Director, Content Specialist

ROLE TITLE: Director, Content Specialist - Secondary Literacy (Temporary)  

POSITION REPORTS TO: Jasmine Landry 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until Monday, Augst 17, 2026

LOCATION: Philadelphia, PA

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Should you have any additional questions before applying, please email Jasmine Landry.

YOUR TEAM

Teach for America Greater Philadelphia has set the ambitious goal to double third-grade reading proficiency in the communities we serve by 2032, indicating they are on a path to choice-filled lives.  Additionally, TFA Philly is committed to supporting our Corps Members to become highly effective teachers, no matter what grade or subject they teach.  We cannot achieve these results alone. 

To advance towards our 2032 goal and support our Corps Members, TFA Philly seeks to engage our talented network of alumni educators to build Corps Member content knowledge in the Science of Reading or STEM by hiring a team of Content Specialists to work with specific grade-bands and subjects.   

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Content Specialists are responsible for preparing and facilitating in-person professional development sessions on the Science of Reading or STEM with groups of up to 25 1st- and 2nd-year Corps Members and providing follow-up support. Content Specialists will receive session guidance and templates, engage in 2-6 hours of training, design and facilitate four ~1.5-hour sessions, and participate in 30-60 minute debriefs. TFA Philly can provide Act 48 hours for Specialist training. 

Content sessions will happen four times over the 25-26 school year, plus an additional Meet & Greet session: October 30, mid-January, April 14. Sessions will be in the evening, since Corps Members are teaching during the day.  Each content session will include exploration of 1 or 2 important concepts within the Science of Reading or STEM, then guided application of those concepts using high-quality curricular resources. 

WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• 1-2 hours of training and rehearsal before each session

• Design 4 professional development sessions focused on grade-band-specific Science of Reading or STEM content in alignment with TFA Philly staff guidance. 

• Submit professional development session materials to TFA Philly staff at least 2 weeks prior to session dates and incorporate TFA staff feedback into final sessions as requested

• Facilitate in-person and virtual Science of Reading or STEM content sessions (90 minutes) as part of larger TFA Philly corps events (full time of events listed below)

  • Sept. 14, 2026 – virtual Meet & Greet – 30-60 min 

  • October 17, 2026 – in-person session – 90 min 

  • November 2026 – virtual session, self-scheduled within a window – 90 min

  • January virtual – virtual session, self-scheduled within a window – 90 min

  • March 13 – in-person session – 90 min 

• Spend up to 60 minutes to debrief each PD session

• Provide light follow-up support to Corps Members after/between sessions (e.g. answer questions over email, send follow-up emails with resources discussed in session)

YOUR EXPERIENCE

• Deep content knowledge and training in the Science of Reading (e.g. AIM Pathways, LETRS, Orton-Gillingham, Standards Institute) or STEM (e.g. OGAP, SDP Math Institute, Standards Institute)

• Has expertise supporting secondary humanities teachers with literacy interventions

• At least 3 years of K-12 teaching experience with demonstrated student success

• Strong facilitation with adults

• A core belief that people can learn, grow, and change

• A commitment to ongoing learning and receptiveness to feedback

• Demonstrated success working across lines of difference

• Familiarity with one or more commonly used high-quality curricular resources such as

  • EL/Imagine Learning, Amplify Core Knowledge, Wilson Foundations, Heggerty

  • Eureka Math, Illustrative Mathematics 

COMPENSATION 

The Content Specialist role is compensated at $41.10 per hour throughout the commitment. We anticipate 30-40 total hours over the course of the 2026-27 school year. Compensation for Teach for America positions is determined based on role responsibilities.  

DURATION 

The start date for the Content Specialist role is August 17, 2026.  The role ends May 31, 2027.