Brooks School seeks a supportive, organized, and encouraging Learning Center faculty member for the 2022-2023 academic year. The ideal candidate will work with students and faculty, both directly and indirectly, to provide academic support. This faculty position will include supporting students who are falling behind or struggling academically and contributing to the campus community by working with students in evening study hours. Finally, a full time Learning Center position will entail teaching one minor (Self in Community), leading two seasons of afternoon activities, and participating in the residential life of the school.  This position reports to the Learning Center Director. Brooks School seeks candidates who will contribute to and are committed to diversity and multicultural educational practices.

** Brooks School is open to interviewing candidates for both a part or full time position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND KEY OBJECTIVES:

• Work closely with the Learning Center team.
• Serve as a liaison between the school and family on issues relating to a student's learning differences.
• Maintain accurate records of students with educational evaluations on file and those who are granted accommodations.
• Read and interpret outside academic testing done on students and share this information with teachers and advisors.
• Counsel parents, faculty, and administration on the accommodations Brooks School can and cannot make for individual students.
• Partner with faculty, parents, and outside evaluators to identify strategies and teaching techniques that best help address the needs of identified students.
• Help teachers adopt successful teaching strategies for all students.
• Oversee the New Student Program for all new students.
• Coordinate the peer tutoring program.
• Work one-on-one with students who are struggling academically.
• Assist in the identification of students with learning differences.
• Work with teachers, advisors and families to create support plans for students with learning differences and those who are struggling academically.
• Serve as liaison between school and outside testing organizations related to requests for special accommodations for standardized tests based on documented learning differences.
• Teach one academic minor course, engage in two seasons of afternoon activities, contribute to the residential life of the school, and may serve as an advisor in the future.
• Will engage and pursue DEI professional development and assist in forwarding the school’s commitment to becoming an anti-racist institution. Serves as a role model to promote a positive, productive, and inclusive work environment.
• Attend conferences, build networks of educational professionals, seek professional development appropriate to job demands, and participate in professional organizations as necessary.

COMPETENCIES:

• Collaborative team-builder who can connect with a diverse group of students and adults.
• Demonstrated commitment to promoting a supportive inclusive working and learning environment.
• Timely in response and clear in communication, both written and verbal.
• Flexibility of schedule to be present at and respond to student events/concerns.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree required, M.Ed or M.A. preferred
• Experience at a boarding school preferred
• 4-5 years of experience in student support work
• Expertise with reading neuropsychological reports and creating individual student learning profiles

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties are normally performed in an indoor environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Occasional lifting, bending and climbing stairs
• Frequent talking, listening, walking, sitting and standing
• Ability to perform multiple concurrent tasks and functions in a fast-paced working environment

 TRAVEL: This role does not require travel.