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Elementary Reading Specialist

Employer
The Quad Preparatory School
Location
New York City, New York

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Job Category
Teaching, Elementary Education Teacher, Gifted / Talented Teacher, Special Education Teacher, Behavior Specialist Teacher, Learning Disabilities Teacher
Grade Level
Elementary School
Job Type
Full-Time
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Job Details

JOB DESCRIPTION

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Follow the professional code and policies of the school, and conduct self in a way that promotes the mission of the school.
  • Follow the guidance of the psychosocial and educational staff in working with the individual children as per each child’s academic and social and emotional goals.
  • Identify and assess new and returning students for reading difficulties.
  • Propose strategies and programs that serve the needs of each student who is showing difficulty with reading and language skills.
  • Schedule regular sessions with lower school students with reading difficulties and implement the approved programs and strategies during sessions.
  • Assess students regularly to determine progress and report to classroom teachers and parents.
  • Determine when a child needs more or less time with intense instruction and recommend next steps.
  • Communicate with teachers and parents about methods to support students with reading difficulties.
  • Co-organize with the Head of School and facilitate literacy assessment for lower school students.
  • Support teachers in methods of using new resources in the classroom.
  • Collaborate with teachers to monitor reading progress and provide teachers with strategies to support students outside of scheduled sessions.
  • Create and maintain records of all strategies and programs used for each student.
  • Create and maintain reading progress reports on students with reading difficulties for report card.
  • Use GSuite, specifically Google Drive.
  • Use Google Classroom to communicate with students and families.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Competencies

  1. Attention to Detail
  2. Maintaining Confidentiality and Privacy
  3. Ethical Conduct
  4. Time Management
  5. Team Work

     

Work Environment: This job operates in a school setting.  School is located on the 4th floor of building. This role requires regular walking to various locations around the school.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and stooping all day. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items over 20 pounds. During fire drills, employee will need to use the stairs to go to ground level from 4th floor. Typing required for composing emails and writing reports.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work: This is a full time position in an educational facility which is open 8 hours a day. Employee will work 10 months out of the year according academic calendar.

Required Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor's in Education or related field and 3 years experience

Preferred Education and Experience:

  • Masters in Education or related field and/or 3 years experience
  • Orton Gillingham experience and training

AAP/EEO Statement: The Quad Preparatory School is based on an inclusive philosophy that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, marital status, creed, sexual orientation, familial status, citizenship, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by law in its hiring procedures and policies.

Company

At Quad Prep, we are on a mission — to transform the lives of neurodiverse, twice exceptional people  by redefining the experience of school.  Through the collective, superlative and empathic work of our teachers and clinicians, we are empowering students to leave Quad Prep fully prepared to engage with the exciting and wonderful diversity of this world. 

Entering our 10th year and a new phase of maturity, we are excited to welcome fellow groundbreakers to our team to help us further this inspiring and urgent mission.  We are eager to challenge our status quo, to seek diverse perspectives and work together to develop better practices of neurodiverse education.  The Quad Preparatory School actively seeks to forward diversity through its programs and hiring.

Why work at Quad Prep?

  • COMMUNITY: We are committed to building a joyful and inclusive culture where everybody is  celebrated for who they are.   
  • COLLEAGUES: Our colleagues are inspiring, consummate innovators and are at their happiest highly collaborating to create personalized solutions for each student.  
  • STUDENTS We guarantee that you will learn something eye opening  every single day from our students!
  • DEEP PROFESSIONAL LEARNING: Quad Prep supports mission-driven educators and clinicians  to grow their professional skills and influence in the neurodiversity educational space.   Close collaboration with colleagues, coaching from supportive leaders and well-designed learning sessions keep us growing.
  • GENEROUS AND COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS
    • Health: Medical, Dental, Vision
    • Student Loan Repayment 
    • Group Life Plan
    • Disability Insurance
    • Generous Parental Leave 
  • WORK LIFE BALANCE:  We provide generous PTO and preparation periods so that you can live the life you wish for – inside and outside of our school 
  • PROTECTED TIME *NEW FOR 22–23:  We provide coverage to allow you to  learn from one another, participate  in one of our special PD programs, conduct original research, develop special projects, and participate in our initiatives to create the culture YOU want to work in.  
  • EXTRAS
    • You can build a private practice or tutor onsite during after school hours at very low rent or no cost.

 

Who We Are (If Quad Prep is for you, you'll read what's below and feel, "that's me!")

 

At Quad Prep, we are guided by values that we hold dear and we have developed a set of practices and abilities to meet our mission.  We are:

  • Groundbreaking:  We  ignite our students’ talents and are passionate about their futures. You are:
    • Passionate about our work and  our mission
    • Creative and excited about reaching each and every learner in new ways
    • Excited to use current best practice to create new best practice in this rapidly evolving field
    • Able to set high expectations of both students and yourself and discover ways to meet them
  • Collaborative:  We function with an exceedingly deep degree of collaboration. You:
    • Communicate effectively with colleagues
    • Seek to understand yourself  in order to welcome new perspectives 
    • Are generous of spirit and willing to give and receive feedback freely
  • Trustworthy:  We are steadfast and are accountable to our students and each other  You:
    • Can be counted on to do what you say you will do
    • Have a high level of ownership for personal and team results
    • Can purposefully develop skills to find success in your work and our learning community
    • Ask for support when you need it
    • Project an unflappable, firm and kind presence to our students
  • Constantly Learning and Growing:  You:
    • Seek personal growth
    • Help colleagues learn and improve.
    • Help the organization improve by developing new ideas and approaches.
  • Resourceful:  At Quad Prep, we dig deep to meet our mission.  You are: 
    • Highly effective and disciplined 
    • Show initiative
    • Display good judgment and sensibility
    • Excellent at classroom management
  • Flexible:  At Quad Prep, we never give up on each other and are driven by the ethos of “not if, but how.”   You are:
    • Open to new ideas
    • Nimble in changing environments
    • Excited by ambiguity and change during this time of unprecedented complexity and accelerating innovation
Company info
Telephone
646.649.3913
Location
25 Pine Street
4th Floor
 New York
NY
10005
US
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