Middle School Orton-Gillingham Teacher

Description

About Carroll School:

Located in Waltham, Lincoln, and Wayland, Massachusetts, Carroll School is an independent day school that serves students with language-based learning differences, such as dyslexia. Carroll School empowers children to become academically skilled students who are strong self-advocates and confident lifelong learners prepared to enter other academic settings. Carroll is an inclusive community committed to embracing diverse strengths, identities, and lived experiences to give each child what they most need to thrive. The Middle School is located on the Lincoln campus and serves students in grades 6-8.

Diversity is essential at Carroll. Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is an important part of our mission that fosters greater creativity, innovation, and connection to the communities we serve. That mission starts here by building a robust, diverse talent pool. No matter what makes you uniquely different – size, color, culture, gender identity and expression, beliefs, religion, age, or race –  know all are welcome here.  Your difference makes Carroll stronger. Research shows that people from underrepresented groups apply for jobs if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Carroll School encourages you to break that statistic and submit your application as it’s rare to find applicants who meet all the qualifications. We look forward to receiving your application. 

Research shows that people from underrepresented groups apply for jobs if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Carroll School encourages you to break that statistic and submit your application as it’s rare to find applicants who meet all the qualifications. We look forward to receiving your application.

Carroll School is an equal opportunity employer that offers competitive salaries and benefits, including comprehensive professional development opportunities.

Position Summary: 

The Carroll School seeks teaching candidates with a growth mindset, a passion, and a commitment to lifelong learning. Candidates who are motivated by helping students attain a strong sense of identity and self-worth and who are eager to equip students with skills and strategies for academic success. The ideal candidate brings a collaborative style, is self-directed, and child-centered, and values a community of highly engaged, compassionate, motivated educators who embrace and apply culturally responsive teaching practices. We seek candidates with experience and/or interest in teaching students with language-based learning differences and who are drawn to acquire the necessary competencies to successfully teach our learners. 

This position reports to the Middle School Tutoring Department Head and may provide individualized, pair, and/or small-group Orton-Gillingham instruction to students at the Carroll School. 

Responsibilities:

• Work with students in either one-to-one, pairs, and/or small group tutorials teaching reading concepts and strategies using the Orton-Gillingham approach within the Carroll School language curriculum.
• Meet regularly with classroom teachers and the Department Head to share information about each student’s acquisition of language skills and overall performance
• Research and select learning materials and books to facilitate tutoring; design individualized multi-sensory materials
• Administer curriculum-based assessments designed to measure student progress
• Write reports addressing progress and areas of concern as part of the trimester report writing system
• Complete student reading and spelling Inventories as part of progress monitoring.
• Participate in school-sponsored professional development days and continue to advance to the Certified Level of Orton-Gillingham training
• Attend regularly scheduled departmental meetings and all faculty meetings as needed
• Attend parent conferences three times a year or as needed.  
• Participate in child studies as needed.
• Perform duties as required (ex:  recess duties, library coverage, activity days)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least one to three years working with children in an academic setting
• Associate Level Orton-Gillingham training course with a practicum 
• Prior knowledge or willingness to train on standardized test administration techniques and procedures
• Ability to teach using multisensory methods of instruction