Faculty Position 2024-2025 School Year
The Orchard Center – Part-time Literacy Teacher (22% FTE)
The Orchard Center:
The Orchard Center (TOC) at Mackintosh Academy - Boulder provides students with dyslexia the opportunity to maximize their potential by strengthening their overall academic performance. By meeting them at their existing level and providing them with explicit, structured, and multisensory literacy instruction, these students will receive the literacy interventions they need to succeed while continuing to benefit from the breadth of Mackintosh’s programming. Students work in small groups with a student to teacher ratio of ~4:1 and receive individual and small-group instruction. The overarching goal of The Orchard Center is to ensure that all students have the support they need to thrive in their current and future learning environments.
Position Summary:
The Orchard Center Literacy Teacher works in concert with The Orchard Center Director and other TOC teachers to provide explicit, structured, and multisensory literacy instruction to The Orchard Center students. TOC teachers also partner with students’ homeroom and specialist teachers to implement timely, clear, and targeted accommodations and interventions. TOC teachers are steady advocates for their students throughout the school day, helping to build confidence.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Teachers will be experienced teachers who are highly trained in language-based disability interventions. Training may include but is not limited to: Orton Gillingham Academy Trainings, IMSE Orton Gillingham Training, Wilson, LETRS, etc.
TOC Teachers will:
- Provide individualized, explicit, structured, and multisensory literacy instruction for a target of 1-2 hours per class grouping during every school day.
- Identify, select, and modify instructional materials to meet the needs of TOC students.
- Work closely with homeroom teachers and modify reading and writing units for TOC students.
- Maintain a positive, safe, organized, and risk-taking learning environment.
- Teach life-long learning strategies that help dyslexic learners succeed in all academic areas.
- Provide continuous academic feedback, support, and education to the families of students.
- Empathize with a student’s frustration and will never give up on them.
- Teach students to feel confidence and advocate for themselves as unique learners.
- Model making mistakes and create a safe environment for risk-taking.
- Work closely with homeroom teachers and provide timely, clear, and targeted accommodations.
- Use evidence-based best practices and progress monitoring.
- Work collaboratively with The Orchard Center Director and other TOC teachers.
The Orchard Center will focus on instructional areas & curriculum including:
- Reading: accuracy, fluency, comprehension through the Orton Gillingham approach.
- Writing through Orton Gillingham, Writing Workshop, Diana Hanbury King, and Framing Your Thoughts
- Phonemic Awareness through Heggerty and Kilpatrick Phonemic Awareness
- Phonics, spelling, word study, and vocabulary through the Orton Gillingham approach.
- Handwriting through Handwriting Without Tears.
- Read Aloud - various and diverse texts.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree preferred.
- Prior experience as a classroom and/or academic teacher (at any K-8th levels).
- Orton Gillingham Training, APOGE accredited program, Associate Level or higher.
- Familiarity and experience with teaching reading and writing.
- Current knowledge of effective practices in the areas of literacy development, literacy and phonics instruction, and assessment.
- Deep understanding of learning differences, including dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD.
- Experience or interest in working with gifted children is preferred.
- Experience coaching or collaborating with homeroom and academic teachers.
Salary / Benefits
- Salary range: $54,500 - $78,000 for 100% FTE; this position will be 22% FTE and salary will be prorated based on FTE. (Our teaching scale represents lead teaching experience ranging from 0-30 years.)
- Mack offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, vision, dental, life insurance, 401k/401k-Roth retirement, sick leave, and paid time off for employees who work 30+ hours per week.
Application
Please send/email cover letter, resumé, statement of educational philosophy, and supporting materials to, Attn: Liz Rippey, Director of The Orchard Center. The application deadline for this position is July 12.
Mackintosh Academy - Boulder is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial and marital status, age, socio-economic status or disability. Mackintosh Academy - Boulder is committed to fostering justice, equity, diversity and inclusion among our employees, school community and beyond. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply and are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that promotes a sense of belonging for all. We encourage you to read the school’s BeJEDI Commitment Statement.
For more information about Mackintosh Academy, visit our website at mackboulder.com.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $11,990.00 per year
Expected hours: 9 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Ability to Commute:
- Boulder, CO 80303 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Boulder, CO 80303: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person