Position Type: High School Teaching/Writing CoachDate Posted: 11/13/2024Location: Millwood High School
Position Title: Writing Coach Reports To: High School Principal Site Location: High School Classification: Hourly Salary: $30.00 an hour Length of Duties: Responsibilities: - Work directly with students to improve writing skills, including organization, grammar style, and content.
- Offer one-on-one or small group writing conferences to provide targeted feedback.
- Helps students improve their writing across genres, including essay, research papers, creative writing, and multimedia projects.
- Support students with specific challenges such as organization, clarity, coherence, or writing fluency.
- Collaborate or modifications for students with writing-related challenges (e.g., dysgraphia, ADHD).
- Help create or maintain a school writing center, providing a space for students to receive extra writing help, peer tutoring, or access to writing resources.
Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Education, English, Literacy, or a related field (Master's degree preferred).
- State certification in English, Language Arts or related field (preferred).
- 3-5 years of teaching experience, with a strong background in reading instruction.
- Expertise in writing pedagogy, including knowledge of various writing form and grammar instruction
- Deep knowledge of and experience in content, instructional strategies, and assessment driven instruction
- Demonstrated ability to communicate in a professional manner both orally and in writing
- Demonstrated strength in organization, communication skills and efficiency in meeting deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to function as a positive collaborative member of a team
- Demonstrated interest, passion and engagement in professional learning and reflection
- Ability to multitask, work under pressure and follow through consistently.The mission of the Millwood Public School District is to prepare all students academically and socially for lifelong learning and achievement. An Equal Opportunity Employer