Ignite Reading teaches kids to read.

Today, 67% of students and 82% of low-income students can’t read at grade level by the end of third grade. That’s when you are supposed to go from learning to read to reading to learn. It’s America’s number one education crisis and we know how to fix it.

Ignite teaches kids to read by providing 15 minutes a day of 1:1 virtual reading instruction. We focus on the reading fundamentals (letters, phonics, and sight words) kids need to master so they can decode a sentence. Our program accelerates reading progress 2.4x and we are disrupting how schools think about reading instruction.

Ignite launched our first school implementation in the fall of 2021. Sixteen months later, we will have grown our number of schools and students 35x.

Ignite Reading is a mission-driven public benefit corporation. We believe we can do well for our team members and shareholders while we solve one of the nation’s biggest challenges. We believe we will be more successful with a diverse team and are seeking candidates who have lived experience related to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Your Role

Working closely with our VP of Academics and Director, Academics and Literacy Partnership, the Literacy Manager will help identify our progress towards instructional goals and next steps to ensure continuous improvement. Reporting to our Director, this person is responsible for directly managing a team of 8-10 Literacy Specialists. The Literacy Manager oversees, supports and ensures that Literacy Specialists are maximally impactful in their work of driving student outcomes and achieving team as well as company wide goals in service of Ignite Reading’s academic vision. This is a Full-time Position.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the implementation of meeting structures, instructional strategies, curriculum updates, and interventions developed by Director and Academics, VP with the team literacy specialists across 15,000+ students and growing
Develop clear systems of observation, feedback, and coaching for literacy specialists in order to ensure all Ignite Reading instructional systems and meeting structures are implemented with fidelity and reinforce values and culture of Ignite Reading in all internal and external interactions
Support in data collection and analysis across all school partnerships, data studies, and support the development of data reports
Serve as the strategic leader for regions that you lead and ensure that the goals for the partnership are achieved through collaboration between key team members on the Customer Success and Partnerships team
Gather key information in order to guide and provide feedback to Literacy Specialists about their school partner relationship to ensure that school partner relationships are developed, nurtured, and focused on key student growth goals
Support Literacy Specialist team with supporting students who need additional intervention and share instructional trends with the Instructional Designer
In addition to supporting instructional data, collect key data on Literacy Specialist performance and use this to guide observation feedback and next steps for the Literacy Specialist team
Meet regularly with the Director, Literacy and Academic Partnership to share regional updates and communicate bright spots and needs for the Literacy Specialist team
Collaborate with Partnerships and Customer Success to ensure knowledge alignment across key regions
Support the work of the Literacy Team and offer support to the team members as needed

Core Competencies

Ethics & Integrity: Behave in a fair and ethical manner towards peers, partners, tutors, and children; instill mutual trust and confidence; act with honesty and integrity.
Planning/Organizing/Goal Setting: Demonstrate the ability to organize people and tasks; develop realistic action plans while being sensitive to time constraints and resource availability; define realistic, specific goals and objectives; prioritize objectives.
Teamwork and Collaboration: Work with colleagues to build morale and team commitment to goals and objectives.
Diversity: Understand that each individual is unique and celebrate individual differences including race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, mental or physical (dis)ability, marital status, veteran status, education, training, position, level of authority, seniority, full-time or part-time status.
Collaboration: Cultivate a positive partner and customer service relationship; foster two-way communication; deliver experiences that exceed stakeholders’ expectations.
Continuous Improvement: Continuously seek opportunities for innovative approaches to address organizational opportunities.
Leadership: The ability to guide and develop our existing and future Literacy Specialists
Solution-Oriented: Exhibit initiative; take action in solving problems; positive attitude focused on collaboration and team problem solving.

Job Qualifications

At Ignite Reading, we’ve decided to embrace a transparent compensation structure for a few reasons:

To promote fairness and equity: This approach supports fairness within our structure. When everyone knows how compensation decisions are made, it reduces the likelihood of pay discrimination based on factors like gender, race, relationships, or negotiation skills.

To provide accountability for our approach: The same role receives the same compensation, with no negotiation.

To build trust within the organization: When employees understand how their compensation is determined, they are more likely to trust organizational structures and decisions, which can lead to overall better culture.

To support legal considerations: Many states are moving to requiring compensation listed on job descriptions and we want to follow these rules.

Salary: $90,000

We also ensure you have the tools you need to thrive both in and out of work.

Employee Stock Options
Medical, Dental, and Vision (80% employee coverage, 50% dependent coverage)
Short-term disability (100% employer paid)
Technology Stipend
Unlimited PTO + 12 paid holidays
Professional Development Stipend
Wellness Reimbursement
Internet Stipend
12 Weeks of Parental Leave
Yearly Staff Retreat
Voluntary Life Insurance

At Ignite Reading, we believe in building and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where all applicants are considered for employment without attention to color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria – unlike majority candidates meeting significantly fewer requirements. We strongly encourage you to apply if you’re interested!

We are seeking candidates who have lived experience related to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are a virtual organization with headquarters in the California Bay Area.

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