General Description

The purpose of this position is to provide assistance with early detection of reading problems and to ensure that all students are reading at or above grade level.
Essential Job Functions

Essential Job Functions:

• Provide direct literacy support for students in Grades K-3 in a small group setting
  
• Collaborate with literacy specialist or designee to develop support model
  
• Support differentiation strategies in reading, writing, and spelling
  
• Provide feedback on student progress to literacy specialist or designee
  
• Teach explicit skills to improve literacy outcomes
  
• Provide students positive and constructive feedback
  
• Regularly seek guidance and feedback from literacy specialist or designee

Budgetary Responsibility :

N/A

Report Preparation :

N/A

Equipment Operation :

N/A

Contacts:

School administrators, teachers, parents

Work Direction :

N/A

Supervision :

N/A

Decision Making:

Independent decisions as needed.

Formal Policy-Setting Responsibilities :

N/A

Physical Demands :

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, hear, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; reach with hands and arms, stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required include close and distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a public school setting. The noise level is quiet to moderate.

Qualifications

Some knowledge of academic subjects; of school board policies and procedures and ISS regulations and practices. Demonstrated ability to tutor and supervise students, particularly in a disciplinary setting and to handle sensitive and difficult situations and students. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, teachers, parents and staff and to communicate effectively, orally and in writing. Demonstrated ability to work independently and assume responsibility without direct supervision; to prioritize work and to follow oral and written instructions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or teaching license preferred.

Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests:

• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation
  
• State Police Criminal History Investigation
  
• Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation
  
• Tuberculosis Screening/Test

Chesterfield County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities for employees as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks. This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements. However, administration reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position and does not imply an employment contract.

Not Applicable

01

Have you ever been convicted of a felony?

• Yes
• No

02

Have you ever been convicted of an offense involving the sexual molestation, physical or sexual abuse or rape of anyone?

• Yes
• No

03

Have you ever been the subject of a founded case of child abuse and/or neglect?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Agency Chesterfield County Public Schools

Address P.O. Box 10

Chesterfield, Virginia, 23832

Phone +1 (804) 748-1405

Website http://oneccps.org