Kindergarten Readiness Tutor

Varsity Tutors, a Nerdy Company; Saskatoon; Remote; CAD 38,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Remote work

Fast payments (biweekly)

Job summary

Varsity Tutors is seeking Kindergarten Readiness tutors to join our Live Learning Platform. Tutor remotely from home with a flexible schedule and earn competitive pay per session.

You’ll work with pre-kindergarten children on literacy, numeracy, and school readiness skills, using play-based methods and multisensory activities to build confidence and readiness for kindergarten entry. Payments are issued biweekly and you invoice for sessions.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of early literacy skills including letter recognition and phonemic awareness, early numeracy concepts, and social-emotional readiness.
• Ability to explain developmental milestones and school readiness indicators.
• Skilled at play-based, developmentally appropriate instruction to build confidence and readiness.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1-on-1 online tutoring to kindergarten readiness students.
• Offer on-demand tutoring sessions as availability allows.
• Adapt instruction to each child’s learning style and needs.
• Prepare and deliver age-appropriate lessons using the platform tools.

Skills

Literacy knowledge

Phonics

Numeracy

Early childhood development

Communication

Adaptability

Job description

About The Job

The Varsity Tutors Live Learning Platform has thousands of students looking for online Kindergarten Readiness tutors nationally. As a tutor on the Varsity Tutors Platform, you'll have the flexibility to set your own schedule, earn competitive rates, and make a real impact on students' academic success and understanding. All from the comfort of your home.

Why Join Our Platform?

• Earn incrementally higher pay for each session with the same student, reaching up to $40/hour.
• Get paid up to twice per week, ensuring fast and reliable compensation for the tutoring sessions you conduct and invoice.
• Set your own hours and tutor as much as you'd like.
• Tutor remotely using our purpose-built Live Learning Platform. No commuting required.
• Get matched with students best-suited to your teaching style and expertise.
• Our AI-powered Tutor Copilot enhances your sessions with real-time instructional support, lesson generation, and engagement features, helping you save prep time and focus on impactful teaching.
• We handle the logistics—you just invoice for your tutoring sessions, and we take care of payments.

What We Look For In a Kindergarten Readiness Tutor

• Advanced Subject Mastery: Deep knowledge of early literacy skills including letter recognition and phonemic awareness, early numeracy including counting and number recognition, fine motor development, social-emotional readiness, following directions, and basic concepts of color, shape, and pattern. Ability to explain developmental milestones and school readiness indicators while preparing pre-kindergarten children for successful kindergarten entry.
• Conceptual Teaching & Problem-Solving: Skilled at teaching early academic skills through play-based, developmentally appropriate instruction. Guides young learners through letter identification and beginning sounds, counting and one-to-one correspondence, pencil grip and writing readiness, cutting and gluing activities, and social skills like sharing and turn-taking. Emphasizes making learning fun and building confidence while connecting academic readiness to social-emotional development.
• Curriculum Awareness & Adaptive Instruction: Familiar with kindergarten readiness standards and common challenges such as fine motor coordination, letter-sound confusion, and separating from caregivers. Adapts instruction using hands-on manipulatives, songs, games, and multisensory activities to support pre-kindergarten children ages three to five building the foundational academic, motor, and social-emotional skills needed for a successful transition to kindergarten.
• Effective Teaching Methods: Ability to identify concepts students commonly struggle with, explain material using multiple approaches, and adapt instruction to meet individual learning needs and styles.
• Strong communication skills and a friendly, engaging teaching style.
• Ability to adapt to different learning styles and student needs.

Ways To Connect With Students

• 1-on-1 Online Tutoring - Provide personalized instruction to individual students.
• Instant Tutoring - Accept on-demand tutoring requests whenever you're available.

About Varsity Tutors And 1-on-1 Online Tutoring

Our mission is to transform the way people learn by leveraging advanced technology, AI, and the latest in learning science to create personalized learning experiences. Through 1-on-1 Online Tutoring, students receive customized instruction that helps them achieve their learning goals. Our platform is designed to match students with the right tutors, fostering better outcomes and a passion for learning.

Please note: Varsity Tutors does not contract in: Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia or Puerto Rico.