Tutor Me Education is hiring an Academic Support Tutor to provide personalized, one-on-one tutoring for students with special needs in their homes. In this role, you will help students with daily activities, offer moral support, and deliver tailored instruction based on their Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
What You'll Do
- Conduct an initial tutor assessment to determine the student’s current academic levels in literacy and math
- Provide individualized instruction in foundational literacy skills, including phonemic awareness, reading fluency, and comprehension
- Reinforce decoding strategies and vocabulary development through guided reading activities
- Support foundational math skills including double-digit addition and subtraction, multiplication tables, perimeter, and area
- Use interactive, hands-on learning activities to reinforce math and reading concepts
- Provide support with writing tasks while implementing accommodations for dysgraphia
- Reinforce homework completion while building academic confidence and independence
- Break down lessons into structured, manageable steps with consistent reinforcement
- Incorporate student interests into activities to maintain engagement and motivation
- Maintain a positive, fun, and supportive learning environment while encouraging progress
- Provide progress updates to caregivers as appropriate
What We're Looking For
- Experience working with students with ADHD, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and dysgraphia
- Background supporting elementary students in foundational literacy and math skills
- Strong knowledge of phonemic awareness, reading fluency, and reading comprehension strategies
- Familiarity with foundational math instruction, including double-digit addition and subtraction, multiplication tables, perimeter, and area
- Experience using play-based, interactive, and hands-on teaching strategies
- Ability to support students with writing challenges, including dysgraphia accommodations and alternative writing methods
- Patient, positive, and engaging personality with the ability to motivate young learners
- Skilled in providing structured reinforcement and breaking tasks into manageable steps
- Creative in incorporating student interests into lessons to increase engagement
- Comfortable conducting an academic assessment to determine skill levels and guide instruction
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $25-$35 per hour
- Performance-Based Pay Incentives
- Voluntary retirement program
- Referral program
- Flexible schedule
Work Mode
This is an onsite position based in San Jacinto, CA, providing in-home tutoring.
Tutor Me Education is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to diversity and inclusion.
