[Priority Listing] Learning Support Coordinator for 26-27

ABOUT THE ROLE 

Berkeley Rose Waldorf School is seeking a collaborative, knowledgeable, and resourceful Learning Support Coordinator to strengthen our ability to support students with diverse learning profiles from Preschool through Grade 8.

This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position. Applicants seeking a 0.75 FTE position may also be considered.

Working in partnership with teachers, families, administrators, and outside professionals, the Learning Support Coordinator will coordinate Individual Learning Plans, provide classroom consultation, offer targeted small-group instruction, and help teachers identify practical strategies and accommodations that support students within the classroom community.

At Berkeley Rose, we believe children flourish when they are deeply known, thoughtfully supported, and surrounded by caring adults working together on their behalf. Our goal is not to create a separate system around children who learn differently, but to help students remain meaningfully included in the life, relationships, and learning of their classrooms whenever Berkeley Rose can appropriately meet their needs.

The Learning Support Coordinator will bring knowledge and experience to this work while also listening carefully, learning about our school, and helping strengthen the Learning Support Program in partnership with faculty and school leadership.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: Full time position. Benefits offered include health insurance (medical, vision, dental), tuition remission, mentoring and professional development opportunities. Applicants seeking a 0.75 FTE position will also be considered.

Salary: $70,000–$85,000 annually for a full-time position, depending upon experience and qualifications . TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION: Please submit resume along with credentials, cover letter and three references to [email protected] .

OUR SCHOOL 

An Urban School With Heart: Berkeley Rose Waldorf School is a vibrant, metropolitan school, located in a beautiful neighborhood in Oakland, California, with access to the greater San Francisco Bay Area and stunning nature in every direction. Our families and faculty are innovative and passionate about providing a holistic education for children. Founded in 2009, our school serves 155 students from Preschool through 8th Grade, along with parent-child classes and parent education events for the local community.

We welcome students, families, faculty, and staff of all races, ethnicities, countries of origin, cultural, religious, ideological and political affiliations, socio-economic backgrounds, gender identity, sexual orientation and any other articulation of human identity. We offer the gifts of Waldorf education to children growing up in a highly technologized culture sorely in need of a developmentally appropriate education that centers on what it means to be a human into the future. We are actively engaged in developing our work with Learning Support, Social Emotional Learning and DEI . The Berkeley Rose faculty strives to model a lifelong love of learning, gratitude and to support the individual journey of every child.

Primary Responsibilities 

● Develop, implement, and monitor Individual Learning Plans for students who require accommodations or additional support.

● Conduct classroom observations and appropriate student screenings. ● Review educational and psychoeducational evaluations and translate recommendations into practical school-based supports.

● Collaborate with teachers to develop classroom strategies, accommodations, instructional approaches, and organizational supports for students with diverse learning profiles.

● Provide targeted small-group instruction in literacy, executive functioning, mathematics, study skills, or other foundational learning areas.

● Meet with families to discuss evaluations, Learning Plans, student progress, and appropriate outside resources.

● Coordinate communication with educational evaluators, educational therapists, psychologists, speech-language pathologists and other outside professionals.

● Participate in Student Support Team meetings and other collaborative student support processes.

● Review admissions materials and participate in admissions discussions when an applicant has identified learning or support needs.

● Provide faculty consultation, resources, and occasional professional development related to neurodiversity, structured literacy, executive functioning, accommodations, and inclusive educational practices.

● Maintain accurate and confidential student records and communications.

Berkeley Rose does not provide one-to-one tutoring, intensive remedial services, or a separate special education program. When a student’s needs extend beyond the support available through the school, the Learning Support Coordinator helps, if possible, the family identify appropriate outside resources.

Qualifications 

Required 

● Bachelor’s degree in education, special education, educational therapy, child development, psychology, or a related field.

● Experience supporting students with diverse learning profiles in a school or educational setting.

● Experience collaborating with teachers and families.

● Experience developing Learning Plans, accommodation plans, or similar student support documentation.

● Ability to interpret educational and psychoeducational evaluations and translate recommendations into practical classroom supports.

● Strong organizational, written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

● Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound professional judgment.

● A willingness to learn more about Waldorf education and how learning support can complement Berkeley Rose’s educational philosophy and classroom practices.

Preferred 

● Master’s degree in education, special education, educational therapy, school psychology, reading, or a related field.

● Experience in an independent school or Waldorf school.

● Experience as a Learning Specialist, Resource Specialist, Educational Therapist, Reading Specialist, Special Education Teacher, or in a similar role.

● Training or experience in structured literacy or evidence-based approaches such as Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading, Lindamood-Bell, SPIRE, Sounds in Syllables, or a comparable program.

● Experience providing classroom consultation, teacher coaching, or targeted small-group instruction.

● Knowledge of dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, ADHD, executive functioning, and other neurodivergent learning profiles.

We hope to hear from you.