Part-Time Reading Specialist

Job Description

Catskill Montessori School is seeking a Reading Specialist to join our Elementary team for our current school year. This person will work in close partnership with the Director of Student Services (DOSS) to support and improve student literacy outcomes, writing progress, and achievement. Initially, our part-time Reading Specialist will assess our students’ reading levels (K-5) using the CMS benchmark assessments, which include initial sound inventory, blends and digraphs, Dibels, and Fountas and Pinnell. Our DOSS will support the Reading Specialist to complete these assessments. These assessments will be used to inform the instruction of students in small group lessons using Orton-Gillingham or other phonics-based lessons that are discussed with the DOSS. This role could expand based on the reading specialist's availability and interest; however, our primary goal is to benchmark students 3 times per year and provide targeted instruction for children who are performing below grade level in initial sound recognition, blends, digraphs or who need support in sequencing, inference, main idea, and comprehension.

Hours

This is a part-time position, preferably mornings, Monday-Thursday, from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; however, there is some flexibility in the schedule. Please indicate in your cover letter if you have specific time constraints we would need to consider. Our school day runs from 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Qualifications

  • Orton-Gillingham training preferred but not required; knowledge of phonics-based curriculums and assessment

  • Experience facilitating literacy assessments to elementary-aged students in a classroom or 1:1 instruction environment

  • Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate and consult with the DOSS and classroom teachers

  • Awareness and sensitivity to each individual child’s learning challenges, styles, and intelligence

  • Collaborative and able to work within a team; basic computer skills

  • Daily availability between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. preferred; able to work within our balanced year schedule; once hired, applicants can choose to increase base pay by working during our Session Break Camps

  • Legally authorized to work in the United States

Compensation

This is a part-time, 1099 contract hourly position. The hourly rate is between $30-45 per hour. If a candidate for the PT Reading Specialist is seeking full-time non-contract (W2) employment, please indicate so in your cover letter and share relevant experience and qualifications.

Apply

If you're interested in joining our school community, please send your resume and cover letter to the address below. Black people, Indigenous people, people of color (BIPOC), lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and gender diverse people are all strongly encouraged to apply. Our school community seeks to help each child build the adult of their future and engender respect for the differences of others doing the same. Part of this includes developing an appreciation for and building a community with those of different spiritual beliefs, cultural heritages, racial and gender identities, economic backgrounds, and other affiliations. The land surrounding and supporting the school also inspires and informs our work as we guide the children to become global citizens and stewards of this land and our planet.

Gaurapriya Tester 
Head of School
info@catskillmontessori.org