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About the Role
The Reading Guru, a boutique reading tutoring company, is hiring exceptional, part-time, Orton-Gillingham-trained reading tutors for in-person tutoring sessions in the Austin area. Applicants without Orton-Gillingham training AND experience will not be considered. We do not provide training.
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 significant multisensory Orton Gillingham-based training (i.e. AOGPE, Wilson, Barton, Lindamood Bell, IMSE, Lexercise, etc.)
- Minimum of one year experience teaching OG lessons one-on-one, in a small group, or classroom setting
- At least one year of experience working with dyslexic students
- Four-year college degree
- Must live in Austin or surrounding suburbs and be able to commit to sessions at least twice a week
- 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
Skills
- Orton-Gillingham training
- Orton-Gillingham experience
- Multisensory Orton Gillingham-based training
- Teaching OG lessons
- Working with dyslexic students
- Communication skills
- Customer service skills
- Social-emotional learning
- Tailoring sessions to individual needs
Location
- Austin area
- Austin or surrounding suburbs
Work Type
- Part-time
- In-person tutoring sessions
- Afternoons and evenings
- Weekends
Experience Level
- Minimum of one year experience teaching OG lessons
- At least one year of experience working with dyslexic students
Education Level
- Four-year college degree
Salary/Compensations
- $60-65 per hour to start
Benefits
- Extremely flexible schedule
- Sessions can occur in a central location (tutor's home, library, or office with students traveling to meet the tutor)
- Opportunity for referral bonuses
About the Company
- The Reading Guru is a boutique reading tutoring company.