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📚 In-person Reading Specialist
📚 Online Reading Specialist (closed)
In-Person Reading Specialist
Heber City, UT
Help change the lives of students who experience reading & language difficulties, ADHD, dysgraphia, and/or dyslexia as a contractor for Literacy Utah.
We are seeking multiple Literacy Specialist contractors to join our team for after-school reading services between the hours of 4 pm - 7 pm at the Heber clinic. Our reading specialists work with students ages 5 and up using proven structured literacy programs and Orton-Gillingham techniques.
You will be contracted to work with clients for 1 hour (45 min of teaching, 15 min of data review + notes). Families generally prefer after-school lessons during the school year (3 pm-6 pm) and daytime lessons during the summer (9 am-3 pm).
IDEAL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
Applicants must be willing and able to teach in person in Heber City or Park City, UT to be considered for this position.
A Bachelor’s Degree in Education or Speech Therapy (Masters Preferred).
Experience teaching reading using Orton-Gillingham methods
2 years of experience working with children as a teacher, specialist, or tutor. Specifically, students who have learning challenges.
Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
Must commit to at least 1 calendar year of working with the same students at consistent set times/days.
Clear background check.
Skills & Competencies
Understanding of reading intervention and structured literacy.
Enjoys students and seeks to see them grow in their literacy and understanding of self.
Mastery of Gmail + Google Drive.
Mastery of Zoom and many of its functions on your device.
Behavior management skills and patience in 1-1 and small group settings.
Deep understanding of the mission of Literacy Utah.
IF YOU ARE:
Encouraging, patient, upbeat
Organized & an independent worker
An excellent communicator
Always ready to try/learn something new
Then you may be a great fit!
COMPENSATION:
Varies $25-$40 per hour depending on experience and qualifications.
ABOUT LITERACY UTAH
Literacy Utah is an educational intervention center serving clients in Wasatch Back and online. Our mission is to provide all students with an opportunity to experience literacy success! The goal at Literacy Utah is to provide families with proven, research-based, multisensory reading interventions for children and adults with learning challenges such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD.
TO APPLY:
We believe strongly in attention to detail. Your submission will not be reviewed until steps 1-2 are completed.
Send your resume and an introduction email directly to Jenna @literacyutah.com
Include any teaching certificate or structured literacy training certificate you may have.
Upon review of your application, you may be asked to submit a 20-minute video clip of you delivering a multisensory structured literacy lesson (with a student or another adult in the student role), or be invited for a working interview.
Remote Reading Specialist
zoom
Help change the lives of students who experience reading & language difficulties, ADHD, dysgraphia, and/or dyslexia. You will have the ability to create your own schedule and use the ZOOM platform to reach students all over the country. Literacy Utah is seeking multiple Literacy Specialist contractors to join our team for both our day & after-school reading services. Our online reading specialists work with students ages 7 and up using proven programs and techniques.
You will have your own clients, each will have multiple sessions every week. Specialists will set their own schedules to accommodate students in several time zones. Families will generally prefer after-school lessons during the school year (3pm-6pm) and daytime lessons during the summer (9 am-3 pm).
IDEAL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING:
A Bachelor’s degree (education or speech preferred).
Orton-Gillingham training or certification preferred (Multisensory, Barton, CALT, Wilson, etc.) Training & resources are available if not.
2 years of experience working with children as a teacher, specialist, or tutor. Specifically, students who have learning challenges.
Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
Must commit to at least 1 calendar year of working with the same students at consistent set times/days.
Clear background check.
IF YOU ARE:
Encouraging, patient, upbeat
Organized & an independent worker
An excellent communicator
Able to use and learn new technologies such as ZOOM
Always ready to try/learn something new
Then you may be a great fit!
COMPENSATION:
Varies $20-$30 per hour (50 min of intervention, 10 minutes of documentation) depending on experience and qualifications.
ABOUT LITERACY UTAH
Literacy Utah is an educational intervention center serving clients in Wasatch Back and online. Our mission is to provide all students with an opportunity to experience literacy success! The goal at Literacy Utah is to provide families with proven, research-based, multisensory reading intervention to children and adults with learning challenges such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD.
To APPLY:
Send your resume and cover letter to director Jenna Haynie (Jenna at literacyutah.com) along with your teaching certificate, Orton-Gillingham certificate (if you have one), and 3 professional references (both email and phone numbers. Up to 2 of them may be letters of recommendation). We will provide you with a separate application for a background check. Upon review of your application, you may be asked to submit a 20-min video clip of you delivering an online lesson (with a student or other adult in the student role). This can be submitted via Youtube, or Google Drive to the email above.