Reading Specialist, Waypoint Academy - $100,000/year USD

What You Will Be Doing

• Delivering small-group structured literacy instruction: systematic phonics, decoding, fluency, and early writing for all K-2 students, not limited to those identified for intervention
• Reviewing student data from adaptive platforms and running records to reorganize groups and modify instruction between sessions
• Coaching students individually and in small groups through adaptive learning software, fostering relationships that drive goal achievement
• Creating your own lessons based on structured literacy principles, customized to each group's current level and progression
• Integrating occasional outdoor or hands-on activities to support literacy concepts when they genuinely add instructional value

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Developing IEPs or managing pull-out schedules with classroom teachers
• Passively monitoring students on learning platforms
• Working in a conventional classroom environment all day
• Grading stacks of worksheets

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any field
• Master's degree in reading instruction OR structured literacy certification such as Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, LETRS, Neuhaus, or UFLI
• Two to three years of full-time K-2 structured reading instruction using systematic phonics in a school or clinical environment, within the last five years
• Experience creating your own reading lessons, and you can articulate what you teach and how without citing a published program
• Willing to work on-site at Waypoint Academy, Dripping Springs (Austin area), TX
• To teach all K-2 students (not only struggling readers) and use AI-powered adaptive learning tools daily
• Likely authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Experience with multiple structured literacy approaches (e.g., Orton-Gillingham and UFLI) with a clear explanation for when each is appropriate
• Documented reading gains across an entire cohort, not just intervention groups
• Familiarity with adaptive reading platforms (Lexia, Amira, Reading Eggs, or similar) and leveraging their data to inform instructional choices
• Experience in non-traditional educational settings: micro-schools, outdoor education programs, Montessori, or comparable environments

About Waypoint Academy

Nature-based school that blends rigorous academics with real-world challenges.