Literacy Coach & Professional Development Lead

The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia; Charlottesville (VA); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia seeks a VLP Literacy Coach to join the CASTL Office in the School of Education and Human Development. Based in Richmond with travel around Virginia, the role supports K-8 literacy improvements through professional development and collaboration.

Responsibilities include creating PD materials, coaching fellow literacy coaches, and helping schools analyze data to improve instruction; requires Bachelor's degree and 5+ years experience; flexible

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience required.
• Master's degree in Reading/Literacy strongly preferred.
• Reading Specialist endorsement strongly preferred.
• Experience coaching and training adult educators.

Responsibilities

• Assist senior team members in creating PD materials and webinars for K-8 students.
• Support other literacy coaches in mastery of PD materials.
• Assist teachers, schools, and school divisions to gather, utilize, and analyze multiple data from assessment tools and assist leaders and teachers to use this information to improve instruction.
• Coordinate multiple simultaneous tasks of varying complexity, with demonstrated accountability, and excellent attention to detail while implementing flexible problem-solving skills.
• Collaborate with senior team members to proactively identify, define, and prioritize problems faced by literacy coaches in the field.
• Assist in tasks related to ongoing research and development activities.
• Must be able to travel to schools around Virginia as a part of regular responsibilities.

Skills

Communication

Coaching

Data analysis

Travel readiness

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia seeks a VLP Literacy Coach to join the CASTL Office in the School of Education and Human Development. Based in Richmond with travel around Virginia, the role supports K-8 literacy improvements through professional development and collaboration.

Responsibilities include creating PD materials, coaching fellow literacy coaches, and helping schools analyze data to improve instruction; requires Bachelor's degree and 5+ years experience; flexible