Friends School is a Quaker, co-educational, college preparatory school, Pre-K through Grade 12, in Baltimore City, enrolling 829 students, 32% of whom identify as children of color. We are guided by the Quaker ideals of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship. We strive to be a purposefully inclusive community that reflects the racial, ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, and religious diversity of our city and our region.
Educators at Friends are expected to model and foster the habits of mind we believe are essential to an outstanding education: creativity, curiosity, empathy, reflection, and resilience. We seek educators whose teaching styles and experiences demonstrate:

• A desire to understand diverse beliefs, behaviors, & practices & to incorporate a culturally responsive lens into teaching & learning.
• A record of successful collaboration with colleagues, families, and students.
• A commitment to lifelong learning, and ongoing professional development.
• An ability to infuse technology to enhance student learning.
• An openness to interdisciplinary teaching.
• An appreciation for and understanding of the social and emotional development of students.
• Flexibility, optimism, and a sense of humor.

Context and Philosophy
Friends School of Baltimore has an opening for a full-time Learning Specialist/Instructional Coach beginning in August 2024 . The position is a 10.5 month position requiring a proactive approach to supporting families and students with consistent communication and feedback. This position will collaborate with two guidance counselors and two learning specialists in PK-8, as well as teachers in grades PK-5.
Responsibilities :

• Support staff by providing instructional coaching in the areas of culturally responsive teaching, inclusive curriculum and instructional materials, and in differentiated instruction utilizing mind/brain/education pedagogies.
• Advocate for students with complex learning profiles in the Lower School.
• Facilitate daily pull-out and push-in groups with students who need additional intervention in reading and math.
• Support staff with professional development to ensure all students are properly accommodated, according to their accommodation plans and to further their knowledge of serving students with executive function or other learning-related challenges.
• Maintain communication with families of students with accommodations or other learning-related challenges.
• Refer families to tutors or other learning supports, as needed.
• Attend all grade-level team meetings and participate in Student Support Team meetings.
• Review all formal testing (ex: OT, psycho-educational evaluations) & manage a caseload of students who have accommodation plans.
• Provide teachers with Individual Student Profiles, which includes test report summaries with strengths and weaknesses, as well as classroom and testing accommodations.
• Administer individual student assessments.
• Maintain a current list of educational evaluators, and keep them current on Friends School policies and support services.
• Serve on the Admissions Committee.
• Teach workshops to students on topics related to organization, learning differences, or related to the Learning Specialist's expertise.
• Run or co-facilitate at least two parent education sessions per year in the evenings.
• Perform supervisory and duties as needed in the Lower School (i.e. carline, study period, lunch duty, etc.)
• Commit to professional learning on culturally responsive teaching, mind/brain/education pedagogies, restorative practices, and racial justice training.
• Fully participate in the life of the Lower School.

Qualifications :

• Required : Bachelor's degree; Experience reading psychological educational and neuropsychological assessments in order to create learning profiles also required
• Preferred : Master's degree and a minimum of two-five years experience preferred as well as.
• Candidates should demonstrate a willingness to understand and incorporate Quaker Principles and Quaker education into their work.

Friends School of Baltimore actively promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in all programs and operations, including admissions, financial aid, and hiring. To form a community that strives to reflect the world's diversity, we do not discriminate on the basis of race or color, religion, nationality, ethnicity, economic background, physical ability, sex, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation. Friends School of Baltimore is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates of color and members of other underrepresented groups who might enrich and diversify the school community are strongly encouraged to apply.
Interested candidates should apply with their resume, cover letter, and supporting documents to the on the school website. A search committee will review candidate information and will contact those candidates they are interested in having a conversation with about the position.