Writing Teacher - Middle School

The dePaul School for Dyslexia is a specialized, independent school dedicated to the education of children in Kinder-8^th grades with dyslexia and related language-based difficulties, with the primary goal of enabling these students to achieve academic and personal success.

The dePaul School embraces a school-wide vision and commitment to the following core values:

RESPECT the child - showing understanding and acceptance of their challenges.

TEACH the child – with, research-based proven curriculum and methodologies.

CHALLENGE the child - to meet their potential, setting appropriate expectations.

INSPIRE the child - promoting strengths, fostering creativity and building self-confidence through praise and encouragement.

The dePaul School Fast Facts:

·        Founded in Clearwater in 1983

·        Independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

·        Full-time day school for students in 1st - 8th grades

·        Signature Orton-Gillingham based remediation methodology, dePaul Structured Linguistics (DPSL)

·        Appropriately leveled and paced classes and workload

·        Compassionate and challenging environment

·        Small class sizes (Max 12)

Job Description

Title:dePaul Writing Teacher

Reports To: Principal

Do you want to work in an environment where students’ needs are at the forefront of all decision-making? At The dePaul School for Dyslexia, we focus on identifying the needs of our learners and filling in specific learning gaps utilizing research-based, explicit, sequential, multisensory teaching methods. We support our staff with ongoing professional development to stay current on best practices for assessing teaching students with language-based learning differences.

Day-to-day responsibilities:

• Create lesson plans and teach writing skills to students with language-based learning differences (including Dyslexia and Dysgraphia) grades 5-8.
• Teach structured literacy (phonemic awareness, decoding and encoding strategies) using Orton-Gillingham methods.
• Track student progress and plan lessons accordingly.
• Establish procedures and behavior expectations for the management of multi-age classes.
• Evaluate students’ academic and social growth, track grades, and prepare report cards.
• Communicate with parents to inform, update, and discuss students’ progress.
• Maintain professional competence through continued professional development.
• Regularly adjust to flexible scheduling and frequent student changes. 
• Supervise students in out-of-classroom activities as necessary.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university required.
• Teaching experience required. 
• Training in an Orton-Gillingham based curriculum preferred.
• Experience working with children with language-based learning differences preferred.
• Certification or experience utilizing a multi-sensory phonics/linguistic program preferred.

Benefits:

·       Hours: 7:30a-3:30p

·       PTO offered.

·       Group Health insurance and 401k offered.

·       School Holidays off.

·       Salary based off of experience, skills, training, education and flexibility.  Range $47,000 - $60,000.