Learning Specialist, Grades 3 & 4 ('25-'26 School Year)

Position: Learning Specialist, Grades 3 & 4 (SY 2025-2026)
Reports To: Assistant Head of School
Hours: Full Time
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree in Special Education or equivalent experience preferred.
Description: 
Fayerweather is seeking a full-time Learning Specialist for Grades 3 and 4 to support students using a push-in model. This role focuses on working with students with identified learning disabilities, including those with Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs) from their district schools. The Learning Specialist will also collaborate with classroom teachers to adapt curriculum and instruction to meet diverse learning needs. The person in this position is responsible for creating a flexible program and learning environment that provides specialized instruction for students with disabilities. 

The Learning Specialist role is an important position at Fayerweather Street School, as the role supports the learning of both students and teachers. The position will report directly to the Assistant Head of School to take responsibility for supporting student learning within the grades 3 and 4 classrooms. In addition, this position will be a member of the Educational Leadership Team, which helps to oversee and advance the school’s academic program.

The Learning Specialist will develop learning plans, monitor student progress, and support students needing learning assistance. Responsibilities include organizing child study meetings, tiering students, conducting assessments, and documenting progress. The role also involves communicating with parents, leading conferences, and collaborating with grade-level teams on instruction and curriculum planning.

Main Responsibilities:
  • Provide student support through small group instruction primarily within and occasionally outside the classroom, with a focus on remediation, sometimes accommodation, and developing effective executive function competencies, study/academic habits, and subject-specific skills (i.e., math and reading strategies)
  • Co-teach lessons with 3rd and 4th-grade teachers
  • Collaborate with teachers to develop effective whole-group practices and small-group interventions
  • Make recommendations for strategies and interventions to strengthen learning
  • Support teachers in differentiating plans for students based on their unique learning profiles so all students are adequately challenged and engaged
  • Oversee and/or administer appropriate assessments to determine the effectiveness of instruction
  • Collaborate with grade-level teams to assist and support effective curriculum and instructional planning
  • Create learning support plans for individual students based on neuropsychological evaluations and/or IEP recommendations
  • Provide progress monitoring and communication with parents 
  • Perform duties, including recess coverage, lunch duty, and creating curricular displays 
  • Attend weekly staff meetings
  • Attend weekly Educational Leadership Team meetings
  • Participate in admissions programming as needed
  • Other duties as assigned

Skills & Qualifications:
Working at FSS
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the philosophy of progressive education
  • Demonstrate strong cultural awareness and responsiveness, as well as experience supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
Teaching at FSS
  • Demonstrate enthusiasm, flexibility, and a desire to collaborate with colleagues both in your team and across disciplines
  • Exhibit excellent communication with parents to provide timely and appropriate feedback regarding student progress
  • Demonstrate a growth mindset when it comes to engaging with relevant and mission-driven professional learning
  • Embrace feedback and constructive criticism in the spirit of continuous improvement
  • Demonstrate strong attention to detail coupled with the ability to think strategically
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the IEP and 504 process
  • Demonstrate understanding of grades 3-4 instruction and assessment strategies
  • Demonstrate knowledge of assistive technologies, curriculum design, and a working knowledge of assessments (Assessments used at FSS: Track My Progress, KTEA, TOWL, WRAT)

Fayerweather Street School:
Fayerweather Street School welcomes candidates who will add to the diversity of our community and who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, inclusion, and belonging in their teaching and learning. Fayerweather Street School is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, sex, disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or family composition, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its employment, education, admission, financial aid, and other policies and programs.

To Apply: Please submit your cover letter and resume to Employment@Fayerweather.org. Please be prepared to provide at least four references; at least two of your references must be,
or have been, someone you directly reported to.
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