Start Date
08/06/2025
Valid Through
05/12/2025
Position Areas
School District/Cooperative
Description
Please note that this posting closes at 3:00 pm on the date listed above.
| Job Title | Secondary ELA Specialist |
| Department/Location | Curriculum & Instruction |
| Supervisor | Director of Curriculum & Instruction |
| Salary Schedule | Teacher Salary Schedule |
| Lane Placement | A-G (based on qualifications) |
| Contract Length | 9 months (189 days) plus up to 30 days |
| FTE | 1.0 |
| FLSA Classification | Exempt |
| Special Designations | Internal Applicants Only |
This posting is for internal applicants only. The contract for this position begins on 8/6/2025, but a portion of the additional days may be required prior to that date, but after 7/1/2025. If you have questions regarding this position please contact Noelle Converse at (385) 646-4543 or email nconverse@graniteschools.org.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, training, education, responsibilities, abilities; the machines, tools and equipment used; background; and any licenses or certifications required. Physical, punctual, reliable, and predictable regular attendance is an essential job function to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
Job Summary:
The Secondary English Language Arts (ELA) Specialist provides professional development experiences to Granite School District ELA teachers in curriculum, instructional strategies and assessment for ELA content. The position focuses on promoting the implementation of the Utah Core Standards for ELA with research-based practices using district-adopted tools. The Secondary ELA Specialist will provide sustained support to Granite District secondary teachers through a continuum of coaching and professional development opportunities.
Essential Functions:
- Assist in managing and maintaining Granite School District approved ELA curricular resources, programs, and supports.
- Support the facilitation of Novels Committee and help maintain the approved novels lists.
- Help support and maintain the district ELA website.
- Support Granite School District ELA teachers in interventions, extensions, and instructional supports for Tier I instruction in a secondary setting.
- Plan and facilitate professional development for Granite School District ELA teachers.
- Support Granite School District ELA teachers in utilizing ELA related technology.
Non-essential Functions:
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge and Skills:
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of the Utah State Core Standards for ELA 6th–12th grades.
- Working knowledge of Granite School District Curriculum Maps, assessments, approved materials, and the Granite Way.
- Experience with and understanding of Granite’s Proficiency-based Learning (PBL) model.
Required Education and Qualifications:
- Requires a Utah State Board of Education (USBE) cleared criminal background check.
- Requires one of the following:
- a valid Professional Educator License issued by the Utah State Board of Education with a professional secondary license area of concentration and English endorsement; or
- an equivalent license in another state.
- an equivalent license in another state.
- Master's degree from a regionally-accredited university preferred.
Required Prior Experience:
- Minimum of three (3) years of successful teaching experience.
- Five (5) years of successful teaching experience preferred.
- Experience working with adult learners preferred.
- Successful teaching experience in a junior high or high school setting preferred.
- Level 1 or Level 2 Reading Endorsement preferred.
Assigned Decision Making:
- Not applicable.
Non-Supervisory Interaction:
- Interacts and collaborates with employees, board members, patrons, vendors, administrators and secretaries in schools.
- Works with various department secretaries, coordinators, managers and directors.
- Provides professional learning opportunities to Granite teachers.
Supervisory Responsibility:
- Not applicable.
Budget Responsibility:
- Not applicable.
Working Environment:
- Work takes place in a typical school or office environment.
- Supervision of students requires both indoor and outdoor responsibilities (e.g. recess duty, gymnasium activities, etc.) in all types of weather and air quality.
- Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.
Physical Demands:
This list of essential and marginal functions and of physical requirements is not exhaustive and may be supplemented in accordance with the requirements of the job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and/or hear.
- The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, and crouch.
- The employee is occasionally required to use hands to handle or feel objects and must occasionally climb or balance.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
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