Structured Literacy Coach

Job Description

Glean Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourages applications from people of color and in the LGBTQ community.

Job Overview:

Glean Education is hiring a Structured Literacy Coach to join our Glean Coaching team to implement virtual and in-person Structured Literacy Coaching primarily in Louisiana client districts and possibly beyond. Our Structured Literacy Specialist & Coach will provide a model for effective literacy coaching strategies by delivering Glean’s Structured Literacy Coaching ™ model to ensure quantifiable impact on teacher confidence, instructional efficacy, and student literacy impact. The position will work from our Baton Rouge office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Other days will be remote.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Coaching 

• Provide formalized dialogical coaching to client coaches delivered virtually via Zoom or in-person aligned with the Glean’s Structured Literacy Coaching^TM model in Louisiana. (*Training on the Glean Structured Literacy Model will be provided upon hiring.) 
• Build rapport with district leaders and coaches to understand client context, needs, and areas of support by creating a positive, warm, and supportive coaching environment that involves dialogue, a sense of humor, empathy, and patience.
• Model and deliver data talks on student literacy data to build coaches' capacity for delivering data talks in their own coaching sessions. 
• Model and deliver small group instruction (if applicable) to demonstrate best practices in a given literacy sub-area if requested by the coach or teacher the Literacy Specialist is coaching.
• Create a written record of all sessions and provide follow-up to ensure the integration of skills that drive impact.
• Record videos of  Zoom coaching calls and share them with the team for internal feedback loop sessions. 

• Support Structured Literacy Coaching Training in Louisiana client districts and facilitate break-out engagements as needed. 

2.. Training

• Be present for all in-person training sessions and collaborate with the manager to ensure all materials are ready.
• Co-present, if applicable, to clients.

3. Reporting & Communicating

Attend weekly internal meetings, monthly state-level meetings (for Louisiana), and monthly PLNs as necessary.

4. Technical and Business Expertise 

• Use Zoom, Calendly, and Google Suite to schedule, deliver, and record coaching sessions. 
• Understand Client barriers and thought partner with the Glean team to address them. 

Qualifications & Experience:

• A Master's Degree is preferred (comparable work experience will be considered) with major coursework related to literacy
• Significant experience presenting professional development to educators
• Training in LETRS, Glean Education’s Online Learning Academy, AIM Institute, Keys to Literacy, and/or other Science of Reading-based professional learning.
• Exemplary knowledge of delivering reading instruction based in the Science of Reading, Structured Literacy instructional practices, and Data-Based Decision Making
• Orton-Gillingham training is a plus
• 5 -10 years of previous experience as a reading interventionist, instructional coach, school leader, or administrator with a proven track record of meeting or exceeding objectives and goals
• Comfort running multiple projects simultaneously
• Business travel by air or car is required quarterly, but possibly up to once per month.
• Technologically Savvy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Where, When, & How Much:

Most of the work is done virtually, but travel to Louisiana client districts is required. We are hiring for part-time and full-time positions. The salary range for part-time (20 hours per week): $30,000 - $38,000 per contract period depending on experience. The salary range for full-time (30-40 hours per week): $60,000 - $72,000 per contract period depending on experience. We will be accepting rolling applications through the end of September. We expect all positions opened to be filled by the first week of October. Questions? Email us at [email protected].

About Glean Education

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Glean Education’s Core Values:

Warmth    Excellence     Diversity     Empathy     Trustworthiness    Curiosity     Improvement

Glean Education’s Vision:

All educators have the knowledge, tools, and systems to deliver high-quality, data-driven literacy instruction and ensure all students achieve reading proficiency. 

Glean Education’s Mission: 

We partner with schools, districts, and states to build knowledge of evidence-based literacy practices and support the implementation of systems that promote data-driven instruction that leads to student literacy progress.

 Glean Education’s History

Glean Education started as an advocacy journey over 30 years ago. Our founder, Jessica Hamman, grew up in a family of education professionals - her father, Emerson Dickman, was president of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) and helped create the definition of dyslexia. Her mother was a professor and teacher trainer. They became involved in the field while advocating for her brother with dyslexia in the public school system.

Two decades later, Jessica found herself advocating for her own son with dyslexia. As she began supporting her child through school, she found that there was still the same lack of knowledge about dyslexia as there was before. Much had been accomplished by her parents and other leaders in the research field, but on the ground and in the schools, there was still much work still to be done.

In January 2016, Jessica founded Glean Education bringing her background in early literacy and online instructional design to build online content in literacy and special education for in-service teachers and districts. Glean works with schools, districts, and state departments of education around the country to build educator knowledge and support implementation through an innovative PD approach. We are thrilled to become such a trusted space for educators.