Type: Full Time

Start Date: October 28, 2024 

Supervisor: Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Mission Statement

Catherine Cook empowers students from preschool through eighth grade to be adaptive, confident, and productive stewards of an evolving world. Our community engages with ideals of cultural competence, progressive academics, ethical literacy, and innovation designed to inspire personal excellence and compassionate leadership.

Diversity Statement

Catherine Cook School is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse and compassionate community grounded in a culture of integrity.

Job Description

Catherine Cook School seeks a full-time dynamic, innovative, and experienced Long Term Substitute Learning Specialist.  This teacher will join our DEI/Wellness Team that includes four other Learning Specialists as well as other staffulty.  This position involves working with classroom teachers, administrators, and parents/guardians to identify and support the needs of students to meet learning goals.

General Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Analyzing and interpreting psycho-educational evaluations to create individual learning plans that include evidence-based interventions

• Communicating student learning needs to faculty and families

• Screening, observing, and evaluating students for learning and/or attention supports

• Providing individualized and small group instruction in literacy and math to identified students

• Assisting teachers with differentiating instruction support or practices

• Participating in meetings regarding students of academic concern and assisting in determining what recommendations should be made to help students succeed

• Attending grade-level meetings and following up on any recommendations for action that arise

• Serving as a liaison between the home, school, and outside professionals

• Assisting with the admissions process for applicant students

• Training students in self-advocacy and executive function skills

• Participating in all school, divisional, departmental and professional learning community meetings

• Participating in school staff duties 

Ideal candidates will possess: 

• Master’s Degree in Learning Disabilities, Specialist Education, or a related field

• Experience working within the field of learning disabilities or special education

• Experience building supportive relationships with students in grades 5-8

• Experience with teaching and supporting students in literacy and math

• Experience remediating grade-level curriculum for grades 5-8 in the areas of reading, written language, and mathematics

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with students, parents/guardians, faculty and staff are essential

About The Catherine Cook School

Catherine Cook empowers students from preschool through eighth grade to be adaptive, confident and productive stewards of an evolving world. Our community engages with ideals of cultural competence, progressive academics, ethical literacy, and innovation designed to inspire personal excellence and compassionate leadership.

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