Middle School Learning Support Specialist

Capitol Hill Day School seeks a full-time Middle School Learning Specialist for the 2024-2025 academic year.

The Middle School Learning Support Specialist will have a focus on 5th-8th grades. Duties include, but are not limited to, working with students, families, faculty/staff and outside providers, as described below:

Work with Students

• Provide support for students in grades 5-8 through in-class assistance, small-group instruction, and individual meetings. Areas to be addressed include: academic, executive functioning, attention, and self-advocacy.

Work with Families

• Provide resources to help families navigate executive functioning and class-specific challenges at home.
• Work with families to discuss outside evaluations, support services, and implementation of suggested strategies.

Work with Faculty/Staff

• Work with the Student Support Team to identify students requiring additional educational evaluations or other outside supports, and coordinate identified services with students, families, and teachers.
• Draft Learning Support Plans based on outside evaluative information.
• Collaborate with the Student Support Team as well as Middle School Faculty regarding evaluations, recommendations, and Learning Support plans.
• Participate in weekly meetings with Cohort teachers to develop a shared understanding of student needs and collaborate with staff to collectively support students.
• Model student support strategies and facilitate teacher trainings related to learning accommodations.
• Support the School admissions process by helping to assess student applicants and produce written evaluations.

Work with Outside Providers

• Coordinate with outside providers (i.e. tutors, evaluators) to integrate strategies across settings.

Requirements

Master’s degree in special education and experience teaching at the Middle School level; understanding of child development and progressive education pedagogy; experience using a range of strategies to differentiate instruction to meet individual student needs; commitment to working in close collaboration with professional colleagues.

Differences in religion, socio-economic status, racial and cultural heritage, sexual orientation, and gender identity and expression create the opportunity for people to learn from each other as they learn with each other. As such, Capitol Hill Day School provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, termination, compensation, and training.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work setting:

• In-person

Application Question(s):

• Do you have experience working with Middle School students? If yes, please explain.
• Please explain your experience using a range of strategies to differentiate instruction to meet individual student needs.
• Please explain your training and/or experience in special education.

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Teaching: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Washington, DC 20003: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person