Coding Tutor for 8-years-old student

Family Office

Canada

On-site

CAD 34,440 - 48,216

Part time

14 days+

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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