Reading & Writing teacher: twice exceptional students 16-20

at  Westlawn School

TEACHER POSITION- DESCRIPTION

Seeking: Full-Time exceptional education reading and writing teacher 16-20 students position
Title: Content Specialist: Reading & Writing
Case load size: 16-19 students age ranges 8-15
Full time hours/salary: M-F 7:30am-3:30pm $35,000- $55,000, plus benefits and bonus options after one full year of employment
Starting: August 4th, 2025 Ending: May 29th, 2026

JOB OVERVIEW

Westlawn is a small, nonprofit, specialized private school for students who are the ages of 2nd-9th grades who are bright, gifted and twice-exceptional. Westlawn has a tight-knit multi-disciplinary team and a culture of neuroscience-driven innovation paired with nurturing, successful teacher-student relationships.
Teachers are excited to work at Westlawn because they have flexibility, support, and autonomy. Students love learning at Westlawn because they have a balance of challenging academics that are personalized and innovative coupled with intentional social and emotional skill development.

Westlawn is looking for a patient and highly qualified Reading and Writing teacher who is passionate about empowering kids to think critically about the world around them. This teacher will guide students as they discover their own abilities through authentic instruction in Reading and Writing and apply it in the real world. The role will include a mix of assisting Homeroots faculty and leading students’ independent work sessions. This teacher will be responsible for ensuring a comprehensive reading and writing curriculum that is mastery based in place and provided as determined by the student’s Learner Achievement Team (LAT).

• Will collaborate with other Westlawn academic, behavioral, and clinical staff to develop engaging, cross-disciplinary project-based learning;
• Are innovative educators, excited to help us develop and deliver new instructional approaches using technology, while managing student behaviors using positive behavioral interventions and supports;
• Solve problems creatively using strong analytical thinking;
• Are passionate about making a difference for bright and gifted children who have learning, social, emotional or neuropsychological challenges;
• Have experience with students who are gifted or who have learning differences.

Salary commensurate with experience. Teacher certification is required.

INSTRUCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain lessons for content specific areas for each class; individual lessons, as needed
• Assessing students before, during, and after instruction; deciding and delivering class-wide and student specific benchmark assessments
• Supporting Studios and Social Centers
• Upload lessons 1 week in advance to Westlawn Shared File on Google Drive

Westlawn is looking for a patient and highly qualified Reading and Writing teacher who is passionate about empowering kids to think critically about the world around them. This teacher will guide students as they discover their own abilities through authentic instruction in Reading and Writing and apply it in the real world. The role will include a mix of assisting Homeroots faculty and leading students’ independent work sessions. This teacher will be responsible for ensuring a comprehensive reading and writing curriculum that is mastery based in place and provided as determined by the student’s Learner Achievement Team (LAT).

• Will collaborate with other Westlawn academic, behavioral, and clinical staff to develop engaging, cross-disciplinary project-based learning;
• Are innovative educators, excited to help us develop and deliver new instructional approaches using technology, while managing student behaviors using positive behavioral interventions and supports;
• Solve problems creatively using strong analytical thinking;
• Are passionate about making a difference for bright and gifted children who have learning, social, emotional or neuropsychological challenges;
• Have experience with students who are gifted or who have learning differences