Learning Specialist Gr 3 - 8

Conservatory Lab Charter; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Conservatory Lab Charter School seeks a Learning Specialist Gr 3-8 to provide special education services per students' IEPs and collaborate with content teachers to design engaging, accessible learning experiences. The role emphasizes supporting academic and social-emotional development and applying research-based interventions to empower diverse learners.

The ideal candidate will have a Special Education license, urban education experience, and bilingual abilities in Spanish, Cape Verdean

Qualifications

• Special Education license is required.
• Experience working in an urban environment.
• Reading license preferred.
• Bilingual abilities in Spanish, Cape Verdean Creole or Haitian Creole are a plus.
• Ability to collaborate on a professional team and maintain confidentiality.
• Strong oral communication skills; adaptable in a fast-paced setting.
• Salary commensurate with experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with lead teacher to support optimal learning for students.
• Co-plan lessons with teachers to support student learning.
• Provide push-in and pull-out support per IEPs and write IEP goals.
• Collaborate on accommodations and materials to access grade level standards.
• Maintain records of interventions and progress monitoring.
• Attend IEP meetings and communicate with families as required.
• Support testing accommodations and universal screening as needed.

Skills

Spanish

Cape Verdean Creole

Haitian Creole

Education

Special Education license

Reading license

Job description

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Learning Specialist Gr 3 - 8

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1276

Salary Range: $60,000.00 To $100,000.00 Annually

Conservatory Lab Charter School empowers a diverse range of children as scholars, artists, and leaders through a unique and rigorous academic and music education. We enrich the larger community through performance, service, and collaboration. As a laboratory school, we develop and disseminate innovative educational approaches that will positively impact children in other schools and programs. The learning specialist provides special education services as designated by a student's IEP. Conservatory Lab Charter School seeks individuals who are passionate about supporting students to meet their full potential. We seek motivated, insightful individuals are excited to collaborate with content teachers to plan and implement learning experiences that advance the intellectual, social, emotional and physical development of students. The ideal candidate will have experience analyzing student needs, designing c hands-on experiences to support student learning, supporting implementation of students' accommodations and modifying grade level work. The learning specialist will help discern how to provide access to grade level standards with supportive learning experiences while building foundational skills. The learning specialist should have experience supporting both academic and social emotional supports. The learning specialist will provide direct service to students, as well as partner with academic and music teachers to support student learning. In addition, the learning specialist should have experience with research based interventions, including a rules based reading program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Partner with lead teacher to support optimal learning environment for students
• Co-plan lessons with academic teachers to support student learning
• Provide push-in and pull-out support as designated by students' IEPs
• Write IEP goals matched to student needs
• Write IEP all reports related to student progress on their IEP
• Attend all IEP meetings in accordance with assigned students
• Provide service delivery for students including RTI support for at risk students
• Develop individualized behavior plans to support self-regulation goals
• Consult with academic and music teacher to design and support implementation of students' accommodations
• Enforce school and class rules and routines to help students maintain scholarly behavior
• Lead small group and individual instruction using identified scientific, research based interventions focused specifically on individual student difficulties
• Maintain records of interventions and progress monitoring to insure fidelity of implementation
• Assist the lead teacher in maintaining two way communication with families, including attending team/parent meetings as required
• Assist with universal screening of students
• Assist with all testing accommodations
• Utilize tracking systems to maintain lists of students participating in interventions
• Supervise student groups as assigned by the schedule
• Utilize feedback to reflect on skills and improve performance to improve supports for students
• Perform related duties as requested to support a safe learning environment
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Principal

Qualifications:

• Special Education license
• Experience working in an urban environment
• Reading license (preferred)
• Bilingual - Spanish, Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole
• Ability to work closely and collaborate on a professional team
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Strong oral communication skills
• Flexible and able to work in a fast paced environment
• Salary commensurate wit h experience.