School Placement - One-to-One Inclusive Education Instructor

Organization Overview

Lightwell Learning is one of BC’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 groundbreaking 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.

This in-school instructor works one-to-one with school-aged (Kindergarten to
7) learners, delivering individualized and comprehensive learning support that is neuroaffirming, strengths-based, and evidence-based.

• Deliver one-to-one instruction in math and literacy at K-7 levels, primarily out of an in-school placement in Vancouver (in Shaughnessy, near Oak St and King Edward Ave), both in-person and live online
• Represent the organization as the only team member in the school
• 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 rolehave the ability to perform the above-listed principal roles and responsibilities with minimal to moderate support. This typically requires the following experience and competencies.

• For our in-school placement:
  Experience and comfort working and integrating into a faith-based Elementary School environment; experience in an independent school is an asset
• 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 as an Elementary-level generalist in math and literacy instruction for K-7
• 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.
• 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