Tutor

American Heritage School; Delray Beach (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

In-person role

Job summary

American Heritage School is seeking a Tutor to support students at Broward and Palm Beach campuses. The tutor will assist students in understanding new concepts, completing assignments, and preparing for assessments.

Requires a Bachelor’s degree and a valid teaching license; 3+ years of teaching or tutoring experience is expected. Responsibilities include delivering high-quality instruction, designing resources, using instructional technology, and differentiating tasks by student needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Valid Teaching License or Subject Area Certification.
• 3+ years of teaching or tutoring experience.
• Preferred: Gifted, AP, ESOL, ESE, Reading Specialist, Orton Gillingham.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate mastery of content knowledge and teach concepts.
• Plan and implement learning tasks with instructional technologies.
• Assist students individually to build core skills.
• Help students understand concepts, complete assignments, and prepare for assessments.
• Differentiate instruction and modify learning tasks to meet student needs.
• Communicate student progress to director, teachers and families.
• Complete required trainings (cybersecurity, child abuse prevention, customer service, safety).

Skills

Communication skills

Digital platforms

Personalized instruction

Subject matter expertise

Educational technology

Education

Bachelor's degree

Teaching license/certification

Tools

Learning management systems

Online textbooks

Job description

American Heritage Schools is building a talent pipeline for future opportunities within the Tutoring Department at both our Broward and Palm Beach campuses. Bachelors Degree is a minimum requirement along with a minimum of 3 years of teaching or tutoring experience.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Tutor is responsible for helping students learn and understand new concepts and complete assignments. You will work directly with students to assist them in gaining a better understanding of concepts taught in the classroom.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrate mastery of content knowledge
• Ensure a high-quality learning experience; plan and implement learning tasks:
  • Curate and design resources and incorporate instructional technologies aligned with learning outcomes
• Assist students individually in building core skills for the requested subject area
• Helping students understand educational concepts, complete assignments, and prepare for assessments
• Assist students in achieving their classroom/subject matter goals by providing the following:
  • Supplemental instruction
  • Preparing instructional materials to support their classwork
  • Evaluating their understanding of the course or subject area as time progresses
  • Differentiate and modify learning tasks according to student need; implement accommodations as directed
  • Demonstrate caring and respect in interactions with students

SECONDARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Communicate updates to the director, classroom teacher(s) and families of the student’s progress.
  • Provide timely and relevant feedback to students and parents
• Mandatory pieces of training to attend and complete such as:
  • Cybersecurity
  • Child Abuse Prevention
  • Customer Service
  • Safety and Security
  • Etc.

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's Degree (Minimum Requirement)
• Valid Teaching License/Subject Area Certification
  • Retirees from the education field are welcome to apply.
• 3+ years of teaching or tutoring experience
• Gifted, AP Certifications, ESOL, ESE, Reading Specialist, Orton Gillingham, (Preferred)

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Reliable professional with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Is comfortable with different school based learning systems and online textbooks
• Can proficiently use digital platforms for learning
• Ability to personalize lessons based on student capabilities
• Exhibit subject matter expertise by communicating the materials and skills to students in an approachable way
• Comfortable and proficient with educational technology; flexible in using different online platforms

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Flexible schedule based on your availability and client demand
• Broward Campus: 5 days a week
• 7:00 am - 6:00 pm EST (weekdays) In person
• Palm Beach Campus: 5 days a week
  • 3: 30 pm - 6:00 pm EST (weekdays) In person

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer

BENEFITS

• This position is not eligible for benefits due to part-time status.

OTHER

• Advertising to clients and billing goes through our program. There is no need to seek out clients on your own.
• Our scheduling software allows clients to find you any time you are free during our program working hours and tracks your sessions and clients in one place.