SETSS Tutor for 9th Grade — In-Home, Evening Sessions

Tutor Me Education LLC; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-Based Pay Incentives

Voluntary retirement program

Referral program

Flexible schedule

Help students with special needs reach

Job summary

Tutor Me Education LLC invites candidates to join as a Special Education Teacher Support Services (SETSS) tutor for a 9th-grade student in Jackson Heights, NY. This in-home, 1:1 role emphasizes structured, routine-based learning with a patient, skilled provider to build literacy, functional math, and language/communication skills.

The ideal tutor uses token boards, reward systems, scheduled breaks, and sensory tools to keep the student engaged, reduce frustration, and foster a positive learning

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience providing SETSS or specialized 1:1 SPED support.
• Strong background teaching foundational literacy (phonics, CVC words, blending) and functional math (money skills, basic computation).
• Skilled in implementing positive behavioral support tools (token economies, reward systems, visual schedules).
• Experience working with high school students needing foundational/functional academic support.
• Patient, structured, encouraging, and adept at managing frustration around challenging tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized SETSS instruction focused on foundational reading, writing, functional math, and communication skills.
• Target literacy concepts including CVC words, sight words, blending, spelling, and handwriting.
• Teach practical, functional math concepts such as counting money and basic addition/subtraction.
• Implement structured behavioral supports, including token boards, reward systems, scheduled breaks, and sensory activities/tools.
• Maintain a highly structured, routine-based environment to encourage active participation and task completion.
• Support the development of language and functional communication skills.

Skills

SETSS experience

Literacy instruction

Functional math instruction

Language & communication

Behavioral supports

1:1 home tutoring

Job description

Tutor Me Education LLC invites candidates to join as a Special Education Teacher Support Services (SETSS) tutor for a 9th-grade student in Jackson Heights, NY. This in-home, 1:1 role emphasizes structured, routine-based learning with a patient, skilled provider to build literacy, functional math, and language/communication skills.

The ideal tutor uses token boards, reward systems, scheduled breaks, and sensory tools to keep the student engaged, reduce frustration, and foster a positive learning