Job Description

The Reading Guru, a boutique reading tutoring company, is urgently hiring exceptional, part-time,  Orton-Gillingham-trained  reading tutors for in-person Brooklyn sessions. You MUST have Orton Gillingham training and experience to apply. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU ARE NOT TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED USING THE ORTON GILLINGHAM METHOD. 

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 Brooklyn or be able to travel to Brooklyn easily
• 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:

• Average of $113 per hour
• 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)

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU ARE NOT TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED USING THE ORTON GILLINGHAM METHOD. 

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