Job Description
Trident Academy, located minutes from downtown Charleston, SC, educates students in grades K through 12 who struggle with learning disabilities like dyslexia and ADHD. Educators trained in Orton-Gillingham are especially encouraged to submit their resumes. Trident Academy will provide training for the right candidate.
Successful candidates will be dynamic, collaborative, inspirational, and tech-savvy educators. All applicants must have an academic background, including an undergraduate degree with a concentration in science. Ideally, this would be combined with qualifications in Special Education and Orton-Gillingham training.
Successful applicants will:
- Have a track record of excellent teaching.
- Have an interest in and experience with students who have language-based learning differences like dyslexia.
- Have an interest in and experience with active, engaged, collaborative, and personalized learning.
- Be innovative in the integration of computer technology into their teaching.
- Be innovative, creative, and visionary in program planning and curriculum design.
- Have evidence of collaborative planning within and across courses and departments.
Trident Academy, located minutes from downtown Charleston, SC, educates students in grades K through 12 who struggle with language-based learning disabilities like dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, as well as ADHD.
Our mission?
Trident Academy, through individualized, multi-sensory, and research-based teaching approaches, transforms the lives of cognitively capable K-12 children diagnosed with learning differences.
Our core values?
~Individual Needs~Academic Growth~Encouragement & Support~Foundation for Life~
TRIDENT ACADEMY VALUES
Meet Individual Needs
We provide each student with opportunities for successful learning at their pace and at their level.
Promote Academic Growth
We empower students to become self-advocates who understand their strengths, learning styles, and the value of continual improvement.
Provide Encouragement and Support
In an environment of mutual cooperation and respect, students begin to embrace past challenges and learn to enjoy school again.
Build a Foundation for Life
By addressing deficits, teaching strategies, and strengthening stamina, we prepare students for successful transitions to alternative learning environments.