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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. 

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FLSA Status: Exempt
Emp Employment Status: Full-Time

Work Calendar Status: 11 Months (215 Days)
Salary: $45,000 $50,000 annually