Literacy Specialist (Bilingual Preferred) - YES Prep Southside Secondary (25-26)

Job Description

POSITION: Literacy Specialist

REPORTS TO: Director of Academics 

POSITION TYPE: 11-month 

START DATE: 25-26 School Year

COMPENSATION: Starting at $65,264 annually

At YES Prep, work for a mission that impacts the life trajectory of students and their families. YES Prep creates pathways to extraordinary opportunity through best-in-class development, competitive compensation and benefits, and recognition for your impact. Grow as an authentic leader and be part of a high-performing, team-oriented culture. 

Some quick stats about us:

• 19,300+ Students
• 2,200+ Team Members
• 15 Secondary Campuses
• 11 Elementary Campuses
• 92% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
• 96% Hispanic & African-American Students
• 90% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4-Year University
• 88% First-Generation College Students
• Ranked in the Top 100 High Schools in the Nation, U.S. News & World Report

We serve the students of Houston, Texas, the 4th largest city across the United States. There are over 20 public-school districts and other great public charter school options within Houston’s city limits serving our increasing population. We are a rapidly growing organization, committed to creating life-changing opportunities for over 23,000 students by 2025.

THE ROLE

When you join the YES Prep team, some of the exciting work and responsibilities will include: 

• Setting clear expectations and standards for excellent literacy instruction in all content areas, along with the Principal and/or Director of Academics; 
• Ensuring that students receive outstanding instruction in reading intervention classes by observing and coaching a cohort of reading intervention teachers; 
• Ensuring that Emergent Bilingual students, (EBs), non-fluent, and dyslexic students are receiving appropriate accommodations in all classrooms by observing and coaching content teachers and collaborating with instructional leadership; 
• Tracking progress monitoring of reading intervention teachers and grades of EBs and dyslexic students and use this data to drive coaching; 
• Working with district Instructional Coaches to provide targeted support to first- and second-year teachers; 
• Working with Home Office leadership on system-wide instructional initiatives; 
• Directing campus’ EB and dyslexia programs to ensure the academic success of these students and maintain compliance with state and federal law; 
• Coordinating and directing testing for special populations, including MAP and R-CBM benchmarks, Language Assessment System (LAS) and TELPAS, and dyslexia screenings throughout the year; 
• Overseeing the EB compliance work completed by a campus clerk, registrar, or office coordinator;
• Ensuring that EB and dyslexic students receive all appropriate accommodations on high-stakes testing, including STAAR and Common Assessments, and assist in applying for accommodations for dyslexic students taking College Board exams; 
• Providing one-on-one or small group literacy instruction to dyslexic students needing Level-2 services (this service is in addition to a regularly scheduled reading intervention class); 
• Providing one-on-one or small group interventions in spoke