Literacy Coaching Specialist

Sylvania; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Long-term disability

Short-term disability

Life insurance

Paid holidays

PTO

Cell phone reimbursement

Work from home up to 3 days

Job summary

Sylvania is seeking a Literacy Coaching Specialist in Indiana to deliver field-based coaching and professional learning to K–8 literacy coaches, translating the science of reading into classroom practice.

The role partners with the Central Indiana Educational Service Center (CIESC) and CELL University of Indianapolis, funded through June 30, 2028, focusing on coaching, feedback, and data-informed problem solving.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of classroom teaching experience.
• Minimum 2 years in instructional coaching or literacy leadership roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in education, literacy, or related field.
• Teaching or administrator license preferred.
• Literacy credential/endorsement preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct, on-site coaching and professional learning to literacy coaches.
• Translate science of reading into high-quality classroom practice.
• Strengthen coaching quality, fidelity, and district capacity.
• Engage regularly with coaches and school leaders; provide feedback and problem-solving guidance.
• Maintain required documentation and communication.
• Support statewide literacy initiatives (K–8) implementation.

Skills

Classroom experience

Instructional coaching

Leadership experience

Education degree

Education

Bachelor's degree in education

Teaching license

Literacy credential preferred

Job description

Benefits:

Standard benefits package with health, dental, vision, LTD, short-term disability, life and TRF. 14 paid holidays, and 32 PTO days. Cell phone reimbursement. Work from home up to 3 days per week.

Position Available: ASAP

Requirements / Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of classroom experience
• Minimum 2 years of experience as an instructional coach, interventionist, administrator, or in a literacy-related leadership role
• Bachelor’s degree in education, literacy, or a related field
• Teaching license, administrator license, or equivalent preferred
• Literacy qualification/credential/endorsement/degree preferred

This position is a partnership between Central Indiana Educational Service Center (CIESC) and CELL University of Indianapolis. It is currently funded through June 30, 2028. Please see the attachment for more information.

The Literacy Coaching Specialist provides direct, job-embedded coaching and professional learning to

school-based instructional literacy coaches participating in the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE)

Literacy Coaching K–8 initiative. The role helps coaches translate the science of reading and structured

literacy into high-quality classroom practice, strengthens coaching quality and fidelity, and builds sustainable

school-level capacity. Each Regional Coach is assigned to a geographic area and supports literacy coaches

through regular on-site engagement, frequent communication, actionable feedback, and data-informed

problem-solving.

This is a highly field-based role. Regional Coaches build trusted partnerships with instructional coaches and

school leaders while maintaining required documentation and communication and a clear focus on

implementation of a statewide initiative.