Learning Specialist

ECOLE BILINGUE DE LA NOUVELLE-ORLÉANS, founded in 1998, provides a private, friendly and language-enriched environment for every student. We are Louisiana’s first and only private French school accredited by the French government and the State of Louisiana providing multilingual education for 18-month-old students through the 8th grade. Since the formation of our elementary school, it has been the mission of Ecole Bilingue to provide a strong and distinctive bilingual education for children in New Orleans by combining the best of French and American academics.

The position

Ecole Bilingue is seeking an enthusiastic, innovative, and qualified full-time Learning Specialist for its 2022-2023 school year to join and build our Education Resources Department, a department that will include French and English-track faculty, resources teachers, administration and tutors. The mission of the Education Resources Department at Ecole Bilingue is to identify and reduce barriers to learning through case management, collaboration and consultation with classroom teachers, and partnership with parents. The learning specialist reports to the Academic Director.

Requirements

• Exhibits proven ability to support students academically and socially using research based interventions and accommodations.
• Attends and actively participates in staff/faculty meetings and provides input regarding the planning of instructional goals, objectives and methods.
• Fosters and maintains strong relationships and collaborative communication with students, parents, faculty, resource instructors and administrators.
• Reviews psycho-educational assessments and generates appropriate academic accommodation plans. Guides the teachers in implementing those plans.
• Maintains documentation and a current referral list and provides referrals for diagnostic testing resources and community support services for families.
• Confidently and tactfully communicates with students, teachers, and families to ensure the highest quality educational experience for our students.
• Provides out-of-classroom, extended-time accommodations for students during major assessments when necessary
• Builds and maintains a current list of academic (subject matter) tutors, organizational/homework tutors, and other tutoring specialists and provides referrals when needed.
• Collaborates with outside professionals regarding research and best practices in the education of students with diagnosed learning disabilities and differences in learning styles.
• Provides observation of students and consultation to faculty members when they express concern about potential student learning problems
• Provides training for faculty and staff as necessary
• Is confident at working independently as well as collaboratively.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited educational institution; Master’s degree a plus.
• Expertise in the area of learning disabilities and knowledge of how to work with a wide range of different learners in grades k-8.
• Learning Specialist credential in Mild/Moderate Disabilities.
• Experience and/or training in implementing accommodation plans for high achieving students.
• Minimum of 3 years in k-12 education working with students with high incidence disabilities.
• Experience in case management using positive behavioral support and current behavior practices.
• Experience at setting student goals and progress monitoring.

Applicants should submit the following:

• A cover letter indicating experience, interest in the position, and educational philosophy
• A current resume or CV
• The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract