Learning Specialist, Full-Time

2 months ago


Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, United States Abington Friends School Full time

The Middle and Upper School Learning Specialist at Abington Friends School is part of a multidisciplinary Student Support and Wellbeing Team that includes our Director of Student Support and Wellbeing, a Lower School Learning Specialist, a School Counselor and two Middle School Learning Resource faculty members who serve Middle School students in half-time roles. The Middle and Upper School Learning Specialist has an office in the Wilf Learning Resource Center, a hub at the center of AFS for serving the needs of faculty and students in a variety of ways, focused on developing resourcefulness, resilience, and independence in AFS students. Our Student Support and Wellbeing Team's work is grounded in expertise in social, emotional and cognitive development and informed by Quaker principles of equity, community, simplicity, diversity and profound respect for individuals and the power of healthy relationships.

Abington Friends School is a joyful, vibrant and profoundly diverse community of 610 students. More information about AFS can be found at our website, .

The position includes the following responsibilities:

  • consult with faculty members, administration, parents and outside professionals
  • serve on the Student Support Team under the supervision of the Director of Student Support and as a colleague to the School Counselor, advisors and division administrators
  • interpret psycho-educational testing results and create Formal Education Plans for individual students based on report recommendations
  • coordinate temporary learning accommodations based on physician instructions for students recovering from concussions and other medical conditions
  • meet with students individually and in groups to help them develop strategies for effective and independent learning
  • guide teachers in using current best practices to support students with a range of learning styles and challenges
  • oversee accommodation plans for standardized tests for college
  • oversee and build programming to meet the changing needs of the student body, such as peer tutoring, junior mathletes, writing center support, etc.
  • teach study skills workshop sequence for all 9th graders as part of their transition to the Upper School and develop grade-specific programming for Middle School students as needed Qualifications needed for this position:

    Education: Bachelor's degree or graduate level training in Reading and/or Special Education or related area, including a thorough understanding of cognitive and psychological development and how they impact teaching and learning

    Experience: at least 7 years teaching or learning specialist experience students in regular education settings; experience observing and teaching students with mild to moderate learning disabilities; experience consulting with classroom teachers in a broad range of disciplines; experience collaborating with psychologists, counselors, and other learning specialists.

    Abington Friends School is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity to all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected under local, state or federal laws.



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