Upper School Learning Specialist

Franklin School•Jersey City, NJ

2d•$70,000 - $110,000•Onsite

About The Position

Franklin, a visionary grade 9-12 co-educational school located in Jersey City, is currently offering in-person academic programming for the 2025-26 school year. We are seeking a self-directed, experienced, and energetic High School Learning Specialist to begin in the Fall of 2026.

Requirements

Strong written and verbal communication.
Highly organized and detail-oriented.
Experience teaching to a range of learners.
Willingness to engage with and learn from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Nice To Haves

Formal training in Special Education is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Maintain a positive, inclusive, and engaging environment.
Liaise regularly with classroom teachers, Endeavor Directors, Dean, School Counselor, and Director of Curriculum and Assessment regarding student progress.
Communicate regularly and in detail with parents regarding student progress.
Design and implement lessons aligned with classroom curriculum to support skill development and content understanding.
Provide one-on-one academic and executive functioning support based on best practices for students with diagnosed learning disabilities.
Support students develop self-advocacy skills and self-awareness about their own learning.
Provide high-level content area support in one or more of the traditional academic disciplines (English, History, Math, Science).
Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion, ensuring all students feel valued and heard.
A full teaching load is 23 periods (21 teaching periods and 2 professional learning periods per week)
A faculty member’s teaching load can be made up of Core teaching (Endeavor), Micro-courses, Electives, Academic Care classes, and the Franklin Skills curriculum
A teacher under full load will be allocated supervision, substitute classes or a combination of both
Unless running a club or coaching a sports team, faculty can expect to be placed into a weekly rotation system for Franklin Tutors supervision which occurs from 3:30-4:30pm.
Additionally, all faculty, including those who run a club or coach, are expected to lead Franklin Tutors and Behavior Remediation Sessions once per trimester.
Faculty are expected to participate actively in Franklin’s Professional Learning Program, engaging twice weekly in both collaborative and individual learning.
Faculty are expected to be working remotely on their curriculum and Canvas requirements, from August 15th.