Upper School Academic Support (Part-Time)

Upper School Academic Support (PartTime)

The Shipley School seeks a qualified candidate for the position of Upper School Academic Support Teacher to work within our Student Support Department. This will be a parttime position beginning August 15 2025. Student Support at Shipley provides schoolbased and developmentally appropriate interventions enrichment and support for students physical social emotional and academic wellbeing. Shipley student support approaches each student situation with a multisystemic lens and thus includes Academic Support Counseling and Nursing as well as collaboration with College Counseling and Athletic Trainers when appropriate. The level and frequency of intervention and/or support is determined by the team in consultation with families and outside specialists and we follow the process outlined by the ADA to provide reasonable accommodations that maintain the schools mission. We communicate Student information to teachers on an asneeded basis so that classroom support and accommodations can be provided. Student Support works best when we are in close partnership with families as well as any outside resources (tutors doctors counselors consultants).

Major Responsibilities:

• Working with assigned students on organizational and timemanagement skills encouraging student agency and selfadvocacy
• Reading psychoeducational testing and writing learning profiles for students that recognize both the testing results and the educational program at Shipley
• Collaborating and strategizing around student learning with faculty in the Upper School
• Working with the Upper School Student Support Team (Division Head Academic Dean Class Deans Nurse and Counselor) to propose and finetune strategies for students who are struggling
• Collaborating with the school nurse and athletic trainers around students with shortterm support needs (e.g. students returning from absence injuries requiring accommodations concussion protocols)
• Communicating regularly with parents
• Serving as a resource for all Upper School students
• Consulting with outside professionals (e.g. tutors executive functioning coaches counselors)

Qualifications:

The successful candidate must...

• Effectively communicate with parents students academic support team division administration counselors nurses and teachers
• Be wellorganized and detailoriented
• Have a masters degree and/or experience as a reading specialist special educator or other area of academic support.

The ideal candidate will...

• Understand how to assess qualification for accommodations for standardized testing
• Have experience at an Independent School providing academic support to students

Shipley and Its Commitment to Equity

The Shipley School founded in 1894 is a coeducational college preparatory independent day school currently enrolling approximately 800 students in grades PreK through 12. Located in the western suburbs of Philadelphia the school is committed to educational excellence and dedicated to developing in each student a love of learning and compassionate participation in the world.

The Shipley School is committed to equal employment opportunities for all individuals. The school will make all employment decisions for employees and applicants without unlawful discrimination as to race color religion sex sexual orientation national origin citizenship disability pregnancy age marital status military or veteran status gender identity and expression creed genetic predisposition victim of domestic violence or any other basis protected by law.

Additional Opportunities

In addition to this position Shipley seeks talented new colleagues across a host of full and parttime positions ranging from teaching to coaching to staff support. Go to to learn more.