Job Type
Full-time
Description
Position Overview
Cherry Hills Christian School is seeking a Christ-centered, compassionate, and highly collaborative Learning Specialist who is committed to supporting diverse learners and equipping students to live fully for God. The Learning Specialist plays a vital role in fostering academic growth while ensuring that every child is known, supported, and valued as God’s unique masterpiece.
Role Responsibilities
- Provide targeted academic instruction and intervention for identified students.
- Facilitate and manage the Response to Intervention (RTI) process.
- Create, implement, and support Classroom Accommodation Plans (CAMPs).
- Push into classrooms to support students and teachers as needed.
- Utilize valid teaching techniques aligned with curriculum goals and the school’s mission.
- Employ a variety of instructional strategies and materials to support the whole child: spiritual, mental, physical, social, and emotional.
- Maintain appropriate discipline to ensure a safe and effective learning environment.
- Assess student progress regularly and provide required progress reports.
- Maintain accurate documentation of student progress and parent communication.
- Administer screening assessments for prospective students as needed.
- Understand and implement all building emergency and safety procedures.
- Build strong, relational connections with students, families, faculty, and staff.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with classroom teachers, learning specialists, and administrators.
- Uphold and support CHCS’s Essentials of Faith, mission, and values.
- Represent Cherry Hills Christian School in a professional and Christ-honoring manner.
- Communicate clearly, accurately, and in a timely manner with parents and leadership.
- Respect confidentiality and uphold professional ethics.
- Build strong, relational connections with students, families, faculty, and staff.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with classroom teachers, learning specialists, and administrators.
- Communicate clearly, accurately, and in a timely manner with parents and leadership.
- Other duties as assigned
Position Details
Position Type: Full-time / exempt
Hours Per Week: 32 hours/week
Salary Range: $ 45,000 - $65,000 / year (school year schedule)
Benefits: Vacation, Sick Leave, 403(b), Medical, Dental, Vision
Supervisor: Program Director
Accepting applications through March 15, 2026
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS
- A strong and growing relationship with Jesus Christ, evident in personal and professional life.
- Agreement with and commitment to CHCS’s mission statement, values, and faith statement.
- Bachelor’s degree in special education, Literacy, or a related field from an accredited institution.
- Advanced degree in Literacy or Math preferred.
- Training in academic intervention methods.
- Current ACSI and/or State Teaching Certification preferred.
- Willingness to pursue continued professional development and growth.
- Professional attitude and appearance.
- Ability to pass a criminal background check.
- Must agree to the mission statement, values, and faith statement
Salary Description
$45,000 - $65,000