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The Key School is Hiring a First School Learning Specialist (2024-2025) Near Annapolis, MD
The successful candidate will have early childhood teaching experience, experience teaching emergent literacy, a culturally responsive approach to instruction, and experience providing research-based intervention strategies.
This part-time position is Monday through Friday, 8:30 am-12:15 pm for 18.75 hours of work/week.
Job Responsibilities
- Support Kindergarten students in daily phonics-based literacy program
- Conduct daily small group literacy instruction with Kindergarten students
- Instructs weekly small group literacy practice for Pre-Kindergarten students
- Provide evidence-based resources and hands-on support to all First School classrooms as needed
- Keep detailed notes of student progress
- Meet regularly with teachers, Learning Department Head and Division Head
- Coordinate student intervention services
- Communicate with families regarding student needs/progress as needed
- Attend all school-wide and First School professional development
- Commitment to Key School’s Mission and values
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with others as needed
- Experience with and understanding of early childhood developmental milestones
- Experience creating small group, differentiated instruction
- Demonstrates cultural competency with the versatility and skills to engage with and learn from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences
- Bachelor’s degree in education
- Minimum three years lead teaching experience in early childhood education
- Demonstrated proficiency in a hands-on, multi-sensory approach to phonics instruction such as Orton-Gillingham, Linda Mood Bell or Wilson Reading
- Familiarity with the University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI) phonics program
Compensation/BenefitsKey School offers competitive salaries and access to its 403(b) retirement plan.
Technical Competencies (instructional Positions)All candidates for teaching positions should be familiar with learning management systems such as Seesaw and Google Classroom and have the ability to create and deliver engaging multimedia content using a variety of digital tools. Key is a Google Workspace for Education school. Candidates should be proficient in using Google applications, have a solid understanding of cloud-based storage and file-sharing platforms, and efficiently manage email and scheduling using Gmail and Google Calendar. They should be proficient in virtual communication tools such as Zoom or Google meet and have basic troubleshooting skills to resolve common technical issues that may arise in the classroom.
Work Schedule/TravelOccasionally, there may be business and school functions that will require your presence including First School Back to School Night and fall Open House.
About The SchoolFounded in 1958 by professors from St. John's College, Key School engages children from 2.5 years of age through grade 12 in a progressive, coeducational, college-preparatory program on its picturesque 15-acre campus 4 miles from downtown Annapolis.
Key School is a dynamic, tight-knit community deeply committed to ensuring students are supported and challenged to excel educationally and personally and be confident, courageous, critical thinkers prepared to engage with the world. Our Community is as diverse as it is warm and welcoming.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and BelongingKey is particularly interested in candidates with experience in creating inclusive school settings and who are culturally responsive. We are seeking candidates with a commitment to educational equity and justice. We learn and grow both as individuals and as a school community when students and adults of diverse backgrounds, abilities and identities develop an understanding of and respect for our commonalities and differences. Together, we have created a community that reflects diversity across a broad spectrum and will help fulfill Key’s promise to prepare our students for the challenges and responsibilities they will assume in an increasingly connected yet diverse and pluralistic world. The diverse student body is 39% students of color, and 32% of our students receive financial aid to create a socioeconomically diverse community. Learn more about our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Key.
Job Summary
Part Time
Elementary & Secondary Education
$57k-87k (estimate)
06/19/2024
12/14/2024
keyschool.org
ANNAPOLIS, MD
100 - 200
1958
MARCELLA YEDID
$10M - $50M
Elementary & Secondary Education
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About The Key School
Key School engages children from 2.5 years of age through grade 12 in a progressive, coeducational, college-preparatory program on its picturesque 15-acre campus located 4 miles from downtown Annapolis, Maryland. Established in 1958, Key School is the oldest pre-school through grade twelve nonsectarian independent school in Anne Arundel County. Mission: The School is founded upon the conviction that children are innately curious about themselves and the world; they want to learn, they want to discover, and they want to create. The Schools role is to nourish and guide this natural exuberance, e ...
nergy, and delight in the search for meaning, so that each student may develop into an informed, thoughtful and constructive member of society, with a lifelong commitment to learning. Academic Philosophy: Key School's program is designed to develop independent thinkers, creative innovators, effective collaborators, tenacious problem-solvers, and articulate leaders while cultivating in its students a deep sense of purpose, accountability and intrinsic motivation. Through active participation in both academic and co-curricular programs, Keys Mission is designed to develop the whole person. Promoting a common interest in diverse endeavors that extend beyond the traditional classroom, the School enriches the lives of its students and encourages growth in multiple arenas. Keys distinctive programs enhance intellectual development, promote leadership skills, and foster a passion for life-long learning. The adults on campus honor the intelligence and capacity of the students and the students, in turn, create genuine and long-lasting connections with their teachers. Mutual respect, teachers to students and students to teachers, is a hallmark of Key School.
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