Schoolhouse Support Specialist

St. James is seeking engaging and passionate educators motivated by an opportunity to bring high quality, intentional instruction to our school community, serving students grades 4 through 8. St. James is a holistically framed school, prioritizing the opportunity to offer top of the line, community based middle school education to our neighboring students and families. We are so much more than a school, join our team!

Schoolhouse Support Specialist

This unique position is a melding of Instructional and Wellness Supports. The Schoolhouse Support Specialist will act as the designated coverage person for staff absences and extended leaves. In addition to the coverage duties, they will support the Wellness Team by helping to implement and maintain our integrated wellness approach to discipline.

Instructional Support Responsibilities

The Instructional Support Specialist serves as a steady, caring presence in the school community, ensuring that learning and connection continue seamlessly in any classroom. This role supports students’ academic growth and emotional well-being by fostering positive relationships, maintaining consistency, and upholding the school’s values of respect, inclusion, and care. As a flexible member of the instructional team, the Instructional Support Specialist serves as a Building Sub, helping to create a supportive environment where every student feels seen, safe, and ready to learn.

• Build positive, respectful relationships with students while providing a consistent and supportive classroom presence in the absence of the regular teacher.
• Foster an engaging and inclusive learning environment by adapting lessons and routines to meet students’ academic and social-emotional needs.
• Support students’ learning and well-being across grade levels and subjects, maintaining continuity and care throughout the school day.
• Collaborate with teachers, staff, and the wellness team to promote a sense of belonging, safety, and respect across the school community.

Content awareness may be required in any of the following areas.

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About St. James School

Believes … that every person is a child of God

Recognizes … that every moment is an opportunity for learning

Understands … the value of listening, discerning, and growing together

Strives … to create disruptive change around educational, wealth, health, and other disparities

Honors … the dignity of every human person

Partners with … other advocates for social justice

St. James School is committed to partnering with others to dismantle systemic racism and to build an antiracist multicultural diversity within our school community and beyond. Through teaching a more complete and unbiased history, St. James School will arm students, graduates and employees with the tools and knowledge to better engage complex issues like systemic racism and privilege and to hopefully solve them rather than contributing to them.

Application Requirements :

Qualified candidates should submit a resume, cover letter and salary requirements for consideration. We regret that we cannot respond to every applicant. Only those of interest will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity Employer :

St. James School is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. St. James School seeks to have the best available person in every job. St. James School policy prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. All unlawful discrimination is expressly prohibited.