Full-Time K-12 Learning Specialist

Sacramento Country Day School, the regional leader in Pre-K-12th grade independent school education since 1964, seeks a Learning Specialist for students in Kindergarten through Grade 12. This is a full-time position with benefits (100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employee only), beginning August 16, 2025. The salary range is $52,000 – $95,000 depending on education and years of experience.

The learning specialist role will be split 60% Lower School and 40% Middle and High School and include:

• Assisting with administering standardized benchmarking assessments
• Planning and implementing intervention lessons with students who need Tier 2 academic intervention 1:1 and in small groups
• Reviewing our Tier 1 literacy and math curriculum and helping teachers make accommodations to support students in their classrooms
• Conducting classroom observations of students
• Meeting with parents about their children’s progress and suggestions on how to support academic growth at home
• Planning informational meetings for parents on literacy and numeracy development
• Writing individualized Learning Profiles for students based on the interventions and accommodations outlined in their educational evaluations
• Attending and participating in Student Support Team meetings
• Working closely with learning support team to coordinate schedules and plans

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s in special education, Master’s degree preferred
• Experience teaching Orton-Gillingham-based phonics lessons, Wilson Fundations preferred
• Familiarity with all areas of literacy and numeracy development
• Knowledge of Everyday Mathematics and Responsive Classroom are a plusExperience working with students of different age groups and ability
• Advanced communication skills
• A commitment to advancing diversity, equity, inclusivity, and belonging

School requirements: background check, First Aid/CPR trained (school sponsored), negative TB result.

Sacramento Country Day School is an inclusive community and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. To apply, please send a single .pdf file that includes a letter of interest, resume, and list of three (3) references to Sarah Ostermueller, Head of Middle School, & Joy Pangilinan, Director of After-School and Summer Programs, who are coordinating this search. Information can be sent to resume@saccds.org.

About the school:

Country Day enrolls over 580 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Students are inspired and supported by 110 faculty and staff including two additional learning specialists. Country Day’s mission “inspires intellectual discovery and engages a diverse community to think critically, live creatively, and act compassionately.

The capital of California, roughly equidistant between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, Sacramento is often cited as one of the country’s most diverse and inclusive cities. Country Day proudly reflects our city; nearly 50% of our student body identifies as people of color.

Country Day embraces the ideals of a liberal arts education. We encourage our students to develop the full range of their capabilities – intellectual, physical, creative, social, and moral – and we cultivate in them the habits and skills that will enable them to lead fulfilling lives.  Our teachers are active in the school community, serving as advisors, trip chaperones, and coaches. The ideal candidate will add strength to a wide range of programs and embrace a diverse and powerful learning community.

Equal opportunity employer:  Sacramento Country Day School believes that each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunity without regard to sex, color, race, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability status, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal or state anti-discrimination laws (“Protected Status”). SCDS’s equal employment practices extend to recruitment, hiring, selection, compensation, benefits, transfer, promotion, training, discipline, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

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