2026-2027 Tutor

Oklahoma City Public Schools; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Oklahoma City Public Schools is seeking a dedicated Tutor to assist students with learning, understanding, and comprehending materials presented by teachers. You will motivate pupils to develop skills and foster positive relationships with parents and staff to support a strong educational foundation.

Essential duties include identifying tutoring needs with staff, reviewing content with students, and helping them develop study skills and organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in education or a related field required.
• Oklahoma Teaching Certification in Elementary Education in PK-3 or 1-8 required; Alternative Teaching Certification as approved by OK State Dept of Education.
• Previous experience in an urban school setting preferred.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Passion for helping students learn; ability to motivate students when they struggle.

Responsibilities

• Works with teaching staff to identify areas in which tutoring assistance will be needed for each individual student.
• Assists students with learning by reviewing content with them, explaining how to solve problems and checking completed work.
• Helps students develop study skills and organization techniques to help improve their academic performance.
• Keeps necessary reports on students and shares those reports with supervisors, teachers and parents.
• Supervises groups of students, and serves as a role model.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Independent work

Relationship building

Patience

Motivation techniques

Urban school experience (preferred)

Education

Bachelor’s in education or a related field

Oklahoma Teaching Certification in Elementary Education (PK-3 / 1-8)

Job description

Reports To:Department Director/Building Administrator
FSLA Status:Non-Exempt Compensation: Hourly

Reports To:Department Director/Building Administrator
FSLA Status:Non-Exempt Compensation: Hourly
Work Days: Varies
FTE: Varies
Tutor

Position Summary:

Assists students with learning, understanding, and comprehending materials that the teachers have presented to them. Motivating pupils to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for education, in accordance with each pupil’s ability; and establishing good relationships with parents and with other staff members.
Essential Duties:

• Works with teaching staff to identify areas in which tutoring assistance will be needed for each individual student.
• Assists students with learning by reviewing content with them, explaining how to solve problems and checking completed work.
• Helps students develop study skills and organization techniques to help improve their academic performance.
• Keeps necessary reports on students and shares those reports with supervisors, teachers and parents.
• Supervises groups of students, and serves as a role model.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required):

• Bachelor’s in education or a related field required.
• Oklahoma Teaching Certification in Elementary Education in subjects listed below or subjects or Alternative Teaching Certification as approved by Oklahoma State Department of Education required.
  • Early Childhood (PK-3)
  • Elementary Education (1-8)
• Previous experience in an urban school setting preferred.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Must possess a passion for helping students learn and have the knowledge and skills to help students find new ways to look at difficult skills and concepts.
• Must have patience, a positive attitude, and know ways to motivate students when they become frustrated by material they do not understand.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

• Able to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time,
• Exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer,
• Ability to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids,
• Hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone,
• Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone,
• Physical agility, able to bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach
• Ability to lift, push, pull up to 50 pounds

Reports To:Department Director/Building Administrator
FSLA Status:Non-Exempt Compensation: Hourly
Work Days: Varies
FTE: Varies
Tutor

Position Summary:

Assists students with learning, understanding, and comprehending materials that the teachers have presented to them. Motivating pupils to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for education, in accordance with each pupil’s ability; and establishing good relationships with parents and with other staff members.
Essential Duties:

• Works with teaching staff to identify areas in which tutoring assistance will be needed for each individual student.
• Assists students with learning by reviewing content with them, explaining how to solve problems and checking completed work.
• Helps students develop study skills and organization techniques to help improve their academic performance.
• Keeps necessary reports on students and shares those reports with supervisors, teachers and parents.
• Supervises groups of students, and serves as a role model.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and/or Abilities Required):

• Bachelor’s in education or a related field required.
• Oklahoma Teaching Certification in Elementary Education in subjects listed below or subjects or Alternative Teaching Certification as approved by Oklahoma State Department of Education required.
  • Early Childhood (PK-3)
  • Elementary Education (1-8)
• Previous experience in an urban school setting preferred.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Must possess a passion for helping students learn and have the knowledge and skills to help students find new ways to look at difficult skills and concepts.
• Must have patience, a positive attitude, and know ways to motivate students when they become frustrated by material they do not understand.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:

• Able to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time,
• Exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer,
• Ability to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids,
• Hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone,
• Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone,
• Physical agility, able to bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach
• Ability to lift, push, pull up to 50 pounds

This job description is not intended to be all inclusive. The employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the supervisor or appropriate administrator. Oklahoma City Public Schools reserves the right to, update, revise or change job duties as the need prevails. This document is for communication only and not intended to imply a written or implied contract of employment. The Board of Education and Superintendent may approve alternatives to the listed qualifications.

Postings current as of 8/25/2026 4:10:45 AM CST.

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