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Applying for Position:
Learning Specialist

This opening calls for specific teaching qualifications set by the school.

CalWest client school in the San Jose, CA area seeks a Learning Specialist to start in August 2025:

Responsibilities

  • Teacher Support and Instructional Practices: Collaborate with teachers to identify and implement evidence-based accommodations, educational strategies, and classroom management techniques that support diverse learners, providing professional development to build faculty instructional capacity and to meet the needs of asynchronous gifted learners, coaching, and resources to enhance teaching, learning, and accommodations in the classroom. 
  • Academic Support: Provide leadership, guidance, and expertise to support students' academic and learning needs through targeted interventions, resources, and programs tailored to the needs of students, classrooms, and schoolwide learning initiatives. 
  • Case Management: Assess the academic needs of individual students. Work with administration, school counselor, teachers, students, and parents; collect data, obtain relevant information, and manage documents on academic, emotional, physical, and other issues which necessitate interventions; convene meetings with involved persons and professionals; create the accommodation plan; and assure all involved understand the plan and can implement it. 
  • Develop Individualized Plans and Provide Intervention: Work directly with individuals and small groups of students who need modifications, accommodations, or individual academic interventions. This may include executive functioning and/or academic skills. 
  • School-Wide Initiatives: Organize, lead, and support teachers with school-wide initiatives to foster executive functioning skills, educational growth, and independence. Offer and/or organize family education nights as needed. 
  • Collaborative Partnership: Partner with School Counselor and Gifted Specialists to provide support, education, and continuity of services for students and families. Be a team player and leader in supporting students and teachers on their educational journey. 
  • Data Management: Schedule and attend parent/guardian-teacher meetings as needed to support student learning. Maintain detailed and organized notes of communications and relevant student support information. 
  • Manage and coordinate in partnership with the School Counselor the Student Support Team 
  • Perform related duties as assigned. 

 Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Special Education or similar field. 
  • Experience working with students with learning difficulties and developing and implementing academic support programs. 
  • Experience supporting students with complex learning needs related to literacy, math, executive functioning, and processing struggles. 
  • Understanding of classroom management, accommodations, and teacher support needs. 
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills. 
  • Strong organization and record keeping skills. 
  • Social-emotional teaching experience. 
  • Familiarity with and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion practices. 
  • Enthusiastic life-long learner. 
  • Openness and flexibility in designing improved learning experiences.



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Candidates may be submitted to multiple positions during their time with CalWest. Also, candidates may not be chosen to move forward in the search they initially expressed interest in pursuing.

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