About this role
Job Title: Texas ACE / 21st CCLC Content Specialist Reports To: ACE Project Director Organization: Tejano Center Division: RYSS Texas Public School Location: District Office POSITION SUMMARY Lead the design, alignment, implementation, and continuous improvement of Project EMBRACE academic, enrichment, social-emotional, college/career, family engagement, and summer content across seven ACE centers. The Content Specialist develops coherent, evidence-based resources; aligns High-Impact Tutoring and enrichment with TEKS, HQIM, school-day instruction, and grant outcomes; coaches staff; analyzes progress data; and ensures students receive engaging, culturally responsive, accessible learning experiences that accelerate achievement and positive youth development EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Education / Certification
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in education, curriculum and instruction, reading/literacy, mathematics, STEM, educational technology, or a related field required; master's degree preferred. • Texas teaching certificate or comparable instructional credential preferred; certification or advanced training in reading, mathematics, ESL/bilingual education, special education, or STEM is highly desirable. • Clear and valid Texas driver's license; ability to travel frequently among RYSS campuses and partner sites. • Must satisfy all criminal history, fingerprinting, and other screening requirements applicable to school personnel and grant-funded staff.
Experience
• Three years of successful teaching, curriculum development, instructional coaching, intervention, or expanded learning experience. • Demonstrated experience designing standards-aligned lessons and using assessment data to improve reading, math, STEM, or related student outcomes. • Experience facilitating professional development and coaching teachers, tutors, mentors, or enrichment providers. • Experience with high-need, emergent bilingual, economically disadvantaged, at-risk, immigrant, homeless, and/or special education students preferred. • Experience in Texas ACE/21st CCLC, summer learning, grant-funded programming, or community partnerships preferred.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES
• Deep knowledge of TEKS, HQIM, High-Impact Tutoring, HB 1416 accelerated instruction, formative assessment, progress monitoring, and differentiated instruction. • Knowledge of Science of Reading, evidence-based math intervention, project-based learning, STEM/robotics, college and career readiness, SEL, restorative practices, and positive youth development. • Ability to design coherent scope-and-sequence documents, lesson templates, tutoring protocols, instructional resources, and staff training for afterschool and summer environments. • Ability to analyze disaggregated academic, attendance, behavior, participation, and survey data and translate findings into instructional adjustments. • Strong coaching, facilitation, observation, feedback, collaboration, organization, and written communication skills. • Knowledge of accommodations and accessible instructional practices for emergent bilingual students, students with disabilities, and students experiencing other barriers. • Proficiency with digital curriculum tools, adaptive software, learning management systems, dashboards, spreadsheets, and presentation tools. • Bilingual English/Spanish communication skills preferred. WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS Tools / Equipment Standard office and instructional equipment; computers and peripherals; digital curriculum, assessment, dashboard, presentation, STEM, robotics, and communication tools. Physical Demands
• Prolonged sitting, computer use, reading, writing, and development of instructional materials; frequent standing, walking, presenting, and classroom observation. • Occasional bending, stooping, reaching, and lifting/carrying instructional materials or equipment up to 25 pounds. • Ability to move among classrooms and campuses and demonstrate instructional or enrichment activities. Environmental Factors
• Frequent travel among RYSS campuses and partner locations; occasional regional or statewide travel for training. • Periodic afternoon/evening, summer, and weekend work for observations, training, family events, and program activities. • Work in office, classroom, lab, gym, outdoor, and event settings with noise, interruptions, deadlines, and changing priorities. **PLEASE OPEN ATTACHMENT FOR COMPLETE JOB DESCRIPTION DUTIES** FLSA Status: Exempt Emp Employment Status: Full-Time Work Calendar Status: 11 Months (215 Days) Salary: $45,000 $50,000 annually