Learning Specialist - Upper School

Job Title:                Learning Specialist            FLSA Status:  Exempt

Department:  Upper School (Grades Nine-Twelve)    Posting Dates: 1/11/21 – Until filled

Reports To:           Director of Upper School

Position Summary:

The Upper School Learning Specialist facilitates academic, behavioral, functional, and social-emotional support for students with diverse learning needs by developing strategies for learning, organization, and test-taking. The Learning Specialist provides individualized instruction and serves as a division-wide resource on learning needs for parents and faculty. The Learning Specialist can identify learning needs, spearhead educational testing, interpret evaluations, develop accommodation plans, and administer professional development in areas related to student achievement.

Qualifications:

A Master’s degree in Special Education or School Psychology and experience working in a secondary school setting is required for this position. Minimum of five years’ experience as an Intervention/Learning Specialist, School Psychologist, or related field.

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Manage all aspects of individualized learning accommodation plans, including development, implementation, instruction, support, supervision, and monitoring
• Coordinate accommodations for standardized tests (PSAT 8/9, PSAT/NMSQT, ACT, SAT, and AP) and school-wide midyear and final exams
• Identify learning needs of struggling students to support classroom instruction
• Instruct students in large group, small group, and one-on-one settings in learning, organization, communication, and executive function
• Administer educational assessments and interpret evaluation results
• Manage division-wide tutoring and support services
• Conference with parents and faculty across grade levels and divisions
• Provide short-term intervention to students as needed
• Attend division, department chair, and school-wide meetings
• Work closely with the Upper School Administrative Team
• Serve as a member on the Student Services and Learning Services teams
• Serve as testing coordinator for College Board and ACT to complete applications for accommodations and administer exams to students with approved accommodations