Middle School Tutor

Location: Danbury

Temporary - No Benefits

Location to be Determined

Tutor job description

A Tutor is an education professional who works with individual students to reach their academic goals. They are responsible for meeting with students to clarify and review concepts learned in class and help students solve specific problems.

A Tutor is responsible for helping students learn and understand new concepts and complete assignments. They prepare lessons by studying lesson plans, reviewing textbooks in detail to understand the topic they will be teaching and providing additional projects if needed during a session.

Ultimately, you will work directly with students to assist them in gaining a better understanding of concepts taught in the classroom. You may also communicate with teachers or parents to track progress.

Tutor responsibilities include:

* Reviewing classroom or curricula topics and assignments

* Assisting students with homework, projects, test preparation, papers, research and other academic tasks

* Working with students to help them understand key concepts, especially those learned in the classroom

* Contribute to student learning, growth and advancement

* Demonstrate academic competence in the subject area(s) and build a curriculum

* Maintain a growth mindset toward student learning and teaching practice

* Facilitate problem-solving with a curious mind and critical thinking skills

* Collaborate effectively with the classroom teacher and/or school-level administration to increase student performance

Requirements and skills

* Proven work experience as a Tutor or similar role

* Patient, flexible, positive, consistent, dependable and cooperative with a sense of humor

* Ability to take supervision and correction constructively

* Ability to positively supervise students

Teacher certification preferred or hold paraprofessional qualifications.

There are three options to meet federal requirements for Paraprofessional positions:

* Must have an Associate or Bachelors Degree in any field of study from a regionally accredited college or university or

* Must have at least 48 semester hours of college level education. or

* Must have completed the Work Keys test from a community college and have 96 contact hours in reading, writing, and math strategies.