Position Description

The Math Support Specialist at the University Liggett School supports high-quality mathematics instruction by working directly with students and coaching teachers. This role consists of direct intervention for students who require additional math support or enrichment, with instructional coaching designed to improve classroom instruction. This role will also teach math courses as needed, commensurate with their expertise. The Math Support Specialist collaborates closely with teachers, learning specialists, and school leadership to ensure all students experience rigorous, responsive, and developmentally appropriate math instruction.

Student Support and Enrichment

• Facilitate and provide targeted math intervention for students requiring support or enrichment using accommodation plans, co-teaching models, small group instruction, consultation approaches, and other best practices in student support.
• Utilize assessment data to plan for and implement small and individual academic interventions and monitor progress over time.
• Develop profile sheets and academic plans for students with documented learning differences with the Director of Student Support Services.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers, learning specialists, and families to align interventions with classroom instruction.
• Periodically discuss and lead math programming with the ULS parent community.
• Help to design and implement math assessments as part of the admissions process; assist with reading files of prospective students as needed.
• Teach and lead mathematics classes within the school day as needed.
• Fulfill one additional co-curricular duty, ideally related to the enrichment of mathematics.

Instructional Coaching

• Partner with classroom teachers to strengthen math instruction and small-group support.
• Model effective math instructional practices, including differentiation, use of manipulatives, and conceptual understanding.
• Observe classroom instruction and provide actionable, strengths-based feedback.
• Support teachers in planning lessons that address a wide range of learners and learning profiles through best practices in differentiated instruction.
• Facilitate data-informed conversations around student progress and instructional decision-making.

Curriculum & Program Development

• Support the alignment and coherence of the math curriculum in partnership with mathematics department leadership.
• Help ensure instructional practices reflect research-based mathematics pedagogy.
• Collaborate on schoolwide initiatives related to math instruction and student support.

Collaboration & Professional Learning

• Work closely with learning specialists, division heads, and administrators to support student success.
• Contribute or create professional development learning related to math instruction, intervention, and differentiation.

 Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in mathematics education or a related field preferred
• Experience teaching mathematics from a wide range of learners'
• Demonstrated experience supporting learners with math difficulties
• Multisensory math curriculum experience
• Experience and training in differentiating math instruction to support a wide range of learners, including students who need additional support as well as those who benefit from enrichment and challenge
• Experience in instructional coaching, mentoring, or professional learning facilitation.
• Knowledge of best practices in math intervention and differentiation
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills
• Ability to connect with students of diverse backgrounds to develop healthy, supportive, and responsive relationships
• Eager willingness to support and to be present in the life of the school
• Facilitate with technology in the classroom
• Student-centered and growth-oriented mindset
• Collaborative and reflective practitioner
• Alignment with the mission and values of University Liggett School

Work Environment: This job operates in a professional school environment. 

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: 10 month employee / 7:45 am- 3:30 pm

About University Liggett School

The oldest independent co-educational day school in Michigan, University Liggett School is among the preeminent PreK-12 institutions in the Midwest. Enrolling more than 600 students, University Liggett School offers a rigorous and innovative academic framework that allows students in every grade to find their passion and explore it in depth while developing creativity, critical thinking, teamwork and adaptability. This guiding philosophy is supported by a rich array of co-curricular programs and empowers students to drive their own academic experience, preparing graduates to flourish at some of the strongest colleges and universities in the country. Concentrated class sizes and challenging academics shape students, giving them a keen sense of self while simultaneously fostering lifelong appreciation for and an understanding of learning. The mission of University Liggett School is to empower students to develop intellectual curiosity, leadership and confidence to contribute to a complex and changing world. We challenge students to excel and to achieve their highest potential. We create opportunities for discovery and achievement by developing a faculty who foster the strengths o...f each student through the Curriculum for Understanding. We teach and practice the values of respect and responsibility in an emotionally and physically safe environment.

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