ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW

Please submit an application directly through our careers page https://ldsociety.ca/careers/
LDS - Learn. Develop. Succeed. is a growing, innovative, research-based, educational nonprofit charity serving children, youth and adults with diagnosed or suspected learning differences such as dyslexia and dyscalculia and other brain-based differences like ADHD and ASD. Our growing, affordable programs and services operate throughout Canada live online, from our Learning Centres in East Vancouver and North Vancouver, at in-school locations, and in Access, our electric vehicle mobile classroom.

REQUIREMENTS & COMPETENCIES

Successful candidates for the instructor role have the ability to perform the above-listed principal roles and responsibilities with minimal to moderate support. This typically requires the following experience and competencies:

• Experience working with school-aged children with diagnosed or suspected learning differences
• Experience in strengths-based, neuroaffirming learning environments and/or a demonstrated eagerness and ability to quickly adapt to this type of environment
• Experience using structured, systematic, and explicit instructional approaches
• Experience teaching the following: literacy concepts using a structured literacy/Science of Reading approach, math focused on building conceptual understanding, and support for executive functioning, sensory processing, or social-emotional learning. Open positions may list additional specific required instructional experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with or without the use of assistive technology
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset
• Demonstrated values alignment with our charitable mission
• Self-motivated and self-directed
• Ability to provide a criminal record check with vulnerable sector screening
• Eligibility to work in Canada

PURPOSE OF POSITION

Instructors work one-to-one with school-aged (Kindergarten to grade 12) learners, delivering individualized and comprehensive learning support that is neuroaffirming, strengths-based, and evidence-based.

PRINCIPAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver one-to-one instruction
• Create and maintain a learning environment that is neuroaffirming, strengths-based, and enjoyable for all learners
• Identify learner strengths and challenges through informal and formal assessment
• Draw from multiple resources and curricula, develop and implement year-long learning plans and daily lesson plans for your assigned learners that are individualized, neuroaffirming, strength-based, evidence-based, technology-enhanced and linked to measurable learning goals
• Provide formal and informal written progress reports, with or without the use of assistive technology

Successful candidates for the instructor role have the ability to perform the above-listed principal roles and responsibilities with minimal to moderate support. This typically requires the following experience and competencies:

• Experience working with school-aged children with diagnosed or suspected learning differences
• Experience in strengths-based, neuroaffirming learning environments and/or a demonstrated eagerness and ability to quickly adapt to this type of environment
• Experience using structured, systematic, and explicit instructional approaches
• Experience teaching the following: literacy concepts using a structured literacy/Science of Reading approach, math focused on building conceptual understanding, and support for executive functioning, sensory processing, or social-emotional learning. Open positions may list additional specific required instructional experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with or without the use of assistive technology
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset
• Demonstrated values alignment with our charitable mission
• Self-motivated and self-directed
• Ability to provide a criminal record check with vulnerable sector screening
• Eligibility to work in Canad