Job descriptionSpecial Education & Structured Literacy Lead Ontario Certified Teacher — Structured Literacy - Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading, Barton, or equivalent certification, Academic Skills & Learning Programs Work Model: Virtual Expected Age of Childerns We Assist: Children and Youth — Ages 6 to 14 Compensation $70,000 – $100,000 per year + Bonus Plus Benefits: - Health, Dental, Drugs, and Mental Health coverage - RRSP - Continuing Professional Education — up to $2,000 annually - Vacation — starting at 3 weeks annually plus approximately 2 weeks paid company closure over Christmas and New Year Position Summary As Special Education & Structured Literacy Lead you will design and deliver our structured literacy, homework support, academic skills, and learning remediation programs for children and youth ages 6 to 14. You bring the academic credibility and curriculum expertise of a career in education — combined with the clinical team support of a regulated multidisciplinary organization — to families who have spent years looking for someone who genuinely understands how their child learns. This is not a classroom. This is where your expertise reaches families who can finally access it. What You Will Do Program Design and Delivery (70%) - Design and deliver structured literacy intervention for children with dyslexia and persistent reading difficulties — using evidence-informed approaches including Orton-Gillingham principles, phonological awareness, decoding, fluency, and reading comprehension - Facilitate the Homework Support and Academic Skills program — building structured homework habits, task initiation, organization, and academic independence in small virtual groups - Deliver learning and academic remediation for students ages 8 to 14 with learning differences — building practical strategies for reading, writing, and academic organization that transfer directly into the school environment - Coach parents and families on evidence-informed home strategies that reinforce learning between sessions — translating clinical and educational language into practical guidance families can implement immediately - Supervise and direct educational assistant (EAs) or Executive Function Coach (EFs) or Junior Tutors delivery staff during structured practice sessions — setting session goals, reviewing session notes, and ensuring delivery quality across all programs - Collaborate with the psychologists, SLP, and therapiest on shared families — ensuring the academic support plan is aligned with the child’s clinical assessment findings and IEP recommendations Family and Team Collaboration (30%) - Communicate assessment findings, program progress, and recommendations to families in plain, accessible language — not clinical shorthand, not educational jargon - Maintain accurate program notes, progress records, and family communication logs in accordance with Toriven Health standards - Participate in multidisciplinary case consultation — contributing the academic and learning perspective on complex presentations alongside psychologists, SLPs, and the IEP Advocacy. What You Bring - Genuine expertise in identifying and supporting children with learning differences — you have taught children with dyslexia, ADHD, and learning disabilities and you understand how they experience the classroom in a way that cannot be learned from a course - Demonstrated ability to communicate complex educational and learning concepts to parents in plain, confident language — you have sat across from demanding families and delivered difficult feedback with clarity and care - Strong program design and curriculum development skills — you do not follow a script, you build the program that the child in front of you actually needs - Comfort with virtual delivery — you understand that teaching through a screen with a child who struggles to focus requires a specific set of skills and you have developed them Qualifications - Ontario Certificate of Qualification (OCT) — current and valid, in good standing - Masters in Education or equivalent graduate degree with a focus on learning, curriculum, special education, or child development - Structured literacy training — Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading, Barton, or equivalent certification. - Demonstrated experience teaching or supporting children with dyslexia, ADHD, or learning disabilities — private or independent school experience strongly preferred - Clean vulnerable sector screening — Ontario — mandatory and non-negotiable - Ontario resident, authorized to work in Ontario Why Join Toriven Health Teaching is one of the most important professions in Ontario. It is also one of the most financially constrained. At Toriven Health your expertise in learning, literacy, and child development is valued at the rate it deserves. Work from home. Set your own program schedule. Serve families across the entire province. Work alongside psychologists, SLPs, and social workers who will consult with you as a peer on complex cases. Be part of a founding team that is building the most comprehensive virtual education and learning support service in Ontario. This is where your career in education takes its next step.