WHY TEACH AT AVENUES?

A top-tier school in New York City. Teaching and learning through dual language immersion and challenging interdisciplinary projects. A culture of creativity, entrepreneurship and deep collaboration. State-of-the-art technology throughout. Brilliant colleagues, with widely diverse experience, creating a unique educational experience together. Unparalleled possibilities for professional learning and development prospects. There is no place quite like Avenues.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Avenues seeks an English Learning Specialist to join the Early Learning Center (ELC) team of inspiring educators. This role partners with teachers and families to support our youngest learners, from Small World through Kindergarten (ages 1–6), within our dual-language program.

This position serves more than 400 students and supports over 75 faculty and staff across the Early Learning Center division. The Learning Specialist plays a key role in strengthening instructional practice, supporting early identification of learning needs, and building teacher capacity across classrooms.

Key Responsibilities

Instruction & Student Support

• Deliver targeted literacy instruction through push-in and small group settings, with a focus on phonics, reading, and writing
• Support and extend Tier 1 classroom instruction using research-based methodologies, including Orton-Gillingham and workshop models
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of early childhood literacy, including Readers and Writers Workshop and foundational phonics instruction
• Model effective instructional practices through demonstration lessons to support teacher development
• Differentiate instruction to meet diverse learning profiles and developmental trajectories

Assessment & Data Systems

• Administer, analyze, and interpret formal and informal assessments (e.g., running records, decoding and encoding measures)
• Use assessment data to inform instruction, intervention, and student progress monitoring
• Maintain clear, organized systems for data collection, documentation, and reporting

Curriculum Design & Teacher Coaching

• Partner with teachers to design and refine units of study aligned with literacy and math benchmarks and learning goals
• Provide ongoing coaching to teachers, including feedback, modeling, and instructional planning

Family Partnership

• Effectively discuss student progress, learning goals, and areas for growth with families
• Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and resources that support literacy development at home
• Maintain familiarity with outside evaluations and a range of learning differences, including learning disabilities, to support informed conversations with families
• Partner with families to ensure continuity between school and home, reinforcing learning through aligned strategies and recommendations

Collaboration & School-Wide Partnership

• Work in close collaboration with classroom teachers across languages, meet with Lower Division Learning Specialists, and members of the ELC Student Success Team to ensure cohesive, cross-divisional support

WHAT YOU BRING

• Masters degree required; certification in Literacy or Special Education preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of teaching experience, including early literacy instruction (phonics, reading, and writing workshop)
• Experience in a special education classroom preferred
• Deep understanding of the developmental progression of reading and writing in young children
• Understand and support early literacy in bilingual learners
• Deep expertise in early math and literacy development and curriculum
• Expertise in literacy assessment and data-informed instructional practices
• Demonstrated ability to coach teachers and support instructional growth
• Cultural competency to understand and work across different cultures 
• Strong communication skills with both educators and families
• Highly organized, with strong data management capabilities
• A collaborative spirit, with the ability to listen deeply and work toward shared goals
• Adaptability, resourcefulness, and a commitment to continuous growth
• Ability to work with and guide families in support of their children’s learning needs
• Professional fluency in English

If hired for this position, the annual salary range for this position is between $70,000-$110,000. The salary may vary depending on your professional experience and skills. Competitive benefits for benefits eligible roles include medical, dental, life insurance, 401K savings plan, generous paid time off, family-forming benefits, health and wellness benefits and more.

Avenues is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion throughout our organization. We strive to uphold a culture in which every colleague feels that they belong, are trusted, and are valued. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and strongly encourage candidates from traditionally underrepresented communities or groups to apply. Avenues offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package. 

Avenues upholds the highest standards for safeguarding the physical and emotional wellbeing of children. As an essential aspect of this commitment, all offers are contingent upon successful completion of careful reference and background checks.