Reading Teacher

Reading Teacher

Job Summary

The Reading Teacher is responsible for supporting student achievement in the area of English Language Arts, with special attention to reading. This position provides individual or small group instruction to students who are struggling academically. This position is also responsible for monitoring, reporting, and communicating student progress and performance. This position splits time between the Elementary School and Middle School.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides high quality instruction to individual students and small groups
• Uses data to provide instruction to students and to bring their skills to grade-level
• Collaborates with teachers, administration, and families to discuss strategies and best practices for individuals and small groups of students
• Uses identified research-based interventions focuses specifically on individual student needs
• Maintains data-based documentation of continuous monitoring of student performance and progress
• Provides data to school teams and participates in decisions about student progress
• Communicates with teachers, administration, and families regarding student progress
• Assists with identifying students for placement in intervention groups
• Participates in meetings with teachers, administration, and families to discuss student placement and progress
• Provides diagnostic assessments for students as needed
• Provides input for program development
• Supports implementation of assessment tools and data management systems

Ancillary Job Functions

• Attends the appropriate trainings to improve knowledge and skills
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

Possession of Wisconsin Reading Teacher License 1316

Certification for applicable grade levels

Three years of successful classroom teaching experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to apply instructional strategies on differentiation
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to multitask needs between multiple schools
• Knowledge of collaboration practices, team teaching practices, and special education
• Ability to collect data and make course placement recommendation for students
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with school administrators, staff, students, and families
• Ability to travel to multiple District buildings in compliance with District driving policy

"The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District."

The Mosinee School District does not discriminate in the employment of staff on the basis of the Protected Classes of race, color, national origin, age, sex (including transgender status, change of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity), pregnancy, creed or religion, genetic information, handicap or disability, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, military service (as defined in 111.32, Wis. Stats.), ancestry, arrest record, conviction record, use or non-use of lawful products off the District's premises during non-working hours, declining to attend an employer-sponsored meeting or to participate in any communication with the employer about religious matters or political matters, or any other characteristic protected by law in its employment practices. Employee-related requests regarding accommodations should be made to Greg Doverspike, Superintendent of Schools, 146001 State Highway 153, Mosinee, WI 54455 at (715) 693-2530. Any other inquiries or complaints from students, parents, or residents of the district regarding discrimination in any of those areas mentioned above should be made to Tom McCarty, Director of Innovation and Strategic Growth, 146001 State Highway 153, Mosinee, WI 54455 at (715) 693-2530.