Orton-Gillingham Specialist $100,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Description
Required: Master's in reading instruction OR structured literacy certification (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, IMSE, CERI, LETRS, Neuhaus, UFLI, or equivalent)
- In-person at Waypoint Academy, Dripping Springs (Austin area), TX. Relocation support available.
- $100,000 salary, paid weekly. Day-one health, dental, and vision benefits.
- Nature-based school combining structured academics with outdoor adventure
Most reading specialists work exclusively with students who've already fallen behind. You've spent your career believing that's the wrong approach — that Science of Reading principles belong with every child, not only those flagged for remediation. If that perspective shapes your teaching practice, this role deserves your attention.
Waypoint Academy is a nature-based school where focused academics fill the morning hours and archery, survival training, and Hill Country exploration fill the afternoons. Your responsibility is the academic half: delivering small-group structured literacy instruction that advances every K-2 student in phonics, decoding, fluency, and writing. You design the lessons. You interpret the data. You regroup and adjust in real time. Your day also includes coaching students through adaptive learning platforms, building the connections that push every student to 100% goal achievement. No prescribed curriculum. No pull-out intervention model. You own literacy outcomes for the entire cohort.
You're joining a small, emerging school. That means you're creating the literacy program, not stepping into one. As the student body expands, you'll determine how structured literacy extends across additional cohorts and grade levels. If you prefer a settled role with established procedures, this won't suit you. If you want to demonstrate that every child learns to read faster when instruction is designed specifically around them, this is your opportunity.
What you will be doing
- Delivering small-group structured literacy instruction: systematic phonics, decoding, fluency, and early writing for all K-2 students, not only those identified for intervention
- Interpreting student performance data from adaptive platforms and running records to reorganize groups and modify instruction between sessions
- Coaching students individually and in small groups through adaptive learning software, forming relationships that fuel goal completion
- Creating your own lesson sequences using structured literacy principles, customized to each group's present level and instructional pace
- Integrating occasional outdoor or tactile activities to strengthen literacy concepts when they authentically support learning
What you will NOT be doing
- Drafting IEPs or managing pull-out schedules with classroom teachers. Every student is your responsibility.
- Passively monitoring students on learning platforms. You actively coach them toward goal completion, not simply observe their progress through screens.
- Spending all day in a conventional classroom. Students move outdoors in the afternoons, so your literacy instruction is concentrated and high-energy.
- Grading worksheet stacks — adaptive software manages practice volume and progress monitoring, allowing you to concentrate on direct instruction.
Key responsibilities
Accelerate reading and writing growth across all K-2 students through structured literacy instruction and adaptive learning tools.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree in any subject
- Master's degree in reading instruction OR structured literacy certification such as Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, LETRS, Neuhaus, or UFLI. One of these is required, not optional.
- 2+ years of full-time K-2 structured reading instruction using systematic phonics in a school or clinical setting, within the last 5 years
- Experience designing your own reading lessons, and you can describe what you teach and how without referencing a published program
- Willing to work in-person at Waypoint Academy, Dripping Springs (Austin area), TX
- Willing to work with all K-2 students (not just struggling readers) and use AI-powered adaptive learning tools daily
- Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship
Nice to have
- Experience with multiple structured literacy frameworks (e.g., Orton-Gillingham and UFLI) with a clear rationale for when each applies
- Measurable reading gains across a full cohort, not just intervention caseloads. You can name the metrics and the numbers.
- Familiarity with adaptive reading platforms (Lexia, Amira, Reading Eggs, or similar) and using their data to drive instructional decisions
- Experience in non-traditional school settings: micro-schools, outdoor education programs, Montessori, or similar environments
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