Learning Support Specialist

SIGN-ON BONUS

The successful candidate will receive a $1,000 sign-on bonus ($500 paid at time of hire and $500 paid at the end of 90 days of employment.

Reporting to the Director of Academic Support, the Learning Support Specialist provides research-based academic skill instruction and support to individual students and develops and delivers programming to encourage effective study skills for underprepared students. As a member of a collaborative team, the Learning Support Specialist fosters a welcoming and supportive learning space and engages enthusiastically with students and their academic work.

The Learning Support Specialist role is an academic year position with a prorated annual salary range of $35,670 to $43,500. The general full-time schedule during the school year is Sunday through Thursday, with some flexibility.

• Meet with self-identified or Academy-identified students to develop the academic skills and habits necessary to support their academic success.
• Meet with designated students weekly to develop effective executive functioning and study skills (e.g., prioritization, organization, time management, note-taking, test preparation, etc.).
• Implement research-based interventions to support students with reading comprehension, written expression & organization, language acquisition, memorization and recall.
• Maintain accurate attendance and session notes.
• Communicate progress with students, faculty, advisors, and parents regularly.
• Support students in effectively leveraging resources on campus including such as counseling, teacher office hours, and IT specialists.
• Develop strong, encouraging relationships with students grounded in mutual trust and respect.
• Collaborate with the Director of Academic Support on universal study skills workshops to support underprepared students.
• Teach a course to help students develop effective study skills and work habits to support academic success.
• Collaborate on alternative resources, workshops, and programs to help students develop learning skills.

• Support and collaborate with the Director of Academic Support to deliver a training program for peer tutors to help them work effectively with peer students.
• Ensure that peer tutors understand academic integrity guidelines when working with peer students.
• Participate in Sit-Down Lunch Program.
• Serve as a table head during sit-down lunches, conversing with and getting to know a wide-swath of Deerfield Students.

• Proctor supervised study times, including logging attendance, developing work plans, and proctoring assessments for students with short- and long-term accommodation plans.
• Perform regular administrative tasks related to Academic Support including scheduling, filing accommodations requests, and drafting learning support summaries.

Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree Required;
  Master’s Degree, Special Education or equivalent preferred.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience as a tutor, teacher, or academic interventionist.
• Strong understanding of executive functioning skills, learning disabilities, and twice-exceptional student populations.
• Excellent organization, oral and written communication skills.
• Diplomacy to manage challenging interpersonal interactions.
• Ability to manage, and sensitivity to, highly confidential information.
• Excellent technical (MS Office), and data entry skills.
• Ability to multi-task effectively.
• Ability to work independently with initiative, as well as be a part of a team.
• Detail-oriented.
• Proactively seek improvements and synergies with regards to office processes and procedures.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion and to serving the needs of a diverse community.

• Close visual acuity to view a computer terminal, analyze data and figures, and read.
• Ability to frequently sustain substantial movements of the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• Ability to frequently receive and communicate information.
• Ability to occasionally stoop or kneel.
• Ability to occasionally lift/carry/push up to 10 pounds.

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