Job Description

Summary

Join National Heritage Academies (NHA) as an ELA Curriculum Specialist. The ELA Curriculum Specialist will report directly to the ELA Curriculum Manager and will be responsible for supporting schools in curricular needs relating to programs, resources and documents.

Company Information:

National Heritage Academies (NHA) partners with communities to build and operate public charter schools. Founded in 1995, today NHA serves over 100 schools in nine states, with more than 65,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Our schools are designed to eliminate the achievement gap and provide school choice to families so their children are prepared for success in college, career, and life. A majority of our schools consistently outperform their local district on the state test. According to the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University, NHA is a leading performer among charter schools and management organizations, outperforming both conventional district schools and other charter school operators. In addition, according to our employee survey, over 90% of respondents agree that the work they do is meaningful to them. Join our team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create and facilitate professional development for teachers and leaders on topics such as instructional strategies, data response, and curricular tool implementation
• Develop and revise lesson plans, assessments, and/or other instructional routines and frameworks for K-12 ELA teachers
• Collaborate with school leadership to enhance teacher quality through direct coaching at schools around effective instruction, data analysis, and assessment administration
• Research and promote best practices in assigned content areas
• Model effective literacy instruction
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education is required, Master’s Degree in preferred
• A minimum of 3-5 years of English Language Arts teaching experience preferred
• Experience writing and presenting professional development
• Thorough understanding of ELA state standards
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to complete multiple tasks simultaneously
• Excellent communication skills are essential, both written and verbal
• Ability to use technology for collaboration
• Ability to function within general assignment of responsibilities
• Ability to travel as required (up to 50% depending on location)

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National Heritage Academies is an equal-opportunity employer.