Learning Specialist K-6 Position

Bayside Academy seeks a learning specialist to work with students in Grades K-6 who will provide specialized academic instruction using appropriate evidence-based interventions to help students realize their maximum potential.

Candidates must have expertise and experience working with reading, spelling, and composition interventions for younger students. They must also have expertise and experience with childhood development, including academic, behavioral, social-emotional, and adaptive functioning.

Candidates must be able to provide students with specialized instruction based on their individual needs, plan, design, and implement evidence-based interventions and lesson plans that cultivate students' knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Candidates must have strong communication skills, both written and oral, as well as strong interpersonal skills enabling them to work with all members of the Bayside community in a positive and professional manner.

• College degree in Education, Special Education, or a related field is required.
• Extensive training and experience implementing specialized interventions in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Full understanding of differentiated instructional strategies across the curriculum.
• Knowledge of learning disabilities, psycho-educational tests, reports, and assistive technology.
• Knowledge of administering and interpreting assessments and test results, academic achievement, and diagnostic testing.
• Knowledge of research-based instructional strategies that engage all students.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, particularly in delivering complex student information in a compassionate and empathetic manner.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.