Role Description

As a full-time educational therapist (EdT), you will use the S&S methodology to help our dyslexic kids grow holistically-this includes helping them to develop social-emotional skills (e.g., communication) and values (e.g., resilience), and maximising their academic potential. You will work with kids aged 9 to 16, in groups of up to 4. You are also expected to liaise closely with their parents, updating them every once in a while when major milestones are reached.

Near the end of each academic year, you will conduct parent-therapist conference (PTC) sessions with your students' parents to discuss their progress. Along with that, you will need to develop a yearly progress report for each student that details the techniques and concepts covered for that year, as well as areas that they have improved and need improving in.

Besides working with students and their parents, you may also be called upon to help facilitate ad hoc workshops or events. From time to time, we work with other organisations such as institutes of higher learning to raise awareness on dyslexia and game-based learning approaches.

You are also expected to contribute to the development of the S&S curriculum. This can be in the form of worksheets, manipulatives, or even resources to be shared with the dyslexia community.

Our Expectations

As this job requires working with kids and teens, we expect the following of our educational therapists:

• Enjoy working with kids and teens;
• Able to build rapport with students and create an engaging, interactive, and effective learning environment for them;
• Have an innate interest towards games, particularly tabletop games;
• Be a team-player and communicate well with other members of the team;
• Able to take the lead and come up with new initiatives for S&S where there are deficits;
• Able to work flexible hours (i.e., up to 8pm) and, preferably, at least one weekend.

Start Date, Training & Probation

Tentatively, commencement of the job will be on 15 June 2026. Upon starting, you will be placed under a 6-month probation period. During this period, training will be provided to familiarise you with the S&S approach.

Requirements

• A degree in education, psychology, or a related field is preferred
• Specialised training or certification in the Orton-Gillingham (or relevant) methodology
• Experience working with diverse educational needs or children with special needs is preferred

Perks & Benefits

• Salary: a competitive salary of $3600 per month.
• Four-Day Work Week: teach only four days a week. This means you only have to be on-site four days per week. That fifth day? Use it to create your lesson plans, or just take the day off.
• Annual Leave/Off-Days: we follow MOE's schedule for the most part, which means if the kids are on holiday, then so are you (unless called back for meetings or ad hoc events).
• Special Leave: in addition to the above, EdTs have 7 days of Special Leave per year, to be taken for any emergency situations.
• Insurance: medical and dental coverage are provided. We're not messing around when we say our employees are important to us.
• Staff Professional Development: money's tight in this crazy economy, but we'll do our best to support your continued professional development by providing partial or even full sponsorships for courses that you're keen on attending.

Company Description

Swords & Stationery (S&S) is a Singapore-based social enterprise that aims to empower people with dyslexia. Founded in 2017, it is the first and only organisation in South-East Asia to fully integrate tabletop games into a holistic, academically rigorous curriculum that supports dyslexics and helps them overcome their learning challenges. S&S also supports the global dyslexia community by providing high-quality, dyslexia-targeted resources for parents and educators all over the world.