A Learning Community

Notre Dame High School, San Jose is the center for women’s leadership in Silicon Valley and has provided an exceptional Catholic college preparatory education for young women since 1851. The school's mission is guided by the teachings of Saint Julie Billiart, the foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, with a strong focus on social justice to create lifelong learners, spiritual seekers, justice advocates and community leaders. Our mission, summarized by the words of Saint Julie Billiart, is to “teach them what they need to know for life.”

The Program

Notre Dame High School has a college preparatory curriculum that integrates classroom learning with downtown educational opportunities in culture, science, and technology. The school has a diverse student body, extensive honors and advanced placement programs, and a very talented and dedicated faculty and staff. Notre Dame educates more than 630 students annually for success and leadership in a global society.

The Learning Resource Specialist is a position that supports student learning in a college preparatory environment. The students who are served by the learning specialist may be students with diagnosed learning differences and classroom accommodations; students with learning gaps; and, students who are academically at risk. The focus of this work is holistic in order to best serve the needs of the students and support their success in our academic environment.

Responsibilities

• Provides academic support to students who have a diagnosed learning difference, including initiating a support plan & facilitation of access to resources
• Guides parents through the process of requesting testing and evaluation; evaluates the assessment reports; and, monitors the expiration dates of evaluations on record
• Provides classroom teachers with information and resources for working with students with learning accommodations; provides detailed strategies for specific students faculty are working with in their classes
• Acts as the Services for Students with Disabilities Coordinator for all standardized testing, including contacting and submitting all documentation to the College Board and ACT for approved accommodations
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters in Special Education, or similar
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in K-12 education
• Bilingual
  
  

Terms Of Employment

• 2025-26 Maternity leave replacement (Aug 4 – Nov 21)
• Competitive compensation package
• Full-Time position