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Reading Associate

Overview:

This position is paid through the American Rescue Plan Emergency Assistance to Nonpublic Schools. Salary and benefits will be provided through FACTS Education Solutions.

Are you passionate about increasing literacy for youth in your community? Seneca Family of Agencies is proud to partner with FACTS Education Solutions to hire a Reading Associate. As a Reading Associate, you’ll provide one-on-one and small-group literacy instruction to struggling readers at Seneca’s Nonpublic Schools in the East Bay. Participating in training to develop an understanding of foundational reading and phonics progression, our Reading Associates learn to use whole-body reading interventions, existing curricula, technology-based programs, and games to teach word recognition and comprehension to K-12 students.

Seneca’s nonpublic schools partner with school districts across the Bay Area to deliver a high-quality education with a culturally responsive lens and highly integrated therapeutic & special education services. We believe students thrive when provided an education that humanizes youth and families. We aim to inspire our students with the joy of learning and help them build the mindsets, skills, and relationships necessary to succeed beyond our setting and in mainstream educational environments. To learn more about Seneca’s nonpublic schools, click here.

Responsibilities:

Attend reading curriculum training to develop reading intervention knowledge and skills
Provide targeted reading intervention to individual and small groups
Conduct reading assessment, track and share data with students, families and teachers
Attend weekly meetings with reading interventionist, specialist and instructional leaders
Engage in observation, coaching, and feedback sessions with instructional leaders and reading interventionist
Attend monthly literacy professional learning communities
Work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in using behavioral, clinical and therapeutic techniques appropriately
Write mental health notes to document interventions
Participate in individual and small group treatment
Communicate effectively with all staff involved in the daily life of the client
Intervene with the clients in the program as needed, which may include physical management of the clients and implementation of Seneca ‘s Equilibrium Model Training

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree
TB test clearance, fingerprints, and any other mandatory state/federal licensing or certification requirements
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination and booster
Experience in educational settings working with high-trauma youth and developing reading skills/literacy development
Creativity to develop and implement new interventions around phonics development based on youth interests and needs

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