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:
Why join us?- 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.
Roles and Responsibilities
- 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
- 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
- Monday to Thursday between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm
- Employee, paid hourly for instruction and preparation time
- School follows the Jewish calendar, with some variation for professional development with Lightwell over March break
- Position is temporary from October 2026 to June 2027
Start date:
As soon as possible in October for the 2026-27 school year. Applications will be reviewed in the order they are received.
Monday to Thursday:
In a school in the Shaughnessy area of Vancouver - easily accessible by car or by the Canada Line and buses.
Instructors report to the Senior Manager, Instruction and Innovation, and work closely with their assigned Case Manager(s) during the academic term.
Remuneration and Benefits- $30 per hour
- Vacation accrual paid out at 4.0% every pay period
- In lieu of Benefits, paid out at 3.0% every pay period
- $1,000 contribution to RRSP or equivalent in 2026. For reference, our organization is currently researching whether and how we may participate in retirement savings / pension plan options. Updates on this may be offered during the interview process
- Neuroaffirming and inclusive…
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