Job Title: Middle or Upper School Learning Support Specialist
Reports to: Assistant Head of Upper School
Classification: Exempt
Status: Full-Time
Start Date: Immediately or August 2023
The Emery/Weiner School seeks a dynamic, innovative, and collegial Learning Support Specialist to join our collaborative Student Support Team. Responsibilities for this position include supporting students with documented learning differences by providing intervention and remediation; supporting teachers in their efforts to encourage success for students with varied learning needs within the classroom; working with parents, students, and outside professionals in order to better support students. Additional responsibilities include participation in student life (e.g. club sponsorship), supervisory duties, and school trip chaperoning/facilitation according to the experience of the candidate and needs of the school.
The Emery/Weiner School is an independent, college-preparatory middle and high school that offers top-ranked academics, educates the whole child, and inculcates a unique student culture in an environment infused with pluralistic Judaism. Students carry with them the spirit of Tikkun Olam as they pursue an education not only for their own benefit but also to help improve the world in which they live. Our academic program encompasses traditional and progressive methods. While we stress the development of traditional academic skills, we also engage in experiential learning outside the walls of the classroom. Our culture is one that empowers students, instilling a sense of responsibility that extends to the outside community. The result is a learning partnership in which students feel a sense of ownership in the institution and — more importantly — graduate with a profound sense of self and moral self-reliance.
The ideal applicant is an enthusiastic professional with a broad range of content knowledge and previous experience working with high school or middle school students. A strong candidate will have a minimum of three to five years of Learning Support experience and a desire to work in a progressive, student-centered independent school that values kindness, honesty, and hard work. An outstanding candidate will demonstrate exceptional interpersonal skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, close attention to detail, and strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills.