Website The Bay School of San Francisco
Status: Full time, Exempt
Contract start date: July 1, 2022 (on campus as of early August 2022)
Employee Status: Full time; academic year, exempt
Reports to: Director of Learning Services
Close working relationships: Learning Services Team, Teaching Staffulty
Located in the Presidio of San Francisco, The Bay School is an independent, college-preparatory high school committed to providing its students with a challenging, innovative curriculum and a collaborative, supportive community. Our staff and faculty members (“staffulty”) foster and model curiosity, critical thinking, intentionality, open dialogue, and good humor as well as a commitment to equity and inclusion within Bay and beyond. Bay students have been described as engaged and thoughtful self-advocates who value community and courage. Please visit our precepts and academics pages to learn more about our school.
The Bay School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to having a staffulty and student body that reflect the diversity of the Bay Area. We strongly encourage those with a demonstrated dedication to social justice, collaboration, innovation and student-centered education to apply.
Scope: The Learning Specialist collaborates with faculty, staff, students, and parents to help our students unlock their individual and collective potential. With the Director and Associate Director of Learning Services, they develop and implement a strategic vision for helping Bay students develop self-awareness and skills in self-advocacy, executive functioning, and successful scholarship; they also work to help our teachers and staff grow and excel in their support for students with learning differences.
Major Responsibilities
Student support:
-Manage and support a caseload of students across grades (approx. 40- 60 students) with learning differences, meeting with each student throughout the school year to review their progress;
-Help students understand their learning difference and their accommodations; and coach them in self-advocacy, student skills, and executive functioning.
-Read and interpret psycho-educational evaluations. Use those evaluations to write student learning plans.
-Keep detailed records of meetings with students and parents.
-Collaborate with the Learning Services team to develop and participate in student programming such as the mentor program, affinity groups.
-Collaborate with the Learning Services team to develop and participate in programs for parent education.
-Teacher and Advisor support:
-Serve as a key collaborator with teachers, observing classes to learn about Bay’s pedagogy and curricula and offering support, upon request, to teachers as they endeavor to support our students with learning differences.
-Observe classes to stay abreast of teachers’ curriculum content, learning expectations, teaching tools, processes, and styles of communication.
Program support and development:
-Contribute to the ongoing development of Bay’s learning services systems, curriculum, and technology implementation plans.
-Represent the Bay School learning services team at open house events, informing prospective families about the learning support program.
-Participate in professional development opportunities at Bay and beyond.
-Proctor standardized tests as needed.
-Collaborate with Learning Services Team and Dean of Faculty to develop and deliver in-house professional development for teachers
Note: The Learning Specialist, like her/his/their colleagues, has additional responsibilities to support our students and school, including but not limited to serving as a chaperone at social events and as an admissions interviewer or file-reader.*
Required qualifications:
-A Master’s degree in education with a specialization in school psychology, special education, or ed therapy.
-Ability to work some nights and weekends.
-Past experience supporting students with learning differences in an academic setting, preferably high school, for at least 3 years.
The ideal candidate:
-Finds resonance with The Bay School’s mission and philosophy
-Possesses strong collaboration, interpersonal and organizational skills
-Is adept at using a variety of educational and office technologies
-Possesses understanding of learning differences (a background in math remediation and classroom teaching would also be ideal) and their interplay with the whole student
-Possesses cultural competency and a demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, and belonging as well as to anti-racism
-Fosters a growth mindset and uses feedback to improve herself/himself/themselves
Shows initiative and a willingness to roll up their sleeves
If interested in the position, please learn more about our school at www.bayschoolsf.org before submitting your application to jobs@bayschoolsf.org, subject: Learning Specialist. Please include:
-Your current resume or C.V.
-A cover letter indicating your interest in the position and the school
-The names and contact information of 3 professional references, including a current supervisor
The position is open until filled. The Bay School offers a competitive salary and benefits package.
