The Waverly School immediately seeks a part-time Middle and High School Learning Specialist to serve students from 7th-12th grades students who are diagnosed with learning differences, ADHD and ASD but also serves as a consultative resource for faculty/staff and parents/guardians, and serves as a liaison with independent diagnosticians, therapists, and tutors.

This is a highly collaborative role that serves as a member of the student support team. The Learning Specialists reports to the Head of School and is a critical part of the team that supports a broad range of learners. The Learning Specialist must have the capacity to help support the technical elements of the Learning Services role and possess the emotional and empathic capacity to help students and families to succeed in middle and high school. We acknowledge that this role requires understanding of people as well as the intersection of learning skills, identity development and management mental health.

Job Responsibilities:
-Provide direct learning support for middle and high school students in areas that include organization and time management, self advocacy, utilizing accommodations effectively, helping students develop executive functioning skills, helping maintain engagement with tasks, how to manage cognitive load, note-taking, reading comprehension, and learning and study strategies.
-Collaborate to assist students in their development with the student support team, upper school counselor, faculty, advisors, enrollment management team, and other members of the community
-Develop and facilitate academic support services and accommodation plans
-Coordinate school-based testing with accommodations
-Consult with faculty about learning strategies for specific students
Initiate referrals regarding learning evaluations and serve as a liaison between the school and external resources; managing the school based aspects of the referral process.
-Oversee the application and appeal processes for obtaining accommodations on standardized tests
-Facilitate related meetings with students, families, faculty and independent professionals
-Engage regularly with students regarding their academic performance and planning, coaches and counsels students for academic success, maximizing potential and self-advocacy
-Confer with parents/guardians regarding student needs and provide outside referrals when appropriate
-Support families on matters that impact learning and academic achievement
-Have a general understanding of how mental health diagnoses can impact learning and identifying ways to support their learning goals
-Assist in the development of related faculty professional development programs and opportunities
-Demonstrate cultural competence to students, families, faculty and staff of varying racial, ethnic, religious, gender, cultural, disability, sexual orientation and socioeconomic backgrounds
-Engage in middle school to high school transition planning and participate in admissions committee
-Participate in regular student support team meetings to assess overall progress and recommend appropriate supports for individual students
-Attend faculty meetings and appropriate divisional professional development workshops
-Work closely with the Division Directors and Elementary School Learning Specialist to address learning-based concerns/needs
-Commitment to professional development
-Perform other duties as assigned by the Head of School

Desired Qualifications:
-Bachelor's degree in special education or a closely related field required
-Familiarity with current trends and strategies for differentiating instruction and universal design at the secondary level
-Knowledge of SAT/ACT/PSAT accommodation procedures and procedures for appeal
-Experience in an educational setting preferred
-Experience with psychoeducational and neuropsychological testing
-Background in student advocacy in instructional situations and a high level of competence to support and empower students with learning differences
-Experience working with members of marginalized communities
-Strong communication and organizational skills
-Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
-Demonstrated cultural competence, including self-awareness and openness to learning about self in relation to others
-Fluency in Spanish, Mandarin, Armenian, Korean, Chinese, Tagalog or Farsi
Other requirements:
-Initial and continued employment background investigation required – fingerprints via Live Scan
-Initial and continued TB Assessment required for employment in CA schools
Physical Demands and Abilities:
-Work in person, on campus
-Work with frequent interruptions
-Maintain emotional control under stress
-Regularly spend long hours sitting and using office equipment and computers.
-Must be able to stand, lift, push, pull, stoop and bend for short periods of time.
-Regularly work on repetitive tasks.
-Frequently bend to file and maintain files.
-Occasionally lift 15-45 pounds.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $32.00 - $62.00 per hour