Career Counseling, Channel Strategies, Coaching, Educational Administration, Embedded Systems, Leadership, Literacy, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Team Lead/Manager, Training/Teaching
Elementary School Teaching/Literacy Coach
Date Posted:
5/7/2026
Location:
Wauka Mountain Elementary School - 0276
Date Available:
8/3/2026
Role Overview
We are seeking a dedicated and expert Literacy Coach to lead the implementation of evidence-based reading instruction at Wauka Mountain. This role is central to our commitment to the Georgia Early Literacy Act, focusing on empowering teachers through non-evaluative, job-embedded coaching. The successful candidate will spend time directly in classrooms, modeling Structured Literacy practices and using data to ensure every student becomes a proficient reader.
Key Responsibilities
- Instructional Coaching: Provide hands-on support to teachers. This may include co-teaching, modeling strategies, and conducting observation-based coaching cycles.
- Science of Reading Implementation: Serve as the school-based expert on the Science of Reading, ensuring classroom instruction aligns with evidence-based practices in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
- Data-Driven Leadership: Lead teacher teams in analyzing universal reading screener results and progress monitoring data to differentiate instruction and close achievement gaps.
- Professional Development: Facilitate school-wide literacy support and professional learning communities (PLCs) focused on Structured Literacy and Georgia's literacy standards.
- Strategic Collaboration: Partner with school administration to develop and monitor a comprehensive School Literacy Plan.
Qualifications & Requirements - Certification: Must hold a valid Georgia Professional Teaching Certificate (Level 5 or higher).
- Experience: A minimum of 3 5 years of highly successful K-5 classroom teaching experience with a proven track record of student growth in literacy.
- Educational Background: Master's degree, minimum .
- Specialized Endorsements: Preference given to candidates with a Reading Endorsement, Dyslexia Endorsement, or Teacher Leader/Coaching Endorsement.
- Applicants must have training in the science of reading and have completed GA literacy modules.
- Training: Familiarity with Structured Literacy training is highly desirable.
Core Competencies - Deep understanding of the Georgia Early Literacy Act and state-mandated literacy competencies as well as incorporating standards into literacy lessons.
- Applicants must be well versed in Georgia Standards for various grade levels and be able to include them in rich literacy lessons.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and rapport with adult learners.
- Ability to translate complex student data into actionable instructional plans.
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Hall County School System