Language Development Specialist Job Description
Part-time, 10-month position
Reports to: Director of the JAC and Assistant Director of the JAC
Responsibilities:
- Works one-on-one with FCDS students who have a diagnosed learning disability, attentional deficit disorder, or other learning differences; instruction follows a systematic outline (documented skills sequence) to meet student needs based on the psychological report
- Writes comprehensive reports to summarize initial and end-of-year assessments; writes monthly student progress reports to highlight current skills growth and goal progress
- Prepares an accommodation profile for each student assigned to their yearly caseload and serves as a support for teachers and parent questions (includes in-program and out-of-program students)
- Tailors daily lesson plans to meet student needs
- Works with other JAC personnel in the planning and implementation of individual academic student needs
- Attends scheduled team meetings, coordinating the student's progress; sets up and runs parent/teacher meetings for students who are in the referral process
- Communicates individual students' pertinent educational recommendations made in the psychological reports to classroom teachers
- Consults with academic teachers and tutors as to appropriate techniques for working with students with learning differences
- Meets regularly with other JAC personnel to discuss issues of mutual concern, to share ideas, to collaborate on student difficulties/successes, and to determine instructional needs
- Writes comments quarterly to reflect student progress
- Helps evaluate admission testing for individual students, making appropriate recommendations
- Communicates with parents on a bi-weekly basis through email or the use of On Campus Official Notes
- Attends divisional and JAC faculty meetings and general meetings
- Serves as an ambassador to FCDS
- Assists the Director of the JAC with any duties assigned
Collaborates and Consults with: Director and Assistant Director of the JAC, JAC teachers, FCDS administrative team, FCDS classroom teachers, school counselors, students, and parents.
Qualifications:
- Requires a Bachelor's degree in K-12 Education
- Certification in special education, reading, and/or learning disabilities, preferred
- Formal training in multisensory, structured language education (such as but not limited to IMSE, ALTA, IMSLEC); consideration is given to candidates who are in the process of completing Orton-Gillingham Associate training and/or those who have completed Orton-Gillingham Classroom Educator certification
- Classroom and/or 1:1 experience working with students with diagnosed learning disabilities and/or students with dyslexia (3+ years) strongly preferred
Essential functions:
- Regularly required to walk, talk, hear, reach with hands and arms, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds
- Must be able to sit and stand throughout the day, and bend, kneel, or squat to be at eye level with children.
- Must be able to operate a computer and have basic knowledge of Google Workspace
- Must be able to access and navigate all areas of the school and other facilities as needed
- Must be able to utilize oral and written communication skills effectively