Wooster School seeks a Learning Specialist who will work to support students with different learning needs by providing intervention and remediation. While the Learning Specialist supports all students across the program, they will provide direct services to Bridge Program students as a member of the Upper School Bridge Program instructional team.
The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the Director of Divisions, and in conjunction with the Director of The Bridge Program to support students by working with parents, grade level teachers, and outside professionals. The Learning Specialist’s primary area of responsibility is to ensure that each student may learn and flourish academically, socially, and emotionally in a nurturing and responsive classroom and school environment.
Primary Responsibilities:
Support students with learning needs across the 5-12 program:
- Provide direct intervention and remediation (i.e. OG, Wilson Reading, targeted fluency intervention, etc.) either in 1-1 or small groups.
- Review psycho-educational evaluations and provide feedback and/or recommendation for additional learning support services (i.e tutors), further testing, etc. to the learning support team, the leadership team, and/or Admissions, as needed.
- Develop and maintain Wooster Education Plans (WEP) and consult with teachers about implementation of WEPs. This includes initial introduction, 1:1 meetings, and attendance at grade level team meetings.
- Participates in PPT/CSE meetings, as needed.
- Work in collaboration with the Director of The Bridge Program and the Learning Specialist to plan and administer universal and progress monitoring assessments and to provide support services, via a classroom push-in model.
Support students in the Bridge Program:
- Co-plan and Co-facilitate Upper School Bridge classes, designed to backfill skills in reading, writing, mathematics, and executive functioning, and to frontload, preview and review core academic content.
- Collaborate with Bridge colleagues and classroom teachers to provide support for Bridge students in their classroom settings.
- Maintain student records, including student reports, testing information and data, and confidential notes regarding student progress and conversations with other service providers.
Qualifications
- At least three (3) years of successful experience in the classroom working with students who have been diagnosed with learning (dis)abilities.
- Certification in Special education, preferably as a Reading/Literacy Specialist, as well as Orton-Gillingham Approach and/or Wilson Reading program.
- Experience administering, interpreting and communicating results of evidence-based assessments in basic literacy, reading, writing, and mathematics and progress monitoring data.
- Familiarity with the Writing Revolution (Hochman Method) preferred.
- Familiarity with the special education services process related to IEPs, Service Plans, 504s, PPTs/CSE meetings.
- Demonstrated ability to coach, model, and plan with colleagues, as well as provide professional development regarding strategies and best practices related to reading, writing, literacy, curriculum, assessment, and assistive technology.
Additional Responsibilities
Full-time Wooster teachers:
- Participate in student-focused programs such as: advisory, chapel, community meals, and clubs
- Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning through continued professional development>
- Commit to designing culturally responsive curricula and experiences in collaboration with our Equity and Justice Center
Salary & Benefits
This is a full-time, exempt position. Salaries are competitive with local independent schools. A competitive benefits package includes retirement, health insurance, tuition remission, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. All employees are subject to a criminal background check before any contractual offer is final.
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and statement of philosophy to:
Joule' Bazemore, Director of The Bridge Program, joule.bazemore@woosterschool.org
