Academic Specialist
Merryhill School (#1043), 2600 V St, Sacramento, California, United States of America
Req #10444
Friday, May 9, 2025
Merryhill School is a multi-location school group with campuses in California, Colorado, Nevada, and Texas offering an outstanding private education to preschool, elementary, and middle school age students. Our preschools offer the perfect balance of learning and play, while our elementary and middle schools provide a challenging and robust curriculum, innovative instruction, and a vibrant school community. A career with Merryhill offers opportunities in education, summer camps, before and after school programs, and regional management with the support of our parent company, Spring Education Group.
What We Offer
- Pay: $65,000 - 75,000
- Health, vision, and dental benefits
- 401(k) plan
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Student Tuition Discount
About the Role
The Academic Specialist serves as a key member of the student support team, working directly with students in Grades 3 through 8 to provide targeted instruction in reading and math. This role is distinct from that of a classroom teacher or resource teacher; the Academic Specialist delivers both enrichment and remediation in small-group or one-on-one settings, based on student performance data and teacher referrals. The goal is to enhance academic achievement through data driven instruction.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Design and implement individualized or small-group intervention and enrichment lessons in reading and math.
- Use diagnostic, formative, and summative data to identify student needs and monitor progress.
- Collaborate with classroom teachers to align support with curriculum goals and classroom instruction.
- Maintain detailed records of student progress and communicate regularly with teachers, administrators, and families.
- Participate in student support team meetings and assist in developing action plans for students who need additional academic support or challenge.
- Contribute to the creation of a responsive and inclusive learning environment that meets diverse learning needs.
- Provide push-in or pull-out instruction based on student and classroom needs.
- Offer resources, strategies, and professional input to faculty to help differentiate instruction effectively.
- Support standardized test preparation and analyze assessment data to inform instruction.
Employment Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field required; Master’s degree in Literacy, Mathematics, or Education preferred; Credential preferred.
- Minimum 3 years of classroom or academic support experience at the elementary or middle school level.
- Strong background in reading and math instruction, including experience with intervention programs (e.g., Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, Singapore Math, etc.).
- Demonstrated ability to support a range of learners, including those above and below grade level.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience in private or independent school settings is preferred but not required.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In general, this position requires an individual to frequently walk, stand, sit, squat, stoop, reach, kneel, rise from the floor, twist, listen, read, write, and speak the English language. In addition, this position often requires an individual to carry, lift, use repetitive or fine hand movements, and occasionally push, pull, or bend. This position is regularly required to hear and use clear vision with or without correction. Spring Education Group, including, but not limited to SEG Inc., and their affiliates (collectively “Company”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants for employment and employees are provided equal employment opportunities, including in recruitment, hiring, and assignment, without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion and religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or familial status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law. The Company expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee or student harassment or discrimination.
Other details
- Job Function Elementary Education
- Pay Type Salary
- Employment Indicator Full Time
- Min Hiring Rate $65,000.00
- Max Hiring Rate $75,000.00
- Travel Required No
- Required Education Bachelor’s Degree
- Merryhill School (#1043), 2600 V St, Sacramento, California, United States of America