Literacy Program Manager

Duties and Responsibilities
• Serve as the LEA ARI Contact, analyzing data and leading professional development.
• Provide ongoing support for school-based reading specialists.
• Collaborate with district administrators to create strategic plans for coaching.
• Plan with district staff, state staff, and schools to analyze, provide feedback, and implement district and school reading/literacy plans.

Estimated Salary: $60,000 - $80,000 per year, depending on experience.

This position requires a current Alabama Teacher's Certification, a minimum of a Master's Degree, and a minimum of five years of experience as a successful early childhood/elementary teacher. Special expertise in quality reading instruction and intervention, multisensory language instruction, dyslexia specific intervention, and data analysis is also required.

Bessemer City Schools offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plan, and paid time off. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, outstanding presentation, interpersonal, and time management skills, and the ability to work with adult learners to improve their practices through targeted, intensive professional development and modeling effective reading instruction.