Posted: 18-Jun-25
Location: Bellevue, Washington
Type: Full Time
Salary: $70,000-$95,000 DOE
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Student Support Program Description:
At The Little School, we believe that supporting students means embracing neurodiversity and deeply understanding how each individual thinks, feels and learns. Our Student Support Team (SST) includes our two Learning Specialists, DEIJ Educator, Faculty Support Specialist, three Curricular Support Specialists, and the Director of Belonging and Student Support. The SST serves the whole school in partnership with students, teachers, and families. They help students access our school program by identifying tools and strategies, assisting with referrals, responding to emergent needs, and providing small group or classroom-based supports and accommodations.
Job Description:
The Integrated Learning Specialist is a leader in the school, championing our school-wide emphasis on differentiated instruction and supporting a diverse and equitable community of learners. The Integrated Learning Specialist is knowledgeable about broader community resources to coordinate referrals, facilitate communication, and guide decision-making with families and school personnel. Two Learning Specialists work as a dynamic team. One who supports our Early Childhood students (3-8-year-olds) and one who supports our upper elementary program (9-11-year-olds). They demonstrate strong systems for collaboration, communication, and implementation alongside teachers, families, and other members of the SST. They are both responsive and strategic in the way they hold and manage concerns alongside existing needs. The professional guidance of the Integrated Learning Specialist includes providing in-house assessments and observations, leading the process for outside referrals, gathering and interpreting data to generate learning support plans, providing small group instruction, meeting with families, and providing guidance for teachers and Curriculum Support Specialists about effective strategies to address behavioral, emotional, or academic needs.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with teachers, families, and the SSTto identify students who would benefit from additional support. Develop strategies that are effective in addressing their academic, behavioral, or social-emotional needs.
- Work with on-site services to effectively align and communicate support.
- Approach academic and social/emotional needs with a strengths-based, neuro-affirming lens.
- Be responsive and strategic in prioritizing current and shifting needs of students and teachers.
- Coordinate referrals for outside evaluation, either with school districts or with private providers.
- Build and maintain a list of outside providers that are aligned with the TLS mission.
- Develop learning and behavior support plans aligned with our school policies and values to support students when they struggle academically, or exhibit concerning patterns of behavior. Do this in collaboration with teachers, parents, and SST.
- Implement research-based approaches to support students with executive function or learning disabilities and other mental health or behavioral challenges.
- Build positive relationships with all students and use trauma-informed approaches, de-escalation strategies, and restorative problem-solving, to work with students in crisis or conflict.
- Serve as a resource and consultant to teachers and staff on matters related to student learning, behavior, and social-emotional development.
- Lead or co-lead meetings to discuss student progress, design interventions, draft learning support plans, and coordinate services with other school staff
- Review evaluation reports to prioritize goals and coordinate school-based learning accommodations or behavior plans.
- Attend parent-teacher conferences and contribute as a reader and editor in the report-writing process.
- Maintain accurate and confidential records of student interactions, assessments, and progress notes in compliance with school policies.
- Collaborate with community agencies, counselors, occupational therapists, and tutors to connect students and families with additional support services as needed.
- Be able to consult, advise or co-lead schoolwide initiatives regarding assessment, curriculum, intervention, and professional development.
- Lead meetings, workshops and training sessions for teachers, parents, and students on topics related to learning, behavior, and social-emotional well-being.
- Contribute to a monthly newsletter, writing brief articles about topics that are informative and interesting to parents.
- Complete trainings in Second Step, Responsive Classroom, Wired for Reading, and Bridges Intervention curriculum within the first two years of employment.
Qualifications:
- Master's degree in special education or related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience working directly with elementary-age students in a school or clinical setting.
- Classroom teaching experience preferred.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with students, parents, and school staff.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment, collaborating with diverse stakeholders to support student success.
- Proficiency in conducting assessments and developing individualized intervention plans.
- Strong knowledge of behavior management techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and restorative practices.
- Knowledge of adaptive technology and other digital options for accommodations.
- Preferred knowledge about Second Step Curriculum
- Commitment to promoting equity and inclusion and addressing the social-emotional needs of all students.
- Flexibility, resilience, and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances in a fast-paced school environment.
- Familiarity with relevant laws, regulations, and ethical standards regarding disabilities, accommodations and special education.
- Commitment to staying abreast of current educational research