Memphis Teacher Residency Looking for Memphis Reading Clinic Director at Memphis, TN Full Time

The vision of the Memphis Literacy Institute (MLI) is to educate and advocate so that every school in Memphis would implement
research-based best practices and be equipped for literacy success such that every student in Memphis would experience the dignity and
equity of reading on grade level. The Memphis Reading Clinic (MRC), as an emerging program of MLI, will support the Memphis Literacy
Institute’s vision by establishing a deep set of literacy resources for the benefit of Memphis’ students, families and teachers,
with special attention offered to our city’s most underserved population.

As part of a growing and innovative organization, the
Memphis Reading Clinic Director will be responsible for leading the exploration and identification of key program and operational elements
of a new Memphis Reading Clinic. 

MRC will be a year-round student intervention and teacher training clinic that will provide:
Diagnostic / screening services for Memphis students; Literacy intervention services for students with reading needs; Teacher training
center and clinical exposure for Memphis teachers / leaders

Qualifications:

• Doctorate in education or
  related field strongly preferred
• Previous experience with research design, implementation, and continuous improvement
• Experience engaging across stakeholder groups
• Previous experience developing, leading and supervising a team
• Appropriate licenses, training certifications, and measures of content knowledge in the field of literacy
• Minimum of five years
  experience in high-needs education preferred
• Track record of success as a literacy teacher, literacy-specific instructional coach,
  or instructional leader
• Experience designing and implementing student interventions
• Experience analyzing multiple sources
  of student data in literacy
• Experience determining and delivering literacy intervention through MTSS
• Experience serving
  students with identified reading or language difficulty
• Goal driven, self-reflective, and analytic problem solver
• Strong
  written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to grow and sustain relationships that advance equity and foster co-learning

Responsibilities:

• Community-facing work
• Foster community engagement with families and local
  stakeholders to cultivate community-connected partnership
• Conduct community landscape analysis in order to outline the strengths,
  resources, and needs of the Memphis community, specifically related to literacy and student services
• Use the community landscape
  analysis to ensure program initiatives are embedded in the needs of the community.
• Collect qualitative and quantitative data to
  define necessary inputs, benchmark outputs, and desired impact.
• Source, share, and translate evidence and data of relevance to
  involved stakeholders
• Serve as Memphis Reading Clinic representative and community advocate

Operational and
Logistical Leadership:

• Develop a comprehensive timeline and plan for the launch and opening of the Memphis Reading
  Clinic
• Design and execute systems that support adequate student enrollment to support program outcomes
• Administer
  assessments and recommend programs to address identified needs evidenced by assessments
• Educate parents about student assessments
  and progress
• Support business operations
• Lay groundwork for long-term operation, logistical and facility needs

Program Design, Development, and Implementation:

• Develop a culture of ongoing analysis, alignment, and
  action focused on advancing the mission of the clinic
• Design and manage student services
• Serve as an instructor in the
  clinic
• Lead instructional work, including any training, mentoring, and management of clinical instructors
• Coordinate with
  Professional Learning Lead to implement clinic-based professional learning
• Read, attend professional development, take coursework,
  etc. to stay continuously updated in the field
• Support MRC advancement through research, grant writing, proposal development,
  etc.

Compensation:
Salary commensurate with experience ($80,000 – $85,000)

Competitive benefits
package including medical, dental, vision, HRA, IRA, life, and paid time off

Schedule:
Year round, salaried,
full-time position

Local travel and some after-hours events required