SY 26-27 Learning Support Teacher (Grades PK3-5th)

Job Title: SY 26-27 Learning Support Teacher

Department: Education 

FLSA Status: Professional Exempt

Reports to: Washington Yu Ying Principals

 Compensation: $61,714 - $96,779 annually

Company Overview: Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School is a leader in Chinese Immersion education, achieving high levels of academic and organizational success. Our diverse and inclusive community reaches far beyond the walls of our building. At Yu Ying teachers, staff and families are collaborators, who together, are raising the next generation of culturally fluent and well-rounded global citizens.

Position Overview: Are you passionate about empowering every student to thrive? As a Learning Support (LS) Teacher at our dynamic Chinese immersion school, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring that children with disabilities and additional learning needs receive the support they deserve. You’ll be part of a collaborative team that tailors learning experiences to each child’s strengths, providing direct instruction and working closely with general education teachers to create an inclusive, engaging, and supportive learning environment. If you're dedicated to making a meaningful impact and fostering a love of learning, we’d love to have you on board! 

Essential Responsibilities, including but not limited:..

• Develop, distribute, and maintain IEP snapshots for all students with disabilities.
• Adhere to Washington Yu Ying’s inclusion model of instruction in the early years.
• Utilize various co-teaching models of instruction to include lead and support; station, parallel, alternative and team teaching; pull out, resource, etc.
• Support, implement, and monitor for classroom behavior and academic expectations.
• Maintain positive communications with parents to partner successfully with the school
• Interpret  both formal and  informal, and classroom based assessment for students in order to make instructional decisions. 
• Collect data on student performance so as to improve student outcomes and direct instruction. 
• Administer and interpret formal assessments as appropriate.
• Selects and adapts materials to assist students with disabilities to access the general education curriculum, as appropriate.
• Provide additional instruction and support to students outside of content area to achieve school-wide goals and address student needs
• Provide proof of Modified Instruction in the form of accommodation, modifications, or resource room as mandated by the students’ IEPs.
• Manage and develop student's’ Quarterly IEP progress reports and deliver to student’s parent/guardian’s on the EY caseload. 
• Review evaluation information (Psychological, Clinical , Educational, etc.) prior to MDT meetings
• Develop and monitor student goal  progress on regular timelines, and completion of student assessments, evaluations, IEPs, 504s and re-evaluations according to federal, state, and district guidelines in powerschool special programs.
• Plan curriculum and create lesson plans with the needs of all students in mind.
• Implement grade appropriate IB PYP curriculum (Reading and Writing, Social Studies, Math, and Science)
• Plan and deliver transdisciplinary units that integrate skills learning within the IB framework. 
• Ensure a focus on conceptual understanding to support students in developing, extending, and transferring their ideas across contexts.
• Utilize current IB resources and guidance, and regularly review and refine the implementation of the English programme based on IB expectations.
• Collaborate with colleagues to design, plan, assess, and moderate learning experiences within the IB programme.
• Use local and global contexts to establish relevance and authenticity in English learning experiences.
• Promote effective relationships and purposeful collaboration among teachers to create a positive and dynamic learning community.
• Maintain active supervision of students at all times, including during instruction, transitions, arrival/dismissal, recess, lunch, and any school-sponsored activities; students must never be left unattended.
• Ensure student safety by proactively monitoring environments and behaviors, enforcing school safety expectations, and intervening immediately when unsafe conditions or behaviors are observed.
• Respond promptly to student injuries or medical concerns by following all school protocols, seeking appropriate assistance, and ensuring the student’s immediate well-being.
• Accurately document and report all injuries and safety incidents in accordance with school procedures and timelines, including notifying designated staff and families as required.
• Advance the Whole Child Model by participating in and/or leading Care and Boost strategies including, but not limited to, structured recess, restorative in-school suspension, and other student support interventions, while collaborating with staff to promote students’ academic, social-emotional, behavioral, and physical well-being.
• Support and promote the IB mission and learner profile by modeling IB values, contributing to a positive school culture, and reinforcing internationally minded practices in daily interactions.
• Other tasks as assigned 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (required) or higher in Special Education or related field preferred.
• Certification in Special Education preferred
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience teaching, General Education and/or Special Education preferred
• Proficiency in Mandarin language preferred
• Fierce commitment to supporting students with special needs
• Must be knowledgeable of learning theory, differentiated instruction, developmental reading, child development, applied behavior analysis, and assessment.
• Solid knowledge of compliance requirements related to Special Education

Benefits:

Culture

• The support of welcoming and appreciative students, parents, and colleagues
• A community that supports and promotes a growth mindset that allows every Yu Ying member to grow with one another each day. 
• A dedicated and passionate team of colleagues that value collaboration and growing themselves as educators
• A strong administration team that provides you with exceptional professional development often on the cutting edge of educational theory and philosophy, values teachers, and provides continuous feedback. This includes IB MA 
• A progressive learning environment for students that includes the The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme to guide you to focus on teaching inquiry and hands on, student centered learning. 

Generous Paid Time Off

• 10 Personal/Sick
• 1 Milestone Day per year of employment
• 11 Federal Holidays
• Chinese New Year
• DC Emancipation Day

Insurance Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare option
• Dependent Coverage
• FSA/HSA Options
• 100% Company Covered Life Insurance Option
• Short & Long term Disability Insurance
• Fully covered Dental Coverage

Work-Life Balance Assistance

• Public Transit Assistance
• Staff Preference Enrollment in Yu Ying
• On-Site Daycare (Ages 3 months - 4 years old)
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Annual Bonus/Stipend Opportunities/Monetary Rewards
• 3% 401K Match after 1 year of employment

Terms of Employment: 10 Months 

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive. Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities of the job.

Unless reasonable accommodation(s) can be made, while performing this job, the staff member shall:

• Use physical strength to lift, move, carry, pull or push equipment and/or student(s).
• Sit, stand, walk, and run for required periods of time.
• Speak and hear.
• Use close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception along with the ability to focus vision.
• Communicate effectively in English, using proper grammar and vocabulary.
• Reach with hands and arms and use hands and fingers to handle objects and operate tools, computers and/or controls. 

Environmental Demands:

The environmental demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of the job and are not meant to be all inclusive.

• Exposure to a variety of childhood and adult diseases and illnesses.
• Occasional exposure to a variety of weather conditions.
• Exposure to heated/air-conditioned and ventilated facilities.
• Exposure to a building in which a variety of chemical substances are used for cleaning, instruction, and/or operation of equipment.
• Function in a workplace with a high level of noises at times.

* Washington Yu Ying PCS reserves the right to change and update policies, procedures, protocols and this job description/agreement and any addenda as needed. Employees will be notified in a timely manner of such changes by email or in staff meetings and provided an updated copy of this job description/agreement