Orton-Gillingham Reading Specialist - Healthpro Heritage, LLC

Join our Pediatric School Based Team, and use your passion for Reading Instruction to help make a difference in a child’s life!

• Orton-Gillingham Certified Reading Instructor
• Centereach, NY
• 2024-2025 School Year
• Part Time - 2-4 Hours Per Week
• $60-$65 per hour

HealthPRO®/Heritage is a national leading provider of highly skilled Reading Specialists. We hire Reading Specialists who share our vision, work diligently, and provide best practices in Special Education that will change children's lives for the better. If you are a passionate, talented teacher who wants to help children across the country, then maybe it is time to look at our company.

The primary purpose of the Reading Specialist is to plan for student success based on assessed needs of individual students in a school setting. The goal is to help students by using data and information to determine each student’s current knowledge and skill level, set student learning goals, and assess student progress within an educational model of practice.

• Consult and collaborate with School staff and families in regards to students’ educational deficits
• Conduct initial screenings as well as comprehensive evaluations Participate in the IEP process in developing present levels of performance, goals and objectives, and treatment recommendations for students qualifying for Special Education services
• Provide Reading Specialist sessions through the use of current best practices based on prescribed services in the IEP
• Maintain all documentation required by the district including, but not limited to, notes, monthly summaries, and annual IEP’s

• Current Orton-Gillingham Certification in 1:1 Reading Instruction.
• Must hold a current license to practice in the state of NY
• Have successful experience working with culturally diverse families.
• Assumes responsibility for ongoing continuing education and professional development