Duties will include, but will not be limited to the following:

• Serve as a qualified instructor to provide training or to work closely with CALT-MSLE training providers to schedule training, oversee CALT candidate application process, and monitor the participants’ progress through the CALT certification process
• Develop collaborative relationships internally and externally to lead innovative projects related to the implementation of Science of Reading practices across all tiers of classroom instruction, based on early years assessments, summative assessments, and quantitative and qualitative data gathered through collaboration with ARI state and regional staff members and other ALSDE sections to accomplish department objectives
• Draft, compose, edit documents (response letters, reports, memoranda, policies, procedures, and regulations), prepare correspondence for Local Education Agency (LEA) contacts, school principals, ARI-funded reading interventionists, parents, and other stakeholders
• Coordinate logistics, details, and physical arrangements for ALSDE training events and meetings
• Participate in the development of statewide training and support for ARI regional staff including providing technical assistance to ARI state and regional staff.
• Analyze state, regional, and LEA data to interpret trends and identify differentiated needs, including professional learning data to improve services and needed school, LEA, and regional support needs
• Perform other duties, as assigned

Education:

• Must meet the minimum requirements as noted on the State Personnel Department Job Announcement for Education Specialist I
• Alabama Professional Educator Certificate
• Master’s degree and advanced coursework or professional development in the science of reading, multisensory language instruction (such as LETRS), or comparable alternative training
• Certified Academic Language Therapist Qualified Instructor (CALT-QI) Certification
• Minimum of five years of experience as a successful elementary or literacy teacher in Grades K-3

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong motivational, organization, and data management skills
• Ability to work on multiple assignments concurrently, use critical thinking skills to generate solutions, and create and deliver effective presentations to professional audiences
• Excellent leadership and people/relationship-building skills
• Team-oriented with proven ability to work well with others and flexible
• Proficient Microsoft Office knowledge including extensive work with Excel
• Knowledge in the Alabama Literacy Act
• Ability to travel the state to support the work, as needed

How to apply:

Step 1:

To be considered for this position, you must be on the employment register for this classification. Employment registers are established through the Alabama State Personnel Department. Please visit their website at Alabama State Personnel Department for instructions on the application process. Contact the Alabama State Personnel Department at 334-242-3389 for questions regarding the application process.

Step 2:

After you receive notification from the Alabama State Personnel Department that you have been placed on the employment register, you may:

Send your résumé and letter of interest to Bonnie Short, ARI Director, at  . The subject should read, “Education Specialist I – ARI State Staff”