Trinity School, NYC
Learning Specialist, Grades K-4
K-12
Edtech.com's Summary
Trinity School is hiring a Learning Specialist for grades K-4 to join their Learning Support Department. The role involves providing academic coaching, collaborating with faculty to tailor classroom instruction, and using research-based methods to support students' learning needs across educational settings.
Highlights
- Provide individual, small, and large group academic coaching for K-4 students
- Collaborate with faculty to differentiate instruction based on student learning styles and challenges
- Develop and monitor learning profiles with instructional strategies and accommodations
- Coordinate and analyze assessments to identify learning needs and track progress
- Support literacy instruction in cooperation with Reading Coordinator and Homeroom Teachers
- Facilitate communication among students, families, teachers, administrators, and external educational professionals
- Work as part of the Student Support Team under the Learning Support Department Head and Lower School Principal
- Master’s degree required in Special Education, Literacy, Learning Disabilities, or related field
- Demonstrated successful teaching experience with Lower School students
- Salary range: $80,000 - $178,000, dependent on experience
Learning Specialist, Grades K-4 Full Description
Learning Specialist, Grades K-4
Summary
Title: | Learning Specialist, Grades K-4
ID: | 1561
Department: | Learning Support
ID: | 1561
Department: | Learning Support
Description
Trinity School, a co-educational, K-12 institution located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, seeks a Learning Specialist, Grades K-4 beginning September 1, 2026.
Reporting to the Learning Support Department Head, learning specialists provide academic services in the form of individual, small, and large group academic coaching. The role places an emphasis on bringing together research and best teaching practices to remediate specific skills students need across educational settings. Learning specialists collaborate with faculty to help increase teachers’ awareness and understanding of students’ learning needs and offer suggestions for differentiating classroom instruction for students with different learning styles or specific learning challenges.
The successful candidate will be a dedicated, skilled learning specialist with a Master’s degree in Special Education, Literacy, Learning Disabilities, or related field of study, have demonstrated successful teaching experience, and be able to work effectively with Lower School students, families, and faculty. In addition, the School seeks candidates who possess intellectual curiosity, a commitment to ongoing professional development, an openness to others’ ideas, an eagerness to extend oneself for others, and a sense of humor.
Responsibilities include:
- Serve as an integral member of the Student Support Team under the supervision of the Learning Support Department Head and Lower School Principal;
- Meet routinely with the Learning Support Department Head and other learning specialists within the division and across divisions to share information about students, set goals for the division and department, and engage in professional development;
- Coordinate and analyze assessments to help identify students’ learning needs and track their progress;
- Develop, implement, and monitor a school-based learning profile that includes instructional strategies, learning goals, and accommodations for eligible students;
- Support the coordination of school-based assessments for students eligible for accommodations;
- Collaborate with the Lower School Reading Coordinator and Homeroom Teachers in support of delivering literacy instruction;
- Facilitate communication between and among the student, family, teachers, administrators, and educational professionals from the private sector; and
- Assume duties as requested by the Learning Support Department Head and Lower School Principal.
An Equal Opportunity Employer, Trinity School seeks candidates who will add to the diversity of its school community.
Interested candidates should post a resume as well as a cover letter outlining their readiness for this position.
Salary range: $80,000 - $178,000 (salary based upon experience)
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