In-home Certified Orton-Gillingham Tutor

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedule
• Training & development

Are you passionate about helping students with learning differences build confidence and achieve academic success? We are seeking an experienced, compassionate, and engaging tutor with Orton-Gillingham training and certification to work one-on-one with a student who requires specialized literacy support.

Job Summary and Tutor Requirements

• Must be able to travel to Maple Ridge for in-home tutoring sessions.
• Must hold Orton-Gillingham certification (Associate, Certified, or equivalent recognized training).
• Experience working with students with dyslexia and other language-based learning differences.
• Available for 2–3 hour sessions, 2–3 days per week.
• Patient, positive, encouraging, and able to build strong rapport with students.
• Strong understanding of structured literacy instruction and multisensory teaching methods.
• Able to adapt lessons to meet the student's individual learning needs and pace.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to provide regular progress updates to parents.
• Must be legally eligible to work in Canada and able to travel to South Surrey.

Responsibilities

• Assess the student's current literacy skills and develop an individualized learning plan.
• Deliver structured, sequential, multisensory reading and spelling instruction using Orton-Gillingham methodologies.
• Support the development of phonological awareness, decoding, encoding, fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension skills.
• Monitor progress and adjust instruction as needed.
• Maintain lesson notes and provide ongoing feedback to parents regarding student growth and areas of focus.
• Foster confidence, resilience, and a positive attitude toward learning.

About the Student

We are seeking a tutor to provide individualized literacy support for a Grade 1 student who was recently diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The student benefits from structured, evidence-based instruction, patience, consistency, and positive encouragement.

The ideal tutor will have experience working with young learners and students with learning differences, and will be skilled at creating a supportive, engaging, and confidence-building learning environment. Familiarity with autism and the ability to adapt instruction to meet the student's unique learning needs is highly desirable.

This is an in-home tutoring position located in Maple Ridge.

Compensation

Competitive hourly rate based on qualifications, certification level, and experience.

Please include details of your Orton-Gillingham training, certification, and experience working with students with dyslexia or other reading and writing challenges when applying.