Upper School Learning Specialist (7 th – 12 th Grade)

Position Description

The Geneva School is a mission-driven school established in 1993. Our mission is to provide
students in grades K4–12 an extraordinary education, by means of an integrated curriculum,
pedagogy and culture, both distinctly classical and distinctively Christian, that pursues goodness,
truth, and beauty in all spheres of life, while viewing these spheres as elements of divinely
ordered whole. Further, Geneva seeks to instill in students a desire to love beauty, think deeply,
and pursue Christ’s calling. As a mission-driven school, faculty members play a central role in
fulfilling our mission.

Hired by and subject to the supervision of the Directors of the Upper School, the Learning
Specialist is an exempt position. The teacher, in a formational and relational role, models Christ-
like behavior within The Geneva School community as he or she studies, re-imagines, and
teaches within the Christian, liberal arts tradition.

I. Essential Duties

Specific Job Responsibilities:

● Provide guidance to teachers as to how to move forward through the process of
requesting assistance for students who are demonstrating they need additional support
● Work with Student Services to create Individual Service Plans (ISP) and lead the
implementation and maintenance meetings with parents, teachers, and students
● Assist teachers with understanding and applying accommodations listed on student ISPs
by specifically reviewing ISPs with teachers throughout the year
● Assist classroom teachers with applying accommodations to tests/quizzes/projects
● Be familiar with local tutoring options and evaluation services and help to improve
supply of tutoring resources so that we can provide parents with recommendations
● Be the bridge between our teachers and our outsourced tutors in understanding a child’s
progress
● Manage the extra time accommodations room for ERBs
● Collaborate with 6th-12th grade teachers
● Assist teachers when requested with semester exams and small group assessment rooms
● Monthly check-ins with the staff to address questions and concerns about student
progress and current ISPs
● Observe classes and as time permits, work with individual students/small groups as
needed
● Review existing teacher notes, handouts, assessments and quizzes for formatting
improvements and suggestions
● Support parents with a home plan when needed for students with ISPs

● Create a list of resources and a suggested plan for general summer support (7th-11th
grade) enrichment/remediation that can be posted on the website
● Present monthly/bi-monthly at faculty meetings regarding best practices in understanding
and helping students with learning differences
● Monthly update meetings with the Directors of the Dialectic and Rhetoric School

Other Job Requirements:
The following requirements are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform
the essential functions of the Upper School Learning Specialist position and are not intended to
be inclusive. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities,
as defined by law, to perform any essential functions.

• Lift 20 lbs. occasionally and 10 lbs. frequently
• Sit frequently and stand and walk on varied surfaces
• Bend, stoop, crouch, push, pull, climb, balance, kneel, crawl
• Use hands/arms to reach in any direction and seize, grasp, hold, and turn objects using
  hand(s). Use fingers, versus the whole hand, to pick, pinch, and feel objects.
• See, talk, and hear to communicate with others in person, electronically, by phone, or by
  radio. Visual functions include the ability to identify and distinguish colors and bring an
  object into sharp focus.

II. Personal Profile

Required Skills and Experience:
● ESE certified or Bachelor’s/Master’s in Exceptional Student Education
● At least five years of verifiable experience working with students with varying
exceptionalities
● Experience in private school or classical school (preferred but not required)

Intrinsic Qualities:

• Ascribes to and agrees to live in accordance with The Geneva School’s statement of faith
• Holds oneself to a high standard of honesty and integrity
• Able to work effectively both in collaboration with other professionals and on own
  initiative
• Professional and approachable in appearance and attitude
• Willingness to learn new skills
• Self-motivated with a positive ‘can do’ approach to work
• Reliable/dependable
• Detail-oriented
• Able to search for solutions
• Practices good stewardship of the school’s resources
• Enjoys working around children and is able to form and monitor appropriate relationships
  and personal boundaries with children and young people.

III. Employment Information

The Geneva School prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age,
marital status, physical disability, handicap, or any other consideration protected by law.
Employment decisions will be made on the basis of each applicant’s job qualifications,
experience, and abilities and in full accord with The Geneva School’s statement of faith and the
school’s statement of mission, vision and values.