Learning Specialist - Middle School

ST MATTHEWS EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL•San Mateo, CA

6d•$79,000 - $115,000•Onsite

About The Position

Episcopal Day School of St. Matthew seeks a Middle School Learning Specialist to work with 5th - 8th-grade students who are in need of academic support. The Middle School Learning Specialist works under the direction of the Middle School Director and is a member of the Learning Services Team along with the Lower School Learning Specialist, School Counselor, and the two Division Directors. The Learning Services Team develops learning plans, implements assessments, and monitors and supports students’ progress. In addition, the Middle School Learning Specialist plays a lead role in each Student Support Team that is developed when a Middle School student is determined to need academic support. The Middle School Learning Specialist works closely with Middle School teachers, Middle School parents, and tutors to ensure consistent communication about expectations and strategies for each student for whom they are providing support. This is a full time position that is eligible for 100% of the school’s benefit package.

Requirements

BA/BS Degree
Knowledge about common learning differences in middle school-aged children
Experience in providing both individual and group instruction
Background in developing executive function, metacognition, and self-advocacy skills
Experience with assisting teachers in assessments and progress monitoring of students with learning differences
Experience with performing formal and informal assessments
Experience in conducting classroom observations
Experience with interpreting evaluations and translating the results to parents
Experience with implementing accommodations and interventions
Experience with providing referrals to families to outside professionals when an evaluation is recommended
Experience with providing professional development for faculty with regard to differentiating instruction and supporting students with learning differences
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Must be able to move safely and comfortably over a large campus regularly.
May stand for extended periods of time (up to 4 hours per day).
Work primarily in a traditional climate-controlled classroom environment and outside in weather ranging from cold and wet to hot (80+ degrees).
Ability to safely and occasionally lift up to 30 lbs. And regularly lift up to 10 lbs.
Regularly sit, talk, walk, hear and interact with students, parents, staff and visitors.
Regularly use close and distance vision.
Turn, bend, reach and occasionally use a step ladder.

Nice To Haves

Certificate or license in Educational Therapy or Special Education preferred
Certificates in Orton Gillingham, Slingerland, or Wilson Foundations preferred
Experience working with 5th -8th students, parents, and teachers preferred

Responsibilities

Providing Individual and group support for students with learning differences
Acting as a liaison between the school and outside evaluators
Maintaining an up-to-date database of students who are receiving support
Participating in Student Support Team (SST) meetings
Collaborating with Learning Services Team (Lower School Learning Specialist, School Counselor, Math Specialist, and Division Directors) to create and monitor student support plans
Offering assistance to Middle School students during Zero period (before school) and Study Hall
When directed to do so by the Middle School Director, assisting teachers in the classroom in order to provide support to students
When directed to do so by the Middle School Director, engaging in classroom observations
Providing guidance and direction in the determination of learning accommodations for individual students
Attending grade level and meetings as necessary
Providing regular communication to the parents of students receiving support
Attending all division and all school Faculty meetings
Providing both formal and informal assessments: write-ups, intervention plans, and progress monitoring