Literacy Coach

Literacy Coach
Hope Community Charter School | Camden, NJ
LOCATION: Hope Community Charter School
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 1,2026
Hours: 7:30am-4:00pm
WORK YEAR: 10-month contract position
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Work Location: In person
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Three Years of Teaching Experience (Urban Experienced Preferred)
- Valid Middle School with Subject Matter certification in ELA
- A minimum of five years teaching experience
- Demonstrated success raising student achievement in literacy
- Preferred, but not required: Reading certification (1430), instructional coaching or adult PD
experience
COMPETITIVE SALARIES, BONUS OPPORTUNITIES and QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFERED
If you are interested in working with a dedicated staff that is friendly and supportive apply to Hope Community Charter School.
Job Description:
Create a literacy environment conducive to effective instruction
Demonstrate(model) reading/learning strategies in the classrooms
Research and provide staff support that will improve teaching and learning, including teaching
strategies, assessment of math skills and interpretation , and use of assessment results, etc.
Facilitate instruction based on current reading/study/thinking research throughout the total
instructional program
Assists teachers in building an interactive classroom and assures that recommendations for
improvement are implemented.
Serves as a resource in identifying appropriate strategies and interventions to improve student
achievement for all students.
Conduct regular meetings with classroom teachers to examine student work and monitor
progress in order to support teacher reflection and action.
Work with the school’s leadership team and other constituent groups to determine the school’s
strengths and needs for improvement in the area of literacy in order to improve student’s
reading, writing, and communication skills and content area achievement.
Assist the school’s leadership team in providing services to special population.
Participate in team reviews concerning academic progress of at-risk students who are not
responding to interventions.Assist classroom teachers with analysis of formal and informal assessment data on their
students to determine student response to instruction.
Provides on-site staff development to ensure that teachers are knowledgeable about program
components and understand the instructional design of how the program meets the standards.
Provide staff development for teachers, volunteers parents, paraprofessionals, administrators
and other appropriate personnel as needed.
Observe and provide feedback to teachers on instruction related to literacy development and
content area knowledge.
Maintain and promptly submitting accurate, complete, and correct records and reports as
required by lase, by grant regulations, by district policy and by administrative directives.
Attend scheduled meetings and parent conferences.
Perform other duties as assigned.
We are a small literacy based neighborhood school serving students throughout the City of Camden in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Teachers have a tremendous impact on student achievement, so we recruit, employ, and develop teacher-leaders who meet the definition of “quality professional” based on their character, qualifications, effectiveness, capacity, performance, and expertise. Our teachers’ own self-efficacy and the personal messages of accountability, caring, and encouragement they express each day show them to be the heart and soul of Hope Community Charter School.
As an equal opportunity employer, Hope Community Charter School hires without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability.
Charter schools ARE public schools. Our teachers are part of the New Jersey Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF), same as teachers at traditional public schools, and can transfer their pension credits from a traditional public school to our school and vice versa. Additional benefits include:
- Pension
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Paid Time Off (Sick, Personal & Public Holidays)
- Training & Development
Camden, NJ 08103