Job Description

Position Summary and Overview

The Churchill School & Center, a K-12 school for students with language-based learning disabilities, is seeking a Lower School (Grades K-6)  maternity leave Literacy Specialist for hire from August 2025 - Winter 2026.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrate commitment to Churchill’s mission and core values
• Embrace and model Churchill’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion 
• Support students by providing expert service through small group instruction; specifically in the areas of decoding and encoding using the Orton-Gillingham approach to instruction
• Assess student progress and participation
• Communicate often with parents/families
• Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings
• Seek improved methods of best practice with regard to literacy instruction for students with language-based learning disabilities through professional development opportunities 
• Work collaboratively with the lower school team including teachers, related service providers and specialists to plan and implement research-based, appropriate assessments, curriculum, units of study, projects and activities
• In partnership, with other Lower School Literacy Specialists, support teachers by providing development related to all areas of literacy instruction
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have...

• BA or BS Degree (Degree in Childhood Education, Special Education or related field preferred)
• MA or MS Degree (Degree in Literacy/Reading or Special Education or related field preferred)
• Classroom or small group instruction experience building positive and appropriate relationships with young students
• Knowledge of, or willingness to continue higher levels of education to obtain knowledge of effective service strategies and methodologies, specifically the Orton-Gillingham approach, for working with children with language-based learning disabilities
• Familiarity with Smartboards, Google Drive, and technology
• Interest in professional career development in the field of special education and literacy instruction
• Patience, flexibility, good organization skills, and a sense of humor

Compensation

• $73K-$85K annual salary commensurate with experience
• Employee Benefits Package: Health insurance, statutory disability, commuter benefits, daily complimentary lunch, professional development opportunities, accrued PTO days (1 hour every 30 hours worked), paid school holidays.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should send:

• Current resume;
• Cover letter and;
• references 

in PDF format to: lsresume@churchillschoolnyc.org . Candidates should make sure to outline all experiences relative to the position. Furthermore, Churchill works to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community. Please include your thoughts and experiences on the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in a school setting and offer an example of your work with students through an equity lens.

The Churchill School and Center is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical challenge, national or ethnic origin, ancestry or any other characteristic. Churchill is committed to building a diverse staff and strongly encourages applications from candidates of color, as well as candidates from under-represented groups.

Churchill’s Vision

A world where students with language-based learning disabilities embrace their learning differences and see limitless possibilities.

Churchill’s Mission

To provide an innovative and transformational K-12 learning community that empowers students with language-based learning disabilities.

About Churchill School and Center

Churchill’s Vision: A world where students with language-based learning disabilities embrace their learning differences and see limitless possibilities. Churchill’s Mission: To provide an innovative and transformational K-12 learning community that empowers students with language-based learning disabilities.

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