Reading Specialist - January 2027

Reading Specialist - January 2027 JobID: 970 Position Type: Elementary School Teaching/Reading ResourceDate Posted: 10/16/2026Location: Tenney Grammar SchoolDate Available: January 5, 2027 Closing Date: Until filled Additional Information: Show/HideTitle: Reading SpecialistAvailable: January 5, 2027Salary Range: $60,253 - $113,226 pro-ratedRESPONSIBILITIES:Teach students critical literacy skills and strategies to promote achievement. Provide individualized and small group literacy instruction to identified studentsCollaborate and communicate with the students' teachers to align instruction and support their classroom instructional needs (instruction, vocabulary, reading and writing support)Collaborate and communicate with the school's Humanities Supervisor and administration to ensure students receive language support and other forms of academic assistance.Deliver push-in/pull-out lessons to students with varying levels of proficiency.Assist with the oversight and delivery of specific screening and progress monitoring administration.Deliver appropriate lessons for varying levels of literacy.Demonstrate cultural proficiency and use effective and culturally relevant instructional practices.Integrate technology into the classroom as an instructional tool.Assist classroom teachers in the lesson design and intervention whenever appropriate REQUIREMENTS:Familiar with the Science of ReadingSet ambitious learning goals for all students, creates cognitively demanding tasks, and models the belief that that all students can master challenging material through effective effortAssess students' understanding regularly with ambitious learning goals in mind and takes ownership of making necessary adjustments to instruction to reach goalsDemonstrate mastery of and enthusiasm for literacy and the pedagogy it requiresDemonstrate understanding for how the subject matter applies in real-world settings and connects to other content areas and relevant standardsConvey content in creative and engaging ways that align to standardsScaffold and differentiate instruction in order for all students to do complex thinking and rigorous academic workUse instructional practices that are likely to challenge, motivate, and engage all students and facilitate equitable, active student participationBuild a productive learning environment where every student participates and is valued as part of the class communityActively create and maintains an environment in which students' diverse backgrounds, identities, strengths, and challenges are respectedEngage with families and builds collaborative, respectful relationships with them in service of student learningRegularly reflect on practice, seeks and responds to feedback, and demonstrates self-awareness and commitment to continuous learning and developmentSeek to participate in and contribute to a collaborative adult learning community. QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED:Education: Hold a current, valid Bachelor's degree, Master's degree preferred Massachusetts Educator License required - Reading Specialists certification preferred Ability to meet the Standards of Effective Teaching established by the Methuen Public Schools.Current authorization to work in the United States - Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment.Attend district and state-sponsored professional development opportunities sufficient to stay current with changes in instruction and improvements in teaching strategies.Able to model excellent spoken and written English for students learning English in school.Experience teaching in an urban setting.MPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity. MPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of MPS highest incident languages: Spanish, Creole (Haitian), Vietnamese and PortugueseREPORTS TO:Building Principal (and/or Director, if any). The performance of this job will be evaluated as per the Methuen Education Association (Unit A) Contract.TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:Covered under Methuen Education Association (Unit A) Contract. Please note that the District reserves the right to transfer all personnel among buildings on an as needed basis to serve the best interests of all students as long as this does not conflict with the Methuen Education Association (Unit A) Contract.