and retirementplan
• Ongoing professional learning and coaching from our Lead Literacy Coach and expertteam
• A strengths-based culture where relationships and rigor go hand inhand

The Center for Student Achievement Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive environment for all teammembers.