Structured Literacy Coach

Glean Education is hiring Structured Literacy Coaches to join our Glean Structured Literacy Coaching team! Our Structured Literacy Coaches will deliver Glean’s Structured Literacy Coaching™ to support teachers in implementing evidence-based practices and achieving quantifiable improvements in student literacy. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

1. COACHING 

• Deliver virtual dialogical coaching sessions aligned with the Glean Coaching Model to teachers in Glean’s client districts with coaching in their partnership contracts (*Training on the Glean Structured Literacy Model will be provided upon hiring.)
• Build rapport with teachers 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. 
• Deliver Structured Literacy Coaching sessions to teachers in client districts via Zoom (or in-person if applicable)
• Reporting on all sessions and providing follow-up to ensure integration of skills that drive impact
• Create monthly progress reports for Glean leadership with updates on teachers coached, barriers, successes, and Glean Coaching system improvement ideas
• Track student data related to the coachee to build an understanding of student improvement efficacy
• Present student improvement efficacy data related to coaching to Glean Leadership quarterly.
• Record and share coaching sessions as needed for internal feedback and professional development
• Collaborate and build out resources relevant to the work of coaching to ensure effective systems and high-quality resources
• Work with clients typically between the hours of 8:30 - 4:30 PST, but most often between 2:30 - 4:30 pm PST.

2. REPORTING & COMMUNICATING

• Take notes, send recaps, and create follow-up items as per the Structured Literacy Coaching model & systems.

Qualifications & Experience: (Hiring manager to review and update as needed.)

• A master's degree is preferred (comparable work experience will be considered), with major coursework related to literacy
• Use Zoom, Calendly, and Google Suite to schedule, deliver, and record coaching sessions. 
• 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 on 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
• Technologically Savvy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Where, When, & How Much: