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Pleasantville Public Schools is seeking a highly qualified Reading Specialist to join our team.

The Reading Specialist will provide leadership and coordination in the regular reading instruction program, observing reading instruction in classrooms and consulting with teachers as requested.

• Provides leadership and coordination in the regular reading instruction program.
• Directs a district-wide assessment program to determine all pupils' reading abilities and identify those needing remediation or enrichment.
• Plans and administers a program for remedial and advanced reading instruction.
• Remediate reading problems.
• Establish high standards and expectations for all students for academic performance and responsibility for behavior.
• Display the highest ethical and professional behavior and standards when working with students, parents, school personnel, and other agencies associated with the school.
• Plan and implement sequential learning experiences for students using a variety of instructional strategies, consistent with the district and school's philosophy, mission statement, instructional goals, school level objectives, and the Core Curriculum Content Standards.
• Develop lesson plans and instructional materials.
• Provides individual and small group instruction in order to meet the needs of each pupil.
• Monitors pupil progress toward State standards and district objectives of reading instruction; develops and maintains records and reports as necessary.
• Interprets pupil needs and reading progress to classroom teachers and parents.
• Evaluate the district's reading program and make recommendations for improvements as appropriate.
• Recommends adoption and use of varied reading instruction materials.
• Plans and conducts in-service workshops on methods and materials appropriate to various levels of reading instruction.
• Consults with child study team members at individual case conferences as requested.
• Interprets reading test results to the administration, teaching staff, and the community.
• Participates in school-level planning, faculty meetings, committees, and other school system groups.
• Maintains professional competence and continuous improvement through in-service education and other professional growth activities.
• Develop comprehension strategies such as phonological awareness, decoding/word recognition, vocabulary development, fluency development, study strategies, and motivation.
• Provide support for other students and teachers who are working with them.
• Identify high-interest-appropriate texts and materials to match students' strengths and needs to promote knowledge, independence, and motivation.
• Introduce students to a wide variety of children's literature at various levels and teach them how to select and use books at different levels for different tasks with a focus on motivation and developing lifelong readers.
• Plan and adjust the learning experiences accordingly, requesting advice and assistance from specialists when appropriate.
• Employ a variety of methods for students to demonstrate learning and accomplishments.
• Evaluate and grade homework, assignments, and tests in a timely fashion, providing feedback to the student on performance.
• Maintain records and provide evidence of growth and progress to parents and to students.
• Assume responsibility for all students within the school, beyond those specifically assigned, supervising fairly and constructively to ensure the safety and well-being of all students.
• Attend student events to demonstrate a genuine interest in the life of the students.
• Ensure the safety and health of all students by notifying the administration of any unsafe conditions and following established procedures.
• Create a stimulating, attractive, organized, functional, healthy, and safe classroom, with proper attention to the visual, acoustic, and thermal environments.
• Complete all records and reports in a timely fashion as required by law and regulation or requested by the Principal. Maintain accurate attendance records.
• Work cooperatively with adults assigned to the classroom (e.g., paraprofessionals, student teachers, parents, and volunteers), establishing clear expectations for roles and responsibilities.
• Serve as a role model for students, dressing and grooming professionally, demonstrating the importance and relevance of learning, accepting responsibility, and demonstrating pride in the honorable teaching profession.
• Maintain positive, cooperative, and mutually supportive relationships with the administration, instructional staff, students, parents, and representatives of resource agencies within the community.
• Attend required staff meetings and serve, as appropriate, on staff committees. Participate in curriculum and program development, and in the selection of materials and equipment to support instruction.
• Continue to grow professionally through collaboration with colleagues and professional growth experiences.
• Summarize, interpret, and disseminate current developments in learning, instructional strategies and classroom management through reading of professional journals, participation in professional development, and involvement in professional organizations.
• Maintain safe working conditions and safely operate electronic and other equipment needed to carry out job functions and responsibilities.
• Protect the confidentiality of records and information gained as part of exercising professional duties and use discretion in sharing such information within legal confines.
• Adhere to New Jersey school law, State Board of Education rules and regulations, Board of Education policies and regulations, school regulations and procedures, and contractual obligations.
• Upholds and enforces school rules, administrative regulations and board policy.
• Perform any duties that are within the scope of employment and certifications, as assigned by the Principal and assigned supervisor, and not otherwise prohibited by law or regulation.

• Use strength to lift items needed to perform the functions of the job.
• Sit, stand and walk for required periods of time.
• Speak and hear.
• Use close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception along with the ability to focus vision.
• Communicate effectively in English, using proper grammar and vocabulary.
• Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects and operate tools, computers, and/or controls.

• Exposure to a variety of childhood and adult diseases and illnesses.
• Occasional exposure to a variety of weather conditions.
• Exposure to heated/air conditioned and ventilated facilities.
• Exposure to a building in which a variety of chemical substances are used for cleaning, instruction, and/or operation of equipment.
• Function in a workplace that is usually moderately quiet but that can be noisy at times.

10-month employee, salary and work year as set by the PEA Contract.

Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with NJ State law and the provisions of the board's policy on evaluations.