East One-to-One Inclusive Education Instructor

Organization Overview

Learn. Develop. Succeed. is one of British Columbia’s fastest-growing education nonprofits, supporting more than 1,250 children, youth, and adults with learning and other brain-based differences.

Through innovative, evidence-informed programming and our RISE Next Generation AI initiative, we are working to transform how individualized instruction is delivered and supported, with the long-term potential to reach over 100,000 learners across Canada.

Learn more about our mission and impact here:

Joining us means becoming part of a passionate, collaborative team that is committed to innovation, impact, and inclusion. You will have the opportunity to:

• Help transform educational outcomes for children, youth, adults, and families.
• Build meaningful relationships with community partners, educators, supporters, and more.
• Contribute to a rapidly growing organization with ambitious goals and national impact.
• Work alongside dedicated educators, researchers, engineers, and nonprofit leaders.
• Play a key role in advancing innovative solutions that combine human connection with emerging technologies.
• Grow professionally while helping shape the future of a mission-driven organization.

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.

• Deliver one-to-one instruction in our East Vancouver Learning Centre, both in-person and live online
• 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 literacy concepts using a structured literacy/Science of Reading approach, math concepts, 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 commitment to our charitable mission
• Self-motivated and self-directed
• Ability to provide a criminal record check with vulnerable sector screening
• Eligibility to work in Canada

Job type and hours of work:
Part-Time Contract

• Our contractors primarily have full-time or part-time employment outside of their work with LDS. Contract instructors work between 6 and 20 hours per week, plus paid prep time of up to 20 minutes per session. Contractors select set weekly days and times they are available for online sessions, and must maintain the same availability from September 2026 to June 2027, without disruption.
  
  Contractors are responsible for invoicing monthly for their hours worked and are not eligible for extended benefits. Available hours are:
• Any/All weekdays 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm (strong preference for Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays)
• Saturdays 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Start date:

September 8, 2026 (start of the 2026-27 school year). Applications will be reviewed in the order they are received, with interviews in…