Learning Specialist
Status: Full-Time, Exempt
Reports To: Director of Student Support Center
Revision Date: 7/30/2025
At Pacific Ridge School, our mission statement drives all our work: In a community that fosters academic excellence, ethical responsibility and global engagement, Pacific Ridge School prepares students for college and a purposeful life.
Position Summary
Under the direction of the Director of Student Support Center, the Learning Specialist is primarily responsible for supporting the academic needs and social/emotional well-being of students. Ability to communicate well with administrators, faculty, parents, and students is essential. Close collaboration with School Counselors, Director of Student Support Center, Director of Community Inclusion, Division Heads, and School Nurse is expected. The Learning Specialist will take an active role in determining whether a student needs additional academic support, including educational testing and/or school accommodations. The Learning Specialist will also take on other roles or responsibilities in the realm of school life (based upon interest, experience, and need).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities (include, but are not limited to, the following):
- Support academic needs of students through individual and group sessions
- Review and assist students, teachers, parents, and administration in the understanding and implementation of psycho-educational assessment reports and develop appropriate accommodation plans for students
- Help coordinate requests for outside evaluation, transference of ISP/IEP, review of accommodations, and consultation of meetings, as necessary
- Collaborate with Student Support Team to support students and maintain tracking system for students with Accommodation Plans
- Collaborate with Division Heads and Deans to develop age-appropriate support programs
- Work with Carlsbad Unified School District personnel to coordinate requests for evaluation, transference of ISP/IEPs, annual review of accommodations, and consultation meetings
- Attend weekly grade level team meetings focused on student support
- Attend and facilitate meetings related to individual student support for students with accommodations
- Be available to teachers, parents, and administration to offer strategies and skill-building to support student needs
- Assist in the development and delivery of parent programming in coordination with the Director of Student Support Center, Division Heads, and Parents Association
- Collaborate with the Student Support Team to refer students for outside counseling and/or further evaluation from outside providers
- Communicate directly with parents to assist with student support outside of school
- Maintain relationships and collaborate with pertinent outside providers
- Support students testing in the Student Support Center during and after school, as needed
- Compile documentation and apply for extended time for students through the College Board and ACT
- Maintain on-going, confidential records
- Support the vision and direction of the Student Support Center in coordination with the Director of the Student Support Center and Director of Community Inclusion
- Includes some evening/weekend events
- Other duties as assigned in partnership with the Director of Student Support Center, Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs, Division Heads, Head of School or designee
