Independent Reading Manager
About Us
In July 2019, Compass Community Schools opened six high-quality charter schools (five elementary (K-8) and one high school) in the Memphis communities of Berclair, Binghampton, Frayser, Hickory Hill, Midtown, and Orange Mound. We focus intently on three pillars – academic excellence, values-based character education, and service learning in the community – as we prepare our students for college and life-long success.
Our vision is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ideal of education: “Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” This true education – provided within a supportive, joyful, and hopeful school culture – will prepare our students to be positive agents of change in our communities.
Position Overview
The Independent Reading Manager (IRM) will instill a love of reading in all K-8 students across the campus by setting up and implementing systems for independent reading, supporting 4th-5th grade literacy through small group instruction, and supporting teachers to ensure students are always reading great books inside and outside of school.
Primary Responsibilities
● Work cooperatively with teachers, principals, and other literacy coordinators to develop an appropriate independent reading program that ensures support and accountability across K-8.
● Work with school staff, students, and families to develop and model a culture of reading at home and school that encourages reading and highlights the benefits of reading for purpose and pleasure.
● Coordinate and facilitate a school-wide literacy program.
● Help students choose reading materials at their independent reading level and oversee a computerized program to track independent reading progress.
Manage and order materials to ensure a wide variety of books are in classrooms and throughout the school.
● Work directly with students to provide reading tutoring with a prescribed intervention curriculum in small groups.
● Plan and prepare a variety of learning activities to motivate students’ reading.
● Participate in training for TN All Corps development.
● Maintain and review student data on independent reading and share it with teachers.
Qualifications
● Affinity with, and passion for, the compelling vision of Compass Community Schools
● Ability to foster a love for reading
● Ability to motivate students to read for enjoyment
● Ability to collaborate with a team of educators
● Experience working in a school or library setting preferred
● Demonstrated effectiveness working with people with differing cultural backgrounds and/or personal characteristics, including race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or economic differences. Preference given for experience working
successfully with those of similar demographics to the desired school placement.
What We Offer
● Mission-driven, joyful, respectful working environments
● Intentionally small school settings
● Opportunity to positively impact the lives of Memphis youth
● Competitive compensation and benefits package
