Position Description

The Churchill School & Center, a K-12 school for students with language-based learning disabilities, is seeking a Lower School Executive Function Specialist for the 2025-2026 school year. The Lower School Executive Function Specialist will support both students and professionals while collaborating closely with the following members of the Lower School: Division Directors, Related Service Providers, Upper School Executive Function Specialist, and Special Educators to serve as an expert in monitoring our students’ developing executive function skills. In this position, the Executive Function Specialist will develop and oversee programming related to executive functioning, teach classes, and provide professional development to faculty members while being responsible for ensuring the following essential duties and responsibilities are executed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and modify (as needed) effective programming to support students’ executive function skills in order to improve their overall academic and social/emotional school experience
• Provide ongoing professional development to Lower School professionals 
• Educate families about the various learning styles of our students and provide opportunities for them to learn how to support their students at home
• Seek out and engage in ongoing training opportunities when researching new and effective programs that will support our students’ needs
• Support students in EF skill development, including, but not limited to: 
• Time management
• Goal setting 
• Effective study habits
• Material organization
• Exercising flexible thinking and problem solving
• Serve as a resource to homeroom teachers and provide guidance, help problem solve, and  brainstorm solutions for specific student needs
• Demonstrate leadership by embracing the direction and mission of the school
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have...

• Five or more years serving as a head teacher, specialist or related service provider 
• Training and experience in classroom implementation of programs such as SMARTS and EmPOWER 
• Experience working with a variety of age levels, ranging from 5 years - 12 years of age
• History of a demonstrated willingness and ability to take initiative
• Strategic practitioner with experience mentoring other professionals
• Strong organizational and collaborative skills

Compensation 

• $78K - $90K commensurate upon experience
• Benefits package: 10 days annual personal/sick time, annual merit-based bonus pay, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, disability income benefits, flexible spending account, health savings account, commuter benefits, paid family leave, daily complimentary lunch, professional development opportunities, 403(b) retirement plan with a 7% employer contribution after 2-years employment.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should send:

• Current resume;
• Cover letter and;
• references 

in PDF format to: lsresume@churchillschoolnyc.org. Candidates should make sure to outline all experiences relative to the position. Furthermore, Churchill works to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community. Please include your thoughts and experiences on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in a school setting and offer an example of your work with students through an equity lens.

The Churchill School and Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical challenge, national or ethnic origin, ancestry or any other characteristic. Churchill is committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourages applications from candidates of color, as well as candidates from under-represented groups.

Churchill’s Vision

A world where students with language-based learning disabilities embrace their learning differences and see limitless possibilities.

Churchill Mission

To provide an innovative and transformational K-12 learning community that empowers students with language-based learning disabilities.

About Churchill School and Center

Churchill’s Vision: A world where students with language-based learning disabilities embrace their learning differences and see limitless possibilities. Churchill’s Mission: To provide an innovative and transformational K-12 learning community that empowers students with language-based learning disabilities.

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