Elementary Reading Substitute Teacher Job Andover area,Massachusetts USA,Education / Teaching

Position: Elementary Reading Permanent Substitute Teacher (Oct. - Nov. 2025)
Salary: $62,678.00 Annually
Location : Andover, MA
Job Type: Temporary
Job Number: S26193
Department: West Elementary School
Opening Date: 09/25/2025
Closing Date: Continuous
Minimum Hours per Week: 31.25

Description

Under the direct supervision of the Building Principal, the Reading Specialist Teacher will:

Work regularly with teachers and students to prevent and/or remediate reading failure;
Recommend and model the implementation of preventative classroom accommodations;
Provide support to classroom teachers for tiered instruction;
Monitor student progress in reading programs within each school;

Participate in data analysis and data team meetings.

Responsibilities

Provide literacy instruction and intervention, as well as assessment to improve student literacy achievement.

Collaborate with colleagues around literacy planning, instruction and assessment.

Communicate and collaborate about student learning and progress with teachers, administrators and parents under the Direction of the PK-5 Literacy Program Coordinator and the Building Principal.

Engage in school wide assessment efforts, such as but not limited to: MCAS proctoring and kindergarten screenings.

Engage in various meetings, such as but not limited to: data teams, literacy team meetings and Reading Specialist meetings.

Participate in literacy professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

Massachusetts Teaching Certification in Elementary, Early Childhood or Special Education

Certification as Reading Specialist

Demonstrated knowledge of reading theory and research, their implementation, and major educational trends.

Demonstrated knowledge of the design, implementation and evaluation of developmental and remedial reading programs.

Demonstrated knowledge in the use of formal and informal assessments, and analysis and interpretations of results to prescribe appropriate reading and language instruction.

Demonstrated knowledge of the techniques and materials to foster the interrelationship among reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Demonstrated knowledge of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.

Desirable experience:

Evidence of highly successful relevant teaching experiences of at least 5 years
Experience with balanced literacy instruction and research-based interventions
Demonstrated organizational and communication skills
Demonstrated ability to work with children and adults with tact, empathy, and skill
Demonstrated leadership ability

Supplemental Information

Salary and Benefits :
According to the ASC/AEA Collective Bargaining Agreement Teachers'

Reports To:

Building Principal

Revised:
June 13, 2019


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