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Lead Math Tutor
Job in
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listed on 2026-01-06
Listing for:
Saga Education
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-01-06
Job specializations:
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Education / Teaching
Tutoring, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Full-time
Schedule: Monday - Friday; 37.5 hours/week (during traditional school hours)
Application period: Open until filled
Start date: August 2025
End date: June 2026
Compensation
- $23/hour
- $500 Relocation Assistance for those relocating over 50 miles
Saga Education is the nonprofit leader in high-impact tutoring, with an ROI that is among the best nationwide. We leverage the power of human capital and technology to accelerate student outcomes and foster educational excellence for students. Rigorous research shows that high-impact tutoring raises grades and builds student confidence and a sense of belonging. Saga co-designs and collaborates to develop and implement high-quality tutoring models, offering learning technology and resources to enable effective tutoring.
We are proud to have helped tens of thousands of students over our first decade-now the goal is to partner with states and districts to support the millions of students who struggle with early literacy and 6th-12th-grade math. Find out how you can be a part of the meaningful change needed to accelerate educational excellence. Visit saga.org/change.
Saga Education | Change the Equation
Our Tutors
Our Math Tutors are selected from a diverse group of individuals from various backgrounds across the United States to support our students in mathematics; each tutor brings their unique skill set to assist students' success. We seek talented, caring, and capable people committed to supporting our students in their academic and social development.
What You'll Do
Saga Education's Lead Math Tutors manage a small caseload of middle or high school students and promote academic success by focusing intently on providing high-dosage, high-impact tutoring that includes daily individualized instruction to students. During a typical school day, Lead Tutors will tutor students and facilitate lessons for half of the school day during a minimum of 3 class periods. The second half of the day, Lead Tutors will support students in the room who are not directly working with a remote tutor, facilitating small group activities, independent practice, assessments, or high-rigor math games.
Lead Tutors will implement Saga's proprietary curriculum to foster academic success and help students reach their goals. In addition to offering academic support, Lead Tutors will serve as advocates and mentors for building strong and meaningful relationships with their students. Lead Tutors act as leaders at their sites, supporting Site Directors on day-to-day responsibilities focused on supporting students directly, as designated by their site.
Some of the key responsibilities for this role include:
- Assist Site Directors with creating new tutor orientation supports
- Provide daily math tutoring to your assigned caseload of students for a minimum of 3 class periods per day
- Facilitate pull-out learning groups, independent practice, assessments etc. for students working on adaptive math platforms when not directly tutoring
- Prep for tutoring sessions using Saga Curriculum
- Lead team-building activities and assist new tutors with lesson planning
- Manage the input and analysis of student data to differentiate math instruction for your students and adapt lesson plans as needed
- Partner with the Site Director to review and analyze data and contribute to finding solutions to fill student knowledge gaps
- Maintain attendance records, monitor student academic progress, and provide feedback
- Maintain regular ongoing communication with parents/guardians via email, text, or phone, based on parent/guardian preference and record efforts
- Partner with the Site Director to develop student incentives, trackers, and support with celebrations/awards/recognition
- Proactively check and respond to emails and Slack daily, and regularly consult with your Site Director
- Participate in weekly observation and feedback sessions with your Site Director or Director of Program, as well as weekly reflections, evaluations and professional development for continuous growth and to implement feedback to enhance student learning
- Lead professional development sessions in an area of interest and contribute to tutor best practices library of resources
- Build strong relationships with students to set expectations and manage behavior effectively
- Build strong relationships with teachers, other staff, and the community
- Assist with STAR assessment implementation and lead mixed reviews
- Engage and assist with other duties as assigned by your Site Director and school site
- Mission Alignment - You recognize challenges in education and demonstrate a commitment to continuous growth and improvement
- Being Resilient - You rebound from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult decisions
- Nimble Learning - You use both successes and failures to actively learn new lessons
- Demonstrates Self-Awareness - You use feedback and reflection to gain productive insight
- Collaborates -You build partnerships and work…
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