Professional Children’s School, founded in 1914, provides a rigorous college-preparatory program with flexibility and adaptability for professional and pre-professional students. We serve Middle and Upper School students who come from multiple states and numerous countries, and whose interests include dance, music, acting, modeling, athletics, art, and entrepreneurship. Our students are serious about their academic studies while they pursue their professions outside of school. PCS is a “bring your own device” school and we utilize technology, including the learning management system Canvas, to support our students, particularly when their professions make it impossible to attend class.

Professional Children’s School is a community committed to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging for our students, faculty, professional staff, and all those who visit our school as guests. We adhere to these principles in our hiring and employment practices and seek to welcome community members who mirror the diversity of our student body and are committed to affirming this environment for all. 

Professional Children’s School seeks to hire an experienced full-time learning specialist.  Given our students' professional schedules, candidates should be flexible, including providing robust educational materials when students cannot be in class. We are looking for a teacher who is adept at using technology for both learning and teaching, is comfortable collaborating with colleagues, and appreciates the developmental differences between Middle and Upper School students.

Learning Specialist duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Support children with learning differences through one-on-one and group work
• Analyze and interpret psychoeducational evaluations and provide learning profiles to families and faculty
• Identify students who need learning support based on teacher feedback and classroom observations
• Serve as a resource to teachers in support of classroom student learning needs
• Meet with parents and outside professionals and agencies to help organize any necessary accommodations
• Facilitate accommodation processes for in-school testing and standardized testing with College Board and ACT, in partnership with parents and PCS
• Coordinate extended time for standardized testing, including PSATs, SAT, and ACTs
• Serve as an Upper School Advisor
• Remediate reading disabilities, particularly in the Middle School
• Teach a MS Study Skills course two days a week and/or a MS English Class
• Collaborate with Division Heads on overall student support

It is the policy of Professional Children’s School to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or religious practices, gender, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, creed, alienage or citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, prior arrest or conviction record, genetic predisposition, group identity, familial status, status as a victim of sexual abuse, stalking, or domestic violence, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This full-time position includes benefits, and the salary range is $80,000 - $100,000.

Qualified candidates should send a cover letter and resume to employment@pcs-nyc.org.

Proper credentials and experience essential; ability to work with students from grades 4-12; work includes ability to analyze and interpret psychoeducational evalutions and provide learning profiles to families and faculty, facilitate accommodation process for in-school testing and standardized testing with College Board and ACT, remediate reading disabilities, teach MS Study Skills and MS English as needed, and serve as an Advisor to our Upper School students.

About Professional Children's School

Professional Children’s School, founded in 1914, provides a rigorous college-preparatory program with flexibility and adaptability for professional and pre-professional students. We serve Middle and Upper School students who come from multiple states and numerous countries, and whose interests include dance, music, acting, modeling, athletics, art, and entrepreneurship. Our students are serious about their academic studies while they pursue their professions outside of school. PCS is a “bring your own device” school and we utilize technology, including a learning management system, to support our students, particularly when their professions make it impossible to attend class.

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