Student Support Coordinator

The Toronto Heschel School Seeks a Student Support Coordinator to Join its Growing Team

We are:

• An Innovative Jewish Day School with classes from JK to Grade 8
• Pluralistic and Egalitarian within Halakhah
• Implementing integrated Jewish/General Studies Curricula
• Employing Arts-based curricula and methods
• Dedicated to a collaborative teaching model
• Committed to Teaching for Understanding (Harvard University model)
• Committed to a strong environmental ethos

You are:

• A dedicated educator who is committed to Klal Israel
• Committed to bringing Jewish values and concepts to all areas of curriculum and daily life
• A creative and innovative thinker
• A flexible team player who thrives in a collaborative teaching model
• Able to create environments in which students learn how to use skills in new and varied contexts
• Serious about participating in ongoing professional development in accordance with the school philosophy

Student Support Coordinator Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop IEP’s, Communicate IEP’s to teachers, and follow up with teachers and families as needed
• Mentor teachers to run effective differentiated classrooms.
• Observe children in classrooms to make recommendations.
• Lead Child Study/ Special Education meetings – dialogue with teachers, track, and coordinate observations of children
• Liaison with school leadership on key child study issues
• Provide remedial or other resource support to small groups or individual children.
• Make referrals and help identify necessary resources.

Interested applicants are asked to forward a cover letter and current CV to teaching@torontoheschel.org. We thank all those who apply for this position, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.