2026-2027 Tutor

Oklahoma City Public Schools; Spencer (OK); On-site; USD 20,664 - 34,440; Part time

Job summary

Oklahoma City Public Schools is looking for a Tutor to assist students in understanding materials presented by teachers. The candidate will motivate pupils to develop essential skills while establishing positive relationships with students and staff.

This position requires a Bachelor's in education, certification in Elementary Education, and a passion for fostering student development. Responsibilities also include identifying individual student needs and helping them refine their academic skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in education or related field is required.
• Oklahoma Teaching Certification in Elementary Education necessary.
• Previous experience in an urban school setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist students with learning and understanding materials.
• Work with teaching staff to identify tutoring needs for students.
• Motivate students to develop study skills and improve academic performance.

Skills

Ability to work independently

Establish relationships

Motivate students

Organizational techniques

Passion for helping students

Education

Bachelor's in education or related field

Oklahoma Teaching Certification

Job description

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

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.