Career Center

Reports to:             Head of Elementary School                            
Status:                    Full-time 
Start date:              August 2022

For nearly 25 years Boulder Country Day School has been at the forefront of education in the Boulder Valley. The hallmarks of our school - Community, Character, Academic Excellence, and Small Class Sizes - are the keys to our success and allow us to create an educational experience where children innovate, create, grow and thrive. We believe our children are our future, and, to that end, we offer a broad-based liberal arts education that focuses on developing lifelong learners and responsible global citizens. The Boulder Country Day challenge, Discover Your Excellence, recognizes that excellence is teachable, personal, and can be achieved in a variety of different disciplines - academic, athletic, community service, leadership, and more. We seek to provide just the right amount of nurture, structure, and latitude to live up to this challenge.

Benefits:

• Medical with a Health Savings Account, vision and dental insurance
• Dependent Care Assistance through our 125 flexible spending plan
• Life insurance as well as both short and long-term disability for you
• BCD currently matches your contribution to our 403b retirement plan up to 5% of your salary
• Vacation/sick time plus 4 additional weeks off – 2 weeks for Winter break, Thanksgiving week, March Spring Break
• Salary starting at $43,000, dependent on experience  

Learning Center Overview:

Within our Learning Center at Boulder Country Day, we have four full-time learning specialists, and one part-time learning specialists that constitute our “Learning Center Team.” The learning specialists work with the Division Heads, the other members of the team, teachers, and students to support the diverse needs of a variety of learners across divisions. 

Specific Responsibilities Include:

• Facilitate of bimonthly “Student Support Team” meetings;
• Expedite regular grade-level meetings to assess student writing progress;
• Create and implement protocols for determining students who will need the support of the Learning Center;
• Assess individual students to identify any potential learning needs, determine effective educational interventions, and make referrals for further assessment when appropriate;
• Mentor and support teachers to implement a strategic plan for ongoing intervention (remediation or enrichment) in accordance with individual students’ needs;
• Identify benchmark performance standards and assessments for evaluating students and their learning progress;
• Collaborate with the appropriate teachers, parents and/ or any other parties (tutors, psych-educational evaluators, and any other service providers) to evaluate students’ learning needs and progress, and to make data-based recommendations for further academic and/or social-emotional support;
• Maintain a comprehensive system for documenting and reporting students’ needs and progress.
• Assist teachers in classrooms to help differentiate instruction by adjusting, modifying and enriching curricular approaches and improvement in pedagogy;
• Remain current with appropriate instructional theory, practice and research, including professional development to advance the role of the Learning Center.
• Possess a working knowledge of BCD’s elementary curriculum;
• Assess incoming and prospective students for admission;
• Represent BCD’s Learning Center in the wider Boulder community by making contacts and reaching out to Boulder’s gifted and special needs communities;
• Partner with and support BCD families in understanding BCD’s differentiation and curricular model;
• Perform other tasks as deemed necessary and appropriate by the Director of the Learning Center and/or Head of School.

Professional Expectations – BCD Employees must: 

• Find joy in taking risks and failing forward
• Are passionate about their work; they are optimistic about and love working in a school environment

• Possess a strong sense of integrity; they embody and promote trust and character in our school and its community

• Employ innovative practices in their fields; they are curious, creative, and enthusiastic
• Are eager to collaborate with multiple constituencies, including employees, parents, students and members of the greater BCD community

• Have a growth mindset; they are open minded, flexible, and reflective
• Believe in and are committed to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community
• Model balance - are deeply curious, and share their interests within and outside of school

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Commitment

Boulder Country Day School recognizes and values all forms of diversity and is dedicated to providing an inclusive environment which honors each member for their individual differences, experiences and strengths. Our intentional commitment to embracing and exploring issues of diversity, equity and inclusivity in support of social justice affords the freedom for all members of our school community to flourish as unique, confident, compassionate, and ethical individuals.

Application information: 

BCD learning center specialists follow the normal faculty school schedule and calendar. All interested candidates should send a letter expressing their interest along with a current resume and at least three appropriate references to jobs@bouldercountryday.org