Director of Learning Support

Trinity Episcopal School is a coeducational school for children from early childhood
through Eighth Grade located in the Garden District. Its mission is to build confident,
resilient upstanders on a foundation of academic excellence, moral responsibility, and
faith who are prepared to make a positive difference in the world. We offer a challenging
curriculum that applies the latest and best educational practices, fostering our students'
intellectual, spiritual, moral, and physical development within a creative and nurturing
learning environment.

Trinity Episcopal School is currently seeking a full-time Director of Learning Support to
oversee all aspects of the Learning Support program and manage information related to
students with diagnosed learning differences. The Director of Learning Support plays a
pivotal role in maintaining a clear communication channel with parents, tutors, faculty,
and students with learning differences. Working in collaboration with the Division Heads,
the Director of Learning Support proactively identifies and directs her team to remediate
at-risk students to support academic achievement and social/emotional learning.

Specific responsibilities of the Director of Learning Support include:

• Provide leadership and guidance to the Learning Support team across the four

• Conduct classroom observations and assessments for struggling students; share

• Read and interpret educational evaluations to determine appropriate school

• Create and execute a plan for standardized testing for those with

• Create individual learning profiles to be shared with the appropriate teachers;
• Establish communication channels with parents to discuss learning challenges,

strategies, and accommodations and create an action plan for each child with
learning goals. Meetings/conversations with parents are to be scheduled in a
timely manner;

• Serve as an advocate for students with learning differences who have mandated

• Regularly meet with and support individuals or small groups of students with a

• Initiate referrals for professional evaluations for students who may have an

• Ensure all student evaluations are current and contact parents when evaluations

• Maintain electronic/paper files pertaining to students with diagnosed learning

• Maintain a list of professional resources, such as educational psychologists,

• Keep current and informed about new trends, resources, and best practices in

• Attend professional development opportunities when possible;
• Serve as a resource for administrators, teachers, learning specialists, and other

professionals through professional development, meetings, and dialogue with
classroom teachers;

• Create schedules for student support;
• Attend and collaborate with teachers in weekly team meetings to monitor student

homeroom teachers and division heads in collaboration with the Learning
Support team;

• Collaborate with outside therapists of students receiving learning support and

• Prepare agenda and lead weekly Learning Support team meetings;
• Establish an open dialogue with parents by sharing a monthly learning support

review classroom accommodations, share progress, and address any ongoing
concerns.

The Director of Learning Support applicant will have at least three years of experience
working with students with learning differences. The preferred candidate holds a
Bachelor’s degree, but an advanced degree in Special Education and/or certification in
serving students with learning disabilities is preferred. The candidate is invested in
curriculum, pedagogy, and the science of learning; they possess strong organizational
and interpersonal skills and are committed to lifelong learning.

Working at Trinity Episcopal School is deeply rewarding. Our dedicated faculty and staff
work hard to foster a supportive, caring, and collegial work culture. We seek to hire
faculty and staff with a commitment to excellence and a commitment to providing every
child with a safe and loving school community. Trinity Episcopal School offers a benefits
package designed to provide for the well-being of its employees and their families.
Benefits for full-time employees include health, dental, vision, life, and disability

insurance; competitive compensation and retirement benefits; paid personal and sick
leave; tuition remission; and a myriad of professional development opportunities.

Trinity Episcopal School provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and
qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, ancestry,
national origin, citizenship, marital status, familial status, age, sexual orientation, gender
identity, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions,
disability or any other protected category in accordance with applicable Federal, State,
and local laws.

To apply, please send your application, resume, cover letter, and educational
philosophy to careers@trinitynola.com. Please also complete the application, which
must be submitted before interviews can be scheduled.