STEM Tutor

STEM Tutor

Drew School Description

Mission:
Drew knows and believes in teenagers. We engage each student in a process of intellectual discovery to develop an individual voice, the confidence to express it, and the empathy to understand its impact.

Founded in 1908, Drew School is an independent, urban high school in San Francisco enrolling approximately 300 students in grades 9 through 12. Drew engages each student in a process of intellectual discovery to develop an individual voice, the confidence to express it, and the empathy to understand its impact. Our school community is centered on experienced, dedicated, and passionate faculty, and engaged, committed students.

Drew combines its curriculum with a focus on experiential learning, global awareness, local community involvement, citizenship, and support of individual talents and strengths. More information about Drew is available on our website.

Position Summary

We are seeking a versatile, student-centered High School STEM Tutor to join our Learning Support team. This professional will work exclusively in a 1:1 capacity with students to reinforce concepts, break down complex ideas, and build academic confidence.

The ideal candidate possesses exceptional content mastery across the high school math spectrum and has a strong knack for making advanced quantitative concepts accessible to students with varied learning profiles. Additionally, the ability to support students in upper-level Chemistry and Physics is a highly valued plus, but not a requirement.

Key Responsibilities

• 1:1 Math Intervention:
  Provide structured, high-impact, individual tutoring for students across all high school math levels:
  Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Precalculus, Calculus, and Statistics.
• Science Support (Plus):
  Tutor individual students in the conceptual and quantitative aspects of Chemistry and Physics.
• Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Attend and actively participate in bi-weekly department meetings. These meetings focus heavily on intentional collaboration between tutors who share the same students or support similar subject-matter content to ensure aligned strategy and student success.
• Support of Neurodiverse Students:
  Experience working with students who have executive functioning needs, ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, or other learning differences.
• Progress Monitoring and Communication:
  Maintain clear, concise, and proactive notes on student progress, collaborating with the learning support team to update families when necessary.

Qualifications & Skills

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Science, STEM Education, or a related field required. A master's degree is a plus.
• Content Mastery:
  Exceptional conceptual and practical knowledge across all high school math levels (through Calculus and Statistics). Strong foundational knowledge in Physics and Chemistry is a major asset.
• Experience:
  
  Proven experience tutoring or teaching high school-aged students in a 1:1 setting. Significant classroom experience in place of 1:1 experience is appropriate.
• Relatability:
  Exceptional patience, strong interpersonal skills, a collaborative mindset, and a good sense of humor.

Ideal Dispositions

• Equity-Minded:
  Culturally competent and deeply committed to equity, inclusion, and belonging.
• Student-Centered:
  Genuinely enjoys working with teenagers and understands their unique developmental needs.
• Growth-Oriented:
  Self-reflective, open to feedback, and committed to professional growth.
• Collaborative:
  Thrives in a team environment and builds strong relationships with both students and adults.

Scheduling Availability

To tutor at Drew, you must be available a minimum of two consecutive days a week Tuesday through Friday. For example, Tuesday/Wednesday and/or Thursday/Friday. Tutors must be available 8:30am-3:30pm on those days. Tutors work two or four days a week depending on their availability. Tutors work an academic school year calendar August-May and have breaks when school is not in session.

What We Offer

• A supportive, collaborative, and deeply rewarding professional community.
• The opportunity to make a profound, measurable difference in students' daily academic lives through close, dedicated 1:1 relationships.
• Compet…