Language Development Specialist Part-Time

Language Development Specialist Job Description

Part-time, 10-month position

Reports to: Director of the JAC and Assistant Director of the JAC

Responsibilities:

• Works one-on-one with FCDS students who have a diagnosed learning disability, attentional deficit disorder, or other learning differences; instruction follows a systematic outline (documented skills sequence) to meet student needs based on the psychological report
• Writes comprehensive reports to summarize initial and end-of-year assessments; writes monthly student progress reports to highlight current skills growth and goal progress
• Prepares an accommodation profile for each student assigned to their yearly caseload and serves as a support for teachers and parent questions (includes in-program and out-of-program students)
• Tailors daily lesson plans to meet student needs
• Works with other JAC personnel in the planning and implementation of individual academic student needs
• Attends scheduled team meetings, coordinating the student's progress; sets up and runs parent/teacher meetings for students who are in the referral process
• Communicates individual students' pertinent educational recommendations made in the psychological reports to classroom teachers
• Consults with academic teachers and tutors as to appropriate techniques for working with students with learning differences
• Meets regularly with other JAC personnel to discuss issues of mutual concern, to share ideas, to collaborate on student difficulties/successes, and to determine instructional needs
• Writes comments quarterly to reflect student progress
• Helps evaluate admission testing for individual students, making appropriate recommendations
• Communicates with parents on a bi-weekly basis through email or the use of On Campus Official Notes
• Attends divisional and JAC faculty meetings and general meetings
• Serves as an ambassador to FCDS
• Assists the Director of the JAC with any duties assigned

Collaborates and Consults with: Director and Assistant Director of the JAC, JAC teachers, FCDS administrative team, FCDS classroom teachers, school counselors, students, and parents.