Reading Specialist (full-time OR part-time)

Milestones Day School has provided state-of-the-art evidence-based comprehensive educational and therapeutic programming for students with autism and mental health challenges for the past 29 years. Just bring your enthusiasm and join our multidisciplinary team. We are seeking an experienced reading specialist to join our team working with students age 7-22 to help improve the quality of their lives by teaching skill development. The ideal candidate for this role will have strong team-building and organizational skills. Our dedicated Team of 90 staff serves students who have dual diagnoses many with high functioning autism/mental health challenges and dyslexia and/or other language-based learning disabilities. We are expanding our Reading Team and have an opening for a full or part-time Reading Specialist to increase literacy skills for individual students with various reading disabilities. The Reading Specialists carries a caseload of approximately 10 students providing individual or small group instruction (1-2 students) using Wilson or Orton-Gillingham methodologies. Milestones also employs other methods as well (such as Linda Mood Bell). The Reading Specialists may also consult to classrooms to assist their students with literacy in class. Reading Specialists receive multiple prep blocks per Responsibilities Include:Model positivityProviding a positive and healthy environment in which students can therapeutically feel safe to take risks and growAdminister standardized assessments and write evaluation of student progress by using both formal and informal testing measures such as the QRI GORT TOWL GSRT and a learning plan for each student on your caseload. This includes writing IEP goals benchmarks and reporting on them quarterly. Individual and/or small group (2 students) instruction. Evaluating and taking data on how the lesson went and making any necessary to the classrooms to assist students with learning-related students on your caseload to determine if they are generalizing acquired lesson plans using either OG or Wilson to contribute to the yearly book students to pick appropriate literary books for their level of attendance at IEP meetings for your : Bachelors Degree Masters preferredCertification in either Wilson or Orton-GillinghamESL/TESOL a plus! If the candidate has this certification the role may include a few hours of 1:1 ESL instruction to one of our students. 2 years working directly with studentsStrong interpersonal and communication skillsStrong organizational skills & experience with being a team playerStrong empathy and understanding of both students who have disabilities and parents who have children with disabilitiesMILESTONES PROVIDES EXCELLENT BENEFITS INCLUDING:Competitive salaryHealth dental and vision InsuranceApproximately 7 weeks vacation (approximately 6 weeks when school is not in session and 5 days of your choice)Other time off (10 holidays 8 days of sick time 2 days of personal time birthday holiday bonus!)Long term disability and life insurance401k with discretionary company match1 week of paid leave for bonding & 3 weeks of paid leave for recovering from childbirth20% off on campus tuition and 10% off online tuition at Regis College discount at Cambridge CollegePaid professional developmentVarious discounts at local retailers and various entertainment venues that Milestones partners withHalf days on Fridays in the summerSupportive and collaborative co-workers

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