Key Lower School: Language Arts Teacher

Key Lower School: Language Arts Teacher

For the 2025-2026 school year, we are seeking an experienced multisensory literacy teacher for a full-time position at our Key School. We are looking for a person who is committed to lifelong learning, taking initiative, and is willing to embrace a variety of professional development opportunities.  Responsibilities will include teaching Orton-Gillingham-based multisensory language classes, collaborating with our Key Lower School team for shared responsibility of students, upholding Key School teaching expectations, and advisory responsibilities.  Candidates should be well-versed in the principles of the Orton-Gillingham teaching approach, current teaching pedagogy, innovative program design, and diverse learning styles and profiles.

Our ideal candidate will have:

·         A minimum of 5 years of teaching experience

·         Bachelor's degree required / Master's degree preferred in education, reading, and/or 

language arts areas

·         Experience working with students with dyslexia

·         Multisensory language training / Orton-Gillingham coursework 

·         Initiative and willingness to pursue lifelong learning in dyslexia education

Other duties outside this description may be assigned as necessary.

Americans with Disability Act Specifications:

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.