Job Summary:

Brookwood’s Skills Department provides academic support for students with learning and executive functioning challenges. Learning Specialists work with students to reinforce foundational skills, identify the strategies and tools that work best for their learning style, practice applying their skills to classroom curricula, and develop their understanding of themselves as learners.  We are seeking an experienced Learning Specialist who is able to support student learning in both math and literacy. The caseload for this position may include students from grades 5 through 8.  The successful candidate should have training and experience working with students who have a variety of learning profiles, including language-based learning disabilities (dyslexia, dysgraphia), ADHD, and/or executive functioning vulnerabilities.

Essential Duties: 

• Provide 1:1 and small group support for students with learning differences
• Work collaboratively with classroom teachers, Director of Learning Skills, and Division Heads to identify student needs and develop support plans to address these needs
• Administer academic assessments (e.g., WIAT-4, GORT-V, WRMT-III, etc.) to gain more information about students’ skills and use the information to help develop support plans
• Review neuropsychological reports and support the implementation of recommendations within individual, small group, and classroom settings
• Communicate effectively with families and classroom teachers about student needs and progress
• Write formal student progress reports and attend parent conferences twice a year
• Attend biweekly Skills Department meetings and weekly meetings with the Director of Learning Skills

Job Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree required, Masters degree in Special Education and/or certification in Orton-Gillingham (or Orton-Gillingham based approach) is preferred 
• Minimum of three years of experience teaching students with learning differences
• Commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning environment for all students

We strongly encourage applications from people of color, LGBTQ candidates or candidates from communities that are historically underrepresented in independent schools. We are committed to an inclusive school experience for all those who come to work at Brookwood.

To Apply:

To apply, please email Olivia Shouvlin, Administrative Assistant to Division Heads at oshouvlin@brookwood.edu  and have these items ready to upload:

• Your PDF resume / Your CV
• Your cover letter / statement of educational philosophy

We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. Thank you so much for your time and interest - we're very much looking forward to hearing from you!

About Brookwood School

Brookwood is an Early Childhood through Grade 8 independent school of about 300 students on the coast of the North Shore of Boston. At Brookwood, confidence isn’t taught — it’s cultivated. Our program invites students to think deeply, act with empathy, and engage boldly with the world around them. It’s a place where intellect and imagination thrive side by side, and where children discover the courage to question, the skill to create, and the character to lead. Our 110 faculty and staff bring that same spirit of confidence and care to their work every day. They collaborate joyfully, innovate thoughtfully, and go the extra mile to do what’s best for kids — shaping a community where everyone is known, valued, and inspired to grow. The Campus Brookwood is located 25 miles north of Boston on the coast in Manchester, MA on a beautiful 30-acre wooded campus. The physical plant includes a pond, wetland spaces, forest areas, and open green space. The 130,000 square foot facility sits under one roof with construction ranging from the original 1900 stable (now housing grades 5-8) to the 2014 state-of-the-art lower school, a dining commons, and kitchen. In addition to grade l...evel classrooms, there are five outdoor classrooms, two music rooms, three art studios and a kiln room, four science labs and science gym, a newly renovated library with a 15,000 volume collection, an Idea Lab, a gymnasium and a multi-purpose theater/gymnasium space, a dance studio, two synthetic turf fields, and well-appointed outdoor play spaces. The surrounding area of Cape Ann is filled with beautiful natural and historical attractions such as beaches, parks, preserves, museums, and hiking trails that are used frequently by our students, employees, and families alike.

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