Golda Och Academy is currently seeking a full-time dynamic and talented Learning Specialist (grades 6-8) for the 2021-2022 school year.

Responsibilities include:
- Provide direct instructional support to individual students in small group settings both in and outside of the classroom
- Support students with reading, writing, and math (Judaic studies and Hebrew a plus)
- Provide support with organization and executive functioning, study habits, note-taking, and other learning skills
- Acting as the primary case manager to a group of students with learning differences
- Regularly meet with students and monitor progress
- Collaborate with classroom teachers on content and practice, supporting best practices toward the implementation of students’ Learning Plans
- Point person in actively communicating progress to students, parents, teachers and other stakeholders including tutors and therapists
- Participate in teacher team meetings and grade level and/or departmental meetings.
- Writing of individual student Learning Plans
- Create teacher-friendly Learning Plans highlighting student’s personal profile, academic strengths and challenges, and recommendations for classroom-based strategies
- Interpret and incorporate data from educational evaluation reports into Learning Plans
- Attend Annual and Triennial IEP meetings with the county Child Study Team

Requirements
- Passion and experience in working with students with additional learning needs particularly of middle school age
- Bachelor's degree in Education or a related field required
- Master’s degree in Education or related field preferred
- 3+ years working with middle and/or high school students required
- Willingness and ability to learn content of classroom teachers in all subjects
- Experience with and knowledge of CST meetings, development of IEPs, 504 and I&RS processes and procedures preferred
- Strong organizational and communication skills in managing multiple projects
- Strong affinity for the mission of Golda Och Academy and an educational philosophy consistent with the school’s core values
- Commitment to building and sustaining an inclusive community and program which reflects the diverse learners and families in our school

About Golda Och Academy
Golda Och Academy is a vibrant learning community that focuses on the intellectual, social, and spiritual needs of each child. In the tradition of Solomon Schechter schools, Golda Och Academy grounds a rigorous dual academic curriculum in the culture and tenets of Conservative Judaism and welcomes students from a wide range of synagogue affiliations and Jewish expression. Our school is divided into two campuses - one for the Lower School (grades Pre-K - 5) and one for the Upper School (grades 6 -12) - located about two miles apart in West Orange. The school serves approximately 500 students from more than 60 communities across New Jersey. As a Jewish Day School, we dismiss at 2:00 on Fridays with respect to the observance of Shabbat and are closed for most major Jewish Holidays.

Interested candidates should submit their resume and cover letter.

Golda Och Academy is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients. We do not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.