Middle School Learning Specialist, Leave; AY

Start Date:

August 2026

Reports To:

Director of Student Support Services and Director of Middle School

Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Buckingham Browne & Nichols is a day school that engages students in grades Pre-K through 12 in a rich and invigorating educational experience of the highest quality. The school excels at helping students discover their unique talents and passions and develop those strengths to the fullest. The curriculum is challenging, forward-thinking, innovative, and flexible, designed to help qualified students, from a range of backgrounds and with a wide spectrum of talents and interests, reach new levels of accomplishment.

Co-curricular opportunities in athletics, the arts, community service, and other areas add important dimensions to students’ learning. Students learn on three age- and developmentally-appropriate campuses. At every grade, BB&N takes full advantage of the range of opportunities its locations afford.

BB&N is committed to becoming an anti-racist institution. This commitment is integral to the mission and vision of the School. BB&N is an academically excellent, diverse, and inclusive community where students develop into lifelong learners who lead with kindness, curiosity, and integrity. We prepare students to be responsible and open-minded as they engage with the world around them. Our school is guided by the core values of:

• Inquiry: we promote curiosity and critical thinking to inspire a lifelong love of learning.
• Integrity: we strive to be honest, conscientious, and accountable in our actions, even when no one is watching.
• Belonging: we foster a culture of respect, well-being, and connection that values all individuals and empowers them to discover and be their authentic selves.
• Kindness: we strengthen our communities by recognizing our common humanity and treating ourselves and others with respect and compassion.

The vibrancy and vitality we feel in the classrooms, hallways, stages, and playing fields of BB&N derive from the people who are here. At its root are the varied interests and experiences, the different backgrounds, cultures, religions, views, and perspectives that our students and faculty bring to their classes and families bring to myriad activities. Each of us adds to the richness of another’s experience.

Working and playing together teaches us lifelong lessons about appreciating, knowing, understanding, and learning from each other.

BB&N is seeking a Middle School Learning Specialist for a one-year leave. Responsibilities include the coordination of academic student support for the 7th and 8th grades—working with teachers to support best practices to improve student learning, supporting student assessment, teaching individual or small groups when necessary, documenting student progress and needs, and conferencing with students. The MS Learning Specialist will work closely with the Middle School Director and the Director of Student Support Services.

This position will require collaboration with Learning Specialists on all three campuses and support the transitions of students and families from campus to campus. In addition, the Learning Specialist will assist educators and families with the continued management of Learning Profiles, as well as assist with communication for those students receiving outside support.

• Co‑leadership role of the Student Support Team.
• Collaboration with and supervision of the Academic Specialist.
• Provide direct services to students needing support.
• Direct work with teachers and advisors.
• Coordinate referrals for outside evaluations.
• Coordinate in‑house intake of evaluations, including creation of learning profiles.
• Provide consults to teachers, advisors, parents, and outside providers.

A Graduate degree in Special Education, Language & Literacy, Educational Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, or a related field is required. Proven experience working with children of middle school age with mild to moderate learning needs.

• Experience providing…