Special Education Learning Specialist

About the Role

Hollis Montessori School is seeking an exceptional, adaptable, compassionate, and collaborative Learning Specialist to support students with developmental and special educational needs. We are an independent, non-profit school located in southern New Hampshire, serving students from age 3-15.

Responsibilities

Individualized Student Support Design

• Create and implement customized learning and behavior plans
• Deliver specialized one-on-one or small-group instruction using both push-in (inside the prepared environment) and pull-out methods
• Provide scaffolding for executive functioning, sensory processing, and social-emotional development

Collaboration & Consultation

• Team with Guides: Consult regularly with Lead Montessori Guides to help them differentiate daily lessons and manage classroom dynamics
• Partner with Families: Maintain open, empathetic communication with parents regarding student progress, strategies, and home-school alignment
• Coordinate Therapists: Act as the school’s primary liaison for external speech, occupational, and behavioral therapists

Observation & Documentation

• Utilize objective observation techniques to track student engagement, choices, and developmental milestones
• Maintain detailed, confidential qualitative and quantitative records of student growth and interventions

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Special Education or a closely related field
• Strong understanding of, or deep respect for, Montessori principles
• Proven experience working with children across multiple developmental stages, from early childhood (age 3) through early adolescence (age 15)
• Demonstrated ability to support students with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, and executive dysfunction

Preferred Qualifications

• MACTE-accredited Montessori credential (AMI, AMS, or equivalent) at any level

Benefits

• Supportive faculty community
• Well-equipped classrooms
• Generous tuition discounts
• Support for continuing education
• Competitive salaries and benefits

About the Location

We are located on a beautiful 10-acre green campus adjacent to conservation land with trails, ponds, and wildlife. Hollis is a quintessential New England town less than 24 miles from Manchester, the largest city in New Hampshire. Boston is less than 50 miles away, as is the New Hampshire seacoast and the White Mountains, offering ample opportunity for cultural and environmental exploration.