Teaching and Learning Specialist

Austin Preparatory School seeks a collaborative, student-centered Teaching and Learning Specialist to join the Richard J. Meelia '67 Center for Integrated Learning. Reporting to the Director of the Integrated Learning, this position supports students with documented learning differences by ensuring accommodations are effectively implemented while partnering with faculty and families to promote student success. The successful candidate will embrace and advance the mission of Austin Prep while supporting its Roman Catholic identity and Augustinian heritage.

The Teaching and Learning Specialist manages a caseload of students with documented learning differences by reviewing educational evaluations, developing accommodation plans, and ensuring accommodations are consistently implemented. The role collaborates closely with teachers, advisors, students, and families, while providing faculty with professional development in best practices, differentiated instruction, Universal Design for Learning, and student-centered teaching.

In addition, the specialist oversees student support programs within the Center, including executive functioning coaching and small groups, coordinates testing accommodations for school and standardized assessments, contributes to parent education initiatives, participates in Student Success meetings, and remains current on research and best practices in learning support.

Qualified candidates will possess

• Bachelor’s Degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 3 - 5 years of experience working with students in a school setting.
• Certification or advanced training in structured literacy programs (i.e., Orton-Gillingham, Wilson) preferred.
• Experience developing individualized learning plans, strong communication and organizational skills, and proficiency with Apple technology, Microsoft Office, and Google Workspace are required.

Application requirements and search process: Our Commitment to Mission

The mission of Austin Preparatory School is to “inspire hearts to unite, minds to inquire, and hands to serve.” This mission is lived out through the Augustinian charisms of veritas, unitas, and caritas. Austin Prep is a Roman Catholic Augustinian secondary school committed to Catholic social teaching, rooted in the belief that every human being is created in the image and likeness of God and is therefore invaluable and deserving of dignity and respect as a member of the human family.

In the spirit of Pope Leo XIII, who emphasized that “those who are engaged in education should be deeply imbued with right principles,” Austin Prep welcomes candidates who are committed to academic excellence and who will actively support and advance the School’s Roman Catholic Augustinian mission.