Employment

Hannah Senesh Community Day School, a progressive, independent K-8 Jewish school in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, is hiring a full-time or part-time Lower School Learning Specialist to begin late August 2023. Key responsibilities of this role are to provide students with 1:1 and small group push-in and pull-out instruction. Applicants should be creative, thoughtful, and reflective educators who value working in a nurturing environment that challenges and supports each student.

Hannah Senesh is a progressive Jewish day school where students grow into curious, kind, and confident people. Senesh cultivates intellectual curiosity in a rigorous and joyful academic environment that teaches the whole child. Students are guided by Jewish values and challenged to be agents of change toward a more just world.  Students, parents, and staff together create a welcoming and vibrant home at Senesh, offering a place of belonging for diverse Jewish families.

The Lower School Learning Specialist is a member of the Student Support team and reports to the Lower School Director. Competitive salary and benefits; $70,000-$80,000, commensurate with experience. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to Shelley Fogelson, Lower School Director, at sfogelson@hannahsenesh.org. To learn more, visit our website at www.hannahsenesh.org.

Responsibilities:

• Support the academic/social/emotional development of lower school students in kindergarten-fourth grade
• Provide direct instruction for students to establish foundational skills or extend learning in small groups or 1:1 formats, through push-in and pull-out instruction, as appropriate
• Monitor and document student progress, and play an essential role in communicating needs, services, and accommodations to faculty, families, and administration
• Read and interpret educational and cognitive testing; synthesize information and provide a summary for teachers and administration; support teachers to implement the recommended strategies, classroom modifications, and testing accommodations
• Collaborate with the Student Support Team to ensure consistency and cohesion throughout the program
• Attend bi-weekly grade-level child-study meetings to provide teachers with guidance in curriculum and instruction
• Coordinate in-school student services (SETSS, Occupational Therapy, and Speech and Language) and serve as a liaison to external service providers
• Coordinate school-based standardized testing for students with approved accommodations
• Assume other responsibilities as assigned by the administration

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Special Education, Reading, and Literacy, or a similar discipline
• 5+ years of experience in education and/or learning services at the elementary level 
• Training and experience teaching a systematic, explicit phonics program (e.g Fundations, PAF)
• Experience with Judith Hochman’s Writing Revolution preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of instructional pedagogy, learning services, and an understanding of the development needs of lower school students 
• Demonstrated success working with faculty to identify instructional needs to enable/enhance student learning
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Detail-oriented and creative problem solver
• Commitment to excellence and ability to work both independently and in a collaborative environment
• Demonstrates cultural competency and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and belonging