Coding Tutor for 8-years-old student

Family Office; Canada; On-site; CAD 34,440 - 48,216; Part time

Job summary

An educational services company located in Surrey, British Columbia, is looking for an experienced Scratch tutor to guide children in programming. The ideal candidate should possess a strong understanding of child psychology, a commitment to creating engaging lessons, and the ability to transition students from Scratch to more advanced languages like Python. This role entails delivering daily lessons, maintaining progress reports, and collaborating with a team on educational methods.

Qualifications

• Proven experience teaching Scratch to children around 8 years old.
• Ability to design a clear learning roadmap from Scratch to Python.
• Strong presence: warm, engaging, and adaptive.

Responsibilities

• Deliver daily lessons from Monday to Friday.
• Provide a structured learning plan and keep it updated.
• Complete a feedback form after each lesson.
• Assign and review homework regularly.

Skills

Teaching Scratch

Child psychology understanding

Designing structured lessons

Engaging communication

Education

Degree in Education or Computer Science

Certification in child development

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Scratch tutor with a proven track record working with children around 8 years old. All lessons must be conducted in English. A solid understanding of child psychology and the ability to design engaging, varied, and student-centered lessons is essential.

The tutor should share our values around intrinsic motivation and child-led learning, while maintaining soft authority through warmth, structure, and adaptability. The tutor should be innovative in teaching methods and capable of setting respectful boundaries. Additionally, the tutor must be familiar with various programming curricula and be able to design a clear, step-by-step learning plan showing how the student will transition from Scratch to more advanced languages like Python.

Key Role Outcomes

• The tutor is expected to create and communicate a clear learning roadmap that guides the student from an intermediate level in Scratch to confidently using more advanced programming languages such as Python.
• A key outcome is the student\'s sustained engagement and intrinsic interest in coding.
• The student should feel excited about programming, consistently complete homework out of genuine curiosity, and develop a deep understanding of core programming concepts.
• The tutor is also responsible for maintaining high academic outcomes, ensuring steady progress and visible mastery over time.

Responsibilities

• Deliver daily lessons from Monday to Friday
• Provide a structured learning plan and keep it updated to reflect the student\'s current position and progress
• Bi-weekly participation in the Tutor Council, sharing observations, progress updates, and challenges
• After each lesson, complete a short feedback form assessing the student\'s effort and knowledge mastery, with brief comments
• Assign and review homework regularly

Requirements

• Proven experience teaching Scratch to children around 8 years old
• Ability to design and communicate a clear learning roadmap from Scratch to Python
• Strong classroom presence: warm, engaging, structured, and adaptive
• Understanding of child psychology and age-specific motivational strategies
• Alignment with our values: intrinsic motivation, curiosity, respect for the child\'s rhythm
• Commitment to lesson feedback, homework assignment and review, and bi-weekly team syncs

Qualifications

• Degree in Education, Computer Science, or related field (preferred)
• Certification or training in child development, pedagogy, or digital education (preferred)
• Fluent English speaker with excellent communication skills
• Familiarity with international programming curricula for children
• Experience developing or adapting coding curricula for individual learning paths
• Experience teaching coding on Roblox (Lua) (nice to have)

Senioriy level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Education
• Industries
• IT Services and IT Consulting

Location: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada