Kimball Union Academy seeks an experienced, student-centered Learning Specialist with an emphasis on reading support to join our community as a full-time faculty member who will actively support and fulfill KUA’s mission “to create a deep sense of belonging for every member of our community. Through intentionally designed experiences and challenges, our students develop the knowledge, voice, and character to live with purpose and integrity.”
A KUA Learning Specialist will provide comprehensive learning services to students with mild to moderate learning disabilities in a 1:1 setting. The successful candidate will have knowledge of the academic, emotional and brain-based components of learning in adolescence with the ability to utilize assistive technologies and interventions to support student growth.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
TUTOR 10-12 students two to three times per week both during the class-day and afternoon activities
Work with students on reading support, math skills and executive functioning
Teach and work in collaboration with a community that embraces diversity, provides equity, and ensures inclusion and belonging for all
Open to learning and utilizing the principles of KUA Design within the classroom, coaching, advising and within the residential program
Communicate regularly with parents, teachers, and advisors by phone, in-person, and through written progress reports
Pursue growth in understanding and implementation of the most current educational brain science
Coach sports and/or lead afternoon activities
Advise a small cohort of students
Serve as a dorm parent in our residential program and work with a team to supervise and facilitate weekend activities six weekends per year
Contribute knowledge, expertise, and passion to the on-going collaborative effort to innovate and improve KUA’s curriculum?and participate in committee work as assigned by school leadership?
QUALIFICATIONS
Advanced work in special education or readingInstruction
Three years of experience as a learning specialist at the high school level
Outstanding interpersonal skills
Strong written?and verbal communication skills
Current with evidence and brain-based pedagogical practices
Collaborative approach, willing to work closely with colleagues both in and outside of the department
Facility with Mac OS, Microsoft365, Google apps, and other education-enhancing technology
Flexible, resilient,and creative working within a fast-paced environment
Personal dedication to investing in the lives of young people
Strong analytical skills and an ability to learn new systems quickly
Sincere commitment to learn and embrace KUA’s school culture
Kimball Union Academy, founded in 1813, is one of the oldest private boarding and day schools in New Hampshire and the country. We are building a culture where differences are valued and we celebrate multiple approaches and points of view. Our employees engage with diverse and talented students across the curriculum to become analytical thinkers, creative problem solvers, effective communicators and contributors. KUA blends the best of the New England boarding tradition with an innovative, modern educational program for a diverse group of day and boarding students from across the country and around the world. Located in the village of Meriden, New Hampshire in the heart of the Upper Valley, Kimball Union is minutes from Dartmouth College and has direct access to Boston and New York.
SCHOOL STATS
•340 students
•250 Boarding & 90 Day Students
•From 28 countries
•Grades 9-12 & PG
•47 Teaching Faculty
•6:1 Student/Faculty Ratio
•12 Student average class size
•Average years of faculty experience: 19
•Faculty tenure > 10 years: 2/3
•70% of faculty hold advanced degrees
