Learning Specialist

Congressional School • Falls Church, VA

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About The Position

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

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 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.
• 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.

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.
• Warm personality, sense of humor, and a growth mindset.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teachers to identify student needs, set learning goals and targets, and develop practices that support ongoing 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 varied 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