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Hannah Senesh Community Day School, a progressive, independent K-8 Jewish school in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, is hiring a Lower School Learning Specialist to begin late August 2023. Key responsibilities of this role are to provide students with 1:1 and small group push-in and pull-out instruction. Applicants should be creative, thoughtful, and reflective educators who value working in a nurturing environment that challenges and supports each student.

Hannah Senesh is a progressive Jewish day school where students grow into curious, kind, and confident people. Senesh cultivates intellectual curiosity in a rigorous and joyful academic environment that teaches the whole child. Students are guided by Jewish values and challenged to be agents of change toward a more just world.  Students, parents, and staff together create a welcoming and vibrant home at Senesh, offering a place of belonging for diverse Jewish families.

The Lower School Learning Specialist is a member of the Student Support team and reports to the Lower School Director. Competitive salary and benefits; $70,000-$80,000, commensurate with experience. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to Shelley Fogelson, Lower School Director, at sfogelson@hannahsenesh.org. To learn more, visit our website at www.hannahsenesh.org.

Responsibilities:

• Support the academic/social/emotional development of lower school students in kindergarten-fourth grade
• Provide direct instruction for students to establish foundational skills or extend learning in small groups or 1:1 formats, through push-in and pull-out instruction, as appropriate
• Monitor and document student progress, and play an essential role in communicating needs, services, and accommodations to faculty, families, and administration
• Read and interpret educational and cognitive testing; synthesize information and provide a summary for teachers and administration; support teachers to implement the recommended strategies, classroom modifications, and testing accommodations
• Collaborate with the Student Support Team to ensure consistency and cohesion throughout the program
• Attend bi-weekly grade-level child-study meetings to provide teachers with guidance in curriculum and instruction
• Coordinate in-school student services (SETSS, Occupational Therapy, and Speech and Language) and serve as a liaison to external service providers
• Coordinate school-based standardized testing for students with approved accommodations
• Assume other responsibilities as assigned by the administration

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Special Education, Reading, and Literacy, or a similar discipline
• 5+ years of experience in education and/or learning services at the elementary level 
• Training and experience teaching a systematic, explicit phonics program (e.g Fundations, PAF)
• Experience with Judith Hochman’s Writing Revolution preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of instructional pedagogy, learning services, and an understanding of the development needs of lower school students 
• Demonstrated success working with faculty to identify instructional needs to enable/enhance student learning
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Detail-oriented and creative problem solver
• Commitment to excellence and ability to work both independently and in a collaborative environment
• Demonstrates cultural competency and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and belonging

About Hannah Senesh Community Day School

Hannah Senesh Community Day School is a progressive, independent K-8 Jewish school in brownstone Brooklyn. We teach our students to: SEEK MEANING. Drawing from the rich traditions of Jewish inquiry and secular scholarship, our students learn to think deeply and realize their highest academic, intellectual, and ethical potential. BUILD COMMUNITY. Our students and families cultivate meaningful connections within the school, with Israel, and in the wider world. We share a commitment to global citizenship and social responsibility. LEARN JOYFULLY. We approach every day with creativity, passion, and joy, and celebrate Jewish learning and life. Our values, which are deeply rooted in Jewish teachings, guide us in all that we do at Senesh. Kindness – Chesed We treat each other with respect and strive to demonstrate compassion and empathy. Openness – Elu v’Elu We seek to understand diverse perspectives and accept those with different ideas. Responsibility – Areivut We take responsibility to support the well-being of others in our community and the world around us. Perseverance – Hatmadah We apply ourselves in all we do and earn the satisfaction of seeing thin...gs through, especially when the challenge is great. Journey – Masa We embrace life as a continuous journey of learning and growing.

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