Empowering Middle School SPED Tutor for Autistic Learners

Thrive Education Partners; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 69,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Thrive Education Partners is seeking a patient, engaging tutor to support an eighth-grade student with autism, language-processing challenges, and dysgraphia. The focus is to strengthen academics, build executive functioning, and foster independence for the transition to high school.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in special education and experience with neurodivergent middle school students, delivering accessible, structured instruction tailored to the student’s needs.

Qualifications

• Background in special education, education, psychology, or related field.
• Experience supporting neurodivergent middle school students.
• Ability to make learning accessible through individualized, structured instruction.

Responsibilities

• Provide academic reinforcement across middle school subjects, with emphasis on reading comprehension and language processing.
• Develop executive functioning skills: organization, planning, attention, task initiation, and assignment completion.
• Use explicit instruction, repetition, chunking, and multisensory strategies to support comprehension and retention.
• Help the student interpret directions, make connections, and independently navigate academic tasks.
• Build confidence and independence with school assignments, technology, presentations, and study habits.
• Incorporate strategies to strengthen social awareness, communication, and age-appropriate independence.
• Collaborate with the family to monitor progress and promote skills that transfer to the classroom.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Executive functioning

Language processing support

Multisensory instruction

Education

Background in special education

Education or psychology-related field

Job description

Thrive Education Partners is seeking a patient, engaging tutor to support an eighth-grade student with autism, language-processing challenges, and dysgraphia. The focus is to strengthen academics, build executive functioning, and foster independence for the transition to high school.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in special education and experience with neurodivergent middle school students, delivering accessible, structured instruction tailored to the student’s needs.