Literacy/Reading Teacher - Probationary - High School

Job Opening Information Literacy/Reading Teacher - Probationary - High School
Application Deadline
11/6/2026
Position Start Date
1/2/2027
- Position Title
- Literacy/Reading Teacher - Probationary - High School
- Required Application Type
- Teacher / Admin
- Salary/Pay Scale
- $47,368 - $53,944
- Job Description
The West Seneca Central School District has an anticipated vacancy in the Literacy and Reading tenure area at the secondary level. This position is a full-time, probationary appointment for an individual certified to teach Literacy/Reading. The ideal candidate will be skilled in targeted reading intervention, data analysis and supporting content-area literacy.
Salary and benefits are paid according to the West Seneca Teachers' Association collective bargaining agreement.
General Duties:
Small-Group and Individual Support: Pull-out or push-in instruction for high school students reading below grade level, English Language Learners (ELLs), or students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
Decoding and Comprehension Strategies: Teaching phonics, fluency, vocabulary acquisition, and critical reading strategies tailored to adolescent readers. Dyslexia and Learning Differences: Designing and implementing specialized, multisensory reading interventions for students with dyslexia or specific learning disabilities.
Diagnostic Testing: Administering and interpreting standardized and qualitative reading inventories (e.g., QRI, running records, or screeners) to pinpoint specific skill gaps.
Progress Monitoring: Tracking student growth data regularly to adjust intervention tiers within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework. Compliance & Record-Keeping: Maintaining confidential student logs, writing intervention progress notes, and participating in CSE (Committee on Special Education) meetings. Parental
Partnerships: Meeting with families to discuss reading plans, progress, and home-based reading strategies.The candidate must be able to demonstrate planning and preparation, instructional skills, effective classroom management and be motivated to engage in continuous professional development. A background in fluency, vocabulary and strategic reading comprehension skills is a must with extensive knowledge of the NYS ELA learning standards.
- Job Qualifications
Required Certification: Reading/Literacy Gr 5-12 or Literacy — All Grades
Specialized Training - Readers Workshop
- Common Core Learning Standards
- Working With Children
- Co-Teaching Experience
- Professional Learning Communities
- Response To Intervention (RTI)
- Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
- Reading Recovery
Technology Literacy - Experience Using Technology As An Instructional Tool
- Google Docs
- Google Apps for Education
- Promethean Boards and Smart Boards
- Microsoft Office
- Job Category
- Teacher
- Job Location
- East Senior High School