Full-time Learning Skills Program Teacher
Watkinson School, offering inventive teaching to Hartford and surrounding communities since 1881, seeks a full-time Learning Skills Teacher for students in grades 6-12.
About the role
Successful applicants will demonstrate creative approaches to instruction and a commitment to reaching all students. Applicants must possess enthusiasm for working in a dynamic environment, teaching a range of students, and developing and sustaining positive relationships with parents, faculty, school leadership, and staff.
Qualified candidates are well-versed in special education and neurodiversity, with proven success supporting student learning, growth, and progress in their academic and organizational skills, including math support through Algebra II.
The ideal candidate is a passionate and skillful educator and collaborator, eager to invest their talents in becoming part of a thriving learning skills program that is integral to the mission and operation of the school.
This is a 10-month position beginning in August 2026.
Responsibilities
- Teach in one-on-one settings, as well as the possibility of teaching a class within our academic program
- Supervise clubs
- Serve as an academic advisor
- Take on other aspects of school life
Requirements
- Degree in Special Education or a related field
- Experience in special education and neurodiversity
- Proven success supporting student learning, growth, and progress in academic and organizational skills, including math support through Algebra II