Job Description

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ORTON GILLINGHAM TRAINING- YOU WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

The Reading Guru, a boutique reading tutoring company based in Denver, Colorado, is looking for an exceptional, part-time,  Orton-Gillingham-trained  reading tutor for in-person Denver sessions. Applicants without Orton-Gillingham training will not be considered.

More information about The Reading Guru is available at

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plan and teach one-on-one, targeted, personalized, Orton-Gillingham literacy sessions for struggling readers, including those with dyslexia (ages 5 - high school, though most students are elementary-aged)
• Collaborate with clients' classroom teachers, learning specialists, and other educational professionals to ensure students' educational goals
• Manage scheduling, write session notes, and correspond with parents through an online scheduling platform

REQUIREMENTS:

• MUST HAVE multisensory Orton Gillingham-based training (i.e. AOGPE, Wilson, Barton, Lindamood Bell, IMSE, Lexercise, etc.). 
• Four-year college degree
• Must live in the Denver area or surrounding suburbs and be able to commit to at least twice a week sessions
• Minimum of one year experience teaching OG lessons one-on-one, in a small group, or classroom setting
• Experience working with dyslexic students
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• A positive, patient, professional, and collaborative attitude 
• Recognition of the relationship between social-emotional learning and academic performance
• Ability to make sessions fun, engaging, and productive
• Ability to tailor sessions to meet individual students' needs, interests, and personalities
• Willingness to submit to a background check
• Must be available to tutor either during the afternoons and evenings or on the weekends

PAY AND PERKS:

• $60-65 per hour to start
• Extremely flexible schedule
• Opportunity for referral bonuses 
• Sessions can occur in a central location (tutor's home, library, or office with students traveling to meet the tutor)

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Contract work, Part time, Live in, Work at office, Flexible hours, Weekend work, Afternoon shift,

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