Lower School Learning Specialist

Oakton, VA
Full-Time

Description: 

When passion and impact come together, an institution becomes more than a place to work. As many of our teachers and staff will tell you, Flint Hill is a place where they are challenged and inspired, and yet it still feels like home.

At Flint Hill, we believe in redefining what educational excellence looks like. Always curious, every day, we ask questions like, “Imagine if?” and “What’s possible?” And we encourage our students to do the same.

Our teachers’ expertise and commitment to innovative teaching are complemented by a personal approach that emphasizes respect and communication.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the academic growth of students who have been or may be diagnosed with learning differences and/or attentional challenges through in-class and small group sessions.

• Oversee the implementation of students’ classroom accommodations to support students.

• Collaborate with teachers around students’ academic development.

• Assist teachers in differentiating instruction for a variety of learning styles.

• Lead, document, and participate in grade-level student meetings and divisional student support team meetings.

• Maintain detailed records related to an assigned caseload of students to document academic progress and needs

• Analyze psychoeducational evaluations, summarize findings for faculty and parents and create and/or update formal learning profiles and accommodations plans.

• Remain current on educational research pertaining to learning differences and best instructional practices.

• Support teachers by offering resources, assistance, advice, and training to enable faculty to better meet the needs of all learners.

• Assume an active role in Student Support Team (SST) meetings

• Perform all responsibilities expected of faculty (for example, writing report card comments, supervising students outside of class times, attending faculty meetings, etc.)

• Skillfully manage multiple concurrent tasks in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

• Leverage strong analytical, and problem-solving, communication, organizational, and planning skills

• Demonstrate strong professional judgment and effective communication (written and oral) skills

• Utilize a collaborative, team-oriented approach to student and faculty interactions

• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

An undergraduate degree in Special Education or a related field; a minimum of 5 years of experience teaching or as a Learning Specialist at the lower school level; minimum of 3 years using current and emerging technologies to support learning; an advanced degree is preferred.

Experience using leading technologies such as Google Suite and Apple applications and products, training in Responsive Classroom or other social-emotional curricula, training and education in building and sustaining inclusive classrooms.

Contact:

Flint Hill's online application:https://recruiting.myapps.paychex.com/appone/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=6328460&B_ID=91&fid=1&Adid=0&ssbgcolor=17143A&SearchScreenID=10422&CountryID=3&LanguageID=2

humanresources@flinthill.org