Position: Summer Literacy Program Teacher - Substitute

Title 1 Summer Success Program

Dates: Monday - Thursday, July 8, 2024 - August 8, 2024 (4 days a week for a month)

Location: Hosmer School

Hours: 8:30-12:00 pm with 30 min of prep a day plus one 1-hour orientation 1 “day” of set up/clean up and a weekly 30-minute faculty meeting.

Rate of Pay: $35.00 per hour

Number of Positions: 4

The responsibilities may include:

This position would be on call in the morning as well as for planned absences. Pay would be determined by how many days worked. 

Teach grouping of students in grades K-5.  (Grouping would not exceed 10)   

• Use Responsive classroom management - morning meeting and closing circle
• Conduct whole group and small group literacy lessons
• Encourage a love of reading and talking about books
• Work with students on writing in response to reading
• Implement the Literacy Camp curriculum and incorporate creative activities as needed 

Required knowledge, skills, & abilities 

• Experience working with elementary or middle school students.
• Experience collaborating with colleagues  
• Familiarity with best practices in literacy instruction, and comfortable modeling instruction when needed
• Holds the belief that all children can learn and learn to read and write effectively  
• Familiarity with Responsive Classroom practices, language, and beliefs
• An ability to engage students in using all 4 domains: listening, reading, speaking, and writing 
• Having students engage in academic conversations during every class
• Attend pre-program training and weekly faculty meetings.

Education/Experience:

• A current Massachusetts Teaching License/Certification
• Three or more successful years of experience teaching students in literacy, preferred

Equal Opportunity Employer

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