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Job Posting Title:
ES Literacy Specialist (Apply directly with Skyview Academy - DO NOT apply online with DCSD)
Job Description:
Position: ES Literacy Specialist
Reports To: Lower School Principal
Position Status: Full-Time
Position Class: Exempt
Contract Days: 181 days
Schedule: M-F
Salary/Pay: Staff Compensation & Retention Policy
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, PERA
Vision Statement:
SkyView Academy is committed to preparing students to be life-long learners and honorable leaders of tomorrow.
Mission Statement:
SkyView Academy offers a research-based, content-rich liberal arts program committed to foreign language studies and community service. Staff, parents, and students are actively involved in a culture of expectation and support where individuals are respected, valued, and known by the content of their character.
Overview:
The Literacy Specialist will provide classroom literacy support and help to ensure the educational development of the students in elementary school. All teachers will be responsible for the adoption of the school mission and vision as evidenced through thoughtful lesson planning aligned with the school’s curriculum components (i.e. Core Knowledge). In addition, teachers will show a commitment to furthering their own professional development and building relationships with families.
Position Specific Information (if Applicable):
Responsibilities:
Provide literacy classroom support to a variety of grade levels
Collaborate with the literacy team to assist teachers with reading instruction and intervention
Collaborate with the literacy team to help implement effective reading instruction for the primary, elementary, and middle school program
Work with Tier 2 students to provide effective reading interventions
Effectively teach comprehension and decoding skills
Administration and oversight of DIBELS and progress monitoring
Demonstrated proficiency in fulfilling READ Act requirements
Communicate proactively with other staff, students, and parents
Participate in school-wide professional development as well as continuing education
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Masters of Reading or Endorsement in elementary reading preferred
Bachelor’s degree in education, with Elementary endorsement; license preferred
Strong literacy training and experience in the application of best practices in early/emergent strategies
Proficient in the use of technology
Proven ability to integrate special needs children and modify and/or adapt curriculum
Good diagnostic skills
Excellent communication skills, including report writing and record-keeping
Proficient in the use of technology
Desired Attributes:
Successful candidates will be exceptional leaders, communicators, and enthusiastic about the SVA charter school model, which empowers staff and families, values Core Knowledge, Classical curriculum, foreign language, character education, and service to the community.
Other desired attributes include:
Experience implementing the Core Knowledge Sequence and Classical teaching methods
Passion for developing a whole-school culture that provides the appropriate structure for grades preschool-12
Precise, persuasive, and effective interpersonal communication and writing skills
Entrepreneurial attitude, solid decision-making, and well-developed management skills
Accountable for their own actions and decisions, as well as comfortable holding others accountable for theirs
Accessible with an open-minded approach to students, staff, parents, and the community
Dedication to being a respectable leader and role model at the school and within the community
Send Letter of Interest and Resume to:
Human Resources
SkyView Academy
6161 Business Center Dr.
Highlands Ranch, CO 80130
employment@svak12.org
To learn more, visit our SkyView website.
SkyView Academy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of age 40 and over, race, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.
Responsibilities:
Certifications:
Teaching License - Colorado Department of Education
Education:
Bachelor's Degree (Required)
Skills:
Position Type:
Charter School
Primary Location:
Skyview Academy
One Year Only (Yes or No):
No
Scheduled Hours Per Week:
40
FTE:
1.00
Approx Scheduled Days Per Year:
185 Work Days
- (260 days indicates a year-round position. Time off [or Off-Track Days] are then granted based on the position. Any exceptions to the normal off-track time will be noted in the Additional Position Details section above, as scheduled work days.)
Minimum Hire Rate:
$1.00 USD Annual
Maximum Hire Rate:
$75,000.50 USD Annual
Full Salary Range:
$1.00 USD - $150,000.00 USD Annual
- All salary amounts listed above are based on a full-time (1.0) FTE. If applicable, part-time salaries will be prorated according to the assigned FTE.
Benefits:
This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options.
Time Off Plans:
This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past:
May 20, 2026