Literacy Coach

Pittsburg State University College of Education seeks three literacy coaches.  This person will implement and coordinate structured literacy improvement in various schools in Kansas.  The duties and responsibilities include: Modeling literacy practices, conducting coaching cycles, developing model classrooms, coaching teachers to become mentors for other teachers, coordinating schools literacy program, providing professional development, and managing school-wide assessments, and teaching struggling readers.

Coaching teachers to become mentors for other teachers would include understanding the vision, mission, and goals of the schools structured literacy program or model and demonstrating commitment to implementing the model with depth and fidelity; participating in all sessions of literacy coach training and meeting all requirements to ensure the successful implementation of the coaching model in Year 1; providing  demonstrations of structured literacy framework at each grade level; using coaching cycles across the grades for increasing teachers knowledge for instructing struggling readers and writers; implementing model classrooms at each grade level and move toward developing a model school as soon as possible, coaching model classroom teachers as mentors for grade level peers; Teaching struggling readers; meeting routinely with building administrator(s) to organize, analyze, reflect, plan, and problem solving around implementation issues as well as school initiatives; developing and maintaining a seamless comprehensive assessment system for monitoring the progress of students and ensuring that any student who falls below the proficiency level receives appropriate and timely literacy intervention and support; making curricular recommendations for appropriate reading and writing materials across the school; using technology for live observations coaching conferences, and peer collaboration; submitting an annual report to the district or university coach; and attending all required professional development by the district coach or university coach trainer.

PSU is a comprehensive regional university with an enrollment of 6,500 and is located in the city of Pittsburg, Kansas (approximate population 20,000; https://pittsburgareachamber.com).

For a full description and to apply online visit https://pittstate.edu/hr/jobs.

Electronic submission only.

Submit application letter, vita, unofficial graduate and undergraduate transcripts, and names, addresses, and phone numbers of two professional references, as well as evidence of teaching effectiveness to the attention of Dr. Jennnifer Richardson, Chair, Literacy Coach Committee.

A criminal background check is required prior to employment.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Applications received by August 4, 2025 will receive first consideration. Review of complete applications will continue until the position is filled.

Pittsburg State University is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.