Benefits

- Competitive salary
- Flexible schedule
- Training & development

Job Summary and Tutor Requirements

Are you passionate about helping students with learning differences build confidence and achieve academic success? We are seeking an experienced, compassionate, and engaging tutor with Orton-Gillingham training and certification to work one-on-one with a student who requires specialized literacy support.

- Must be able to travel to Maple Ridge for in-home tutoring sessions .
- Must hold Orton-Gillingham certification (Associate, Certified, or equivalent recognized training).
- Experience working with students with dyslexia and other language-based learning differences .
- Available for 2–3 hour sessions, 2–3 days per week .
- Patient, positive, encouraging, and able to build robust rapport with students.
- Strong understanding of structured literacy instruction and multisensory teaching methods.
- Able to adapt lessons to meet the student's individual learning needs and pace.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to provide regular progress updates to parents.
- Must be legally eligible to work in Canada and able to travel to South Surrey.

Responsibilities

- Assess the student's current literacy skills and develop an individualized learning plan.
- Deliver structured, sequential,



multisensory reading and spelling instruction using Orton-Gillingham methodologies .
- Support the development of phonological awareness, decoding, encoding, fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension skills.
- Monitor progress and adjust instruction as needed.
- Maintain lesson notes and provide ongoing feedback to parents regarding student growth and areas of focus.
- Foster confidence, resilience, and a positive attitude toward learning.

About the Student

We are seeking a tutor to provide individualized literacy support for a Grade 1 student who was recently diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) . The student benefits from structured, evidence-based instruction, patience, consistency, and positive encouragement.

The ideal tutor will have experience working with young learners and students with learning differences, and will be skilled at creating a supportive, engaging, and confidence-building learning environment. Familiarity with autism and the ability to adapt instruction to meet the student's unique learning needs is highly desirable.

This is an in-home tutoring position located in Maple Ridge .

Compensation

Competitive hourly rate based on qualifications, certification level, and experience.

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📌 In-home Certified Orton-Gillingham Tutor in Maple Ridge
🏢 YMCA BC
📍 Maple Ridge