Middle School Orton-Gillingham Teacher

About the School

Located in Waltham, Lincoln, and Wayland, Massachusetts, Carroll School is an independent day school that serves students with language-based learning differences, such as dyslexia. Carroll empowers children to become academically skilled students who are strong self-advocates and confident lifelong learners prepared to enter other academic settings. The school is an inclusive community committed to embracing diverse strengths, identities, and lived experiences to give each child what they most need to thrive. The Middle School is located on the Lincoln campus and serves students in grades 6-8.

Diversity is essential at Carroll. Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is an important part of the mission that fosters greater creativity, innovation, and connection to the communities served. Carroll encourages applicants from underrepresented groups and values unique differences—including size, color, culture, gender identity and expression, beliefs, religion, age, or race—as strengths that make the community stronger.

About the Role

The Carroll School seeks teaching candidates with a growth mindset, a passion for lifelong learning, and a commitment to helping students attain a strong sense of identity and self-worth. The ideal candidate is collaborative, self-directed, child-centered, and values a community of highly engaged, compassionate educators who embrace culturally responsive teaching practices. Candidates should have experience or interest in teaching students with language-based learning differences and a willingness to acquire the necessary competencies to support these learners.

This position reports to the Middle School Tutoring Department Head and may provide individualized, pair, and/or small-group Orton-Gillingham instruction to students.

Responsibilities

• Work with students in one-to-one, pairs, and/or small-group tutorials teaching reading concepts and strategies using the Orton-Gillingham approach within the Carroll School language curriculum.
• Meet regularly with classroom teachers and the Department Head to share information about each student’s acquisition of language skills and overall performance.
• Research and select learning materials and books to facilitate tutoring; design individualized multisensory materials.
• Administer curriculum-based assessments designed to measure student progress.
• Write reports addressing progress and areas of concern as part of the trimester report writing system.
• Complete student reading and spelling inventories as part of progress monitoring.
• Participate in school-sponsored professional development days and continue advancing to the Certified Level of Orton-Gillingham training.
• Attend regularly scheduled departmental meetings and all faculty meetings as needed.
• Attend parent conferences three times a year or as needed.
• Participate in child studies as needed.
• Perform additional duties as required (e.g., recess duties, library coverage, activity days).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least one to three years of experience working with children in an academic setting.
• Associate Level Orton-Gillingham training course with a practicum.
• Prior knowledge or willingness to train on standardized test administration techniques and procedures.
• Ability to teach using multisensory methods of instruction.

Pay

• 1–10 years of experience: $51,986–$69,582
• 11–25 years of experience: $79,208–$88,366

Exact salary offered is dependent on educational credentials and years of experience.

Benefits

Carroll School offers competitive salaries and benefits, including comprehensive professional development opportunities.