Upper School Learning Specialist

Dana Hall School seeks candidates for the position of Upper School Learning Specialist.

The individual in this position will be accountable for:

• Reading and interpreting outside academic testing done on students, developing learning profiles, and disseminating this information to teachers and advisors
• Working with faculty, parents, and outside evaluators to identify those strategies and teaching techniques that best help address the learning differences of identified students
• Helping teachers learn to adapt/adopt successful teaching strategies for all students
• Providing faculty with appropriate materials or information regarding the teaching of students with learning differences, as well as collaborating with them to integrate successful teaching strategies for all students
• Serving as the liaison between the School and home on issues relating to a student's learning differences and keeping the student's advisor abreast of all of these interactions
• Counseling parents, faculty, and administration on accommodations for students at Dana Hall
• Serving as a member of the School's Wellness Team
• Assisting in the identification of students with learning differences
• Maintaining accurate records of students with educational evaluations on file at the School and those who are granted accommodations
• Offering workshops to Upper School students on topics such as organization, study skills, test preparation, and time management, helping to teach the Skills Workshop 9 and Learning Lab courses, advising the Neurodiversity Affinity group and Peer Tutoring group
• Working one-to-one and/or in small groups with students who are struggling academically, as determined by the Director of the Upper School
• Working closely with a team of two other Learning Specialists
• Working with Class Deans, teachers, advisors and families to create support plans for students with learning differences and those who are struggling academically
• Serving as liaison between School and outside testing organizations related to requests for special accommodations for standardized tests based on documented learning differences.