Overview

Are you passionate about assisting students in the classroom? Do you enjoy working collaboratively with others? If so, then Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School (CRIPCS) is the place for you. Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School (CRIPCS) is an adult charter school that delivers high-quality education, career training, and supportive services that enable adult immigrants to realize their dreams while strengthening our community and economy. When you join the team at CRIPCS you become part of a unique, performance-driven organization where students are the center of our work and excellence permeates. The mission of Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School is to deliver high-quality education, career training, and supportive services that enable adult immigrants to realize their dreams while strengthening our community and economy. Our organization's values guide our behavior:Integrity RespectPerseveranceCompassion InclusivityCollaboration Literacy Specialist ROLE SUMMARY: The Literacy Specialist supports the school's mission by strengthening literacy instruction and outcomes for adult immigrant learners across both CRIPCS campuses. Reporting to the Academic Director of Specialized Student Services, this role sits within the Specialized Student Services department and serves as the organization's primary literacy expert - providing targeted interventions for students and building a coherent, evidence-based system of literacy support that spans both campuses and connects classroom instruction with specialized services. The Literacy Specialist brings these efforts together - diagnosing specific student needs, delivering and standardizing interventions, and coaching staff to implement effective literacy strategies consistently across the organization using platforms including Reading Horizons and Achieve3000. CORE WORKSTREAMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Developing Literacy Interventions Collaborate with Director of SSS to develop PD for faculty Work with ETS to identify appropriate reading intervention platforms as well as online platforms that support literacy. Design, standardize, and continuously improve targeted literacy interventions for Tier 2 and Tier 3 students, ensuring interventions are evidence-based, culturally responsive, and aligned with diagnosed student needs. Diagnose specific student literacy needs using formal and informal assessment tools, and develop individualized and small-group intervention plans that address reading, writing, and foundational literacy skills. Bring together literacy efforts across the organization - including classroom instruction, Specialized Student Services interventions, and technology platforms such as Reading Horizons and Achieve3000 - into a coherent, aligned system of support for literacy at both campuses. Collaborate with the Specialized Student Services team, curriculum staff, and faculty to develop and refine intervention protocols, ensuring consistency and fidelity of implementation across both campuses. Provide direct literacy instruction to students as needed, modeling effective intervention strategies for tutors and paraeducators working alongside students in Tier 2 and Tier 3 settings. Collect, analyze, and monitor student literacy data - including diagnostic assessments, progress monitoring tools, and platform data from Reading Horizons and Achieve3000 - to track student growth and evaluate intervention effectiveness based on assigned caseload. Stay current on research and trends in adult literacy, ESL, and evidence-based intervention practices, incorporating new knowledge into program design and professional development. Working with Students Provide direct, targeted literacy instruction to individual students and small groups as needed, with a focus on students receiving Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions who require specialized, intensive support beyond what tutors and classroom teachers can provide. Conduct literacy assessments with individua