Learning Specialist

Congressional School • Falls Church, VA

19h

About The Position

The Learning Specialist provides direct instruction to students individually or in small groups, helping them develop reading, math, writing, and executive functioning skills. The role works collaboratively with classroom teachers and CTLI Leadership to assess student progress, set learning goals, and use a variety of instructional methods, materials, and techniques. The position serves students from Kindergarten through 8th grade and calls for cultural competency, respect for diversity, and an interest in supporting students’ academic and social growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least three years of experience delivering direct student interventions.
• Comfort delivering direct intervention in multisensory, structured literacy approaches, such as Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, or Lindamood-Bell, and explicit executive functioning coaching.
• Experience assessing student skills and progress using standardized assessment measures.
• Experience differentiating instruction for students diagnosed with language-based learning disabilities, ADHD/ADD, and/or executive functioning challenges.
• Exceptional communication skills for guiding families, managing expectations, and maintaining transparent progress monitoring.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a diverse environment and commitment to cultural competency.
• Strong initiative and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a joyful, collegial, and collaborative environment.
• Warm personality, sense of humor, and growth mindset.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Special Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Educational Psychology, or a closely related field.
• Familiarity with Singapore Math, preferably with experience teaching it.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teachers to identify student needs, set learning goals and targets, and develop practices that support continuous academic growth.
• Read and interpret academic assessments to determine appropriate accommodations and supports for students with previously identified diagnoses and disabilities.
• Assist CTLI Leadership and classroom teachers with student assessments, data collection, and analysis of results from a variety of sources.
• Teach targeted interventions to individual students and small groups.
• Meet regularly with classroom teachers to plan targeted instruction aligned with student needs.
• Maintain current records of student progress.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time