Junior Admissions Test Prep Instructor

Freudigman & Billings is looking to add a full-time Junior Instructor to our Admissions Test Prep team. In particular, we are seeking someone with a background and interest in helping students prepare for the ACT and SAT, but we welcome experience with the ISEE, SSAT, MCAT, GMAT, GRE, and/or LSAT as well.

This is not a remote position. All work is performed at our center in Westport, CT.

Our fundamental belief at Freudigman & Billings is that children learn best in the context of supportive relationships. We work closely with our students, their families, and each other to create and execute individualized learning plans. This means that you’ll develop your instructional, relationship-building, and analytical skills in a way that will allow you to consider the whole child - their learning profile, personality, and environmental circumstances.

Our instructors teach information processing, self-monitoring, critical thinking, and problem solving strategies to help students understand fundamental principles about how the world of ideas is organized and how they can best interact with that information. This process does not involve the rote memorization of vocabulary or inundation of practice questions that many associate with “test prep.” Instead, we focus on teaching students effective strategies for gathering, sequencing, tracking, and classifying information from text and visual sources.

These processes contribute to a student’s ability to reason, solve problems, make inferences, and draw conclusions. We help students develop the skills, self-awareness, and confidence to become more capable, independent learners, meaning our work extends well beyond preparing students for a single examination.

The individuals who we typically hire for this role:

• Have tutoring experience or an interest in pursuing a career in the field of education
• Understand that while this is primarily a Test Prep position, most instructors carry a small volume of Subject Tutoring sessions
• Demonstrate exceptional written and verbal communication skills, show attention to detail, and exhibit the drive help students succeed
• Enjoy building relationships with students and respond to the needs of teenagers in a fast-paced environment

• Meet one-on-one with a cohort of students to teach test prep skills, averaging approximately 24-28 instructional hours per week
• Establish and maintain productive relationships with students and families throughout the test preparation process
• Maintain confidentiality and security of client information
• Collaborate with the Test Prep Leadership Team in order to execute specific plans for each student.
• Interact with instructors from different departments, including Educational Therapy, Academic Instruction, and College Advising, in order to provide coordinated support for students in your cohort
• Attend Test Prep related meetings and development opportunities
• Work 12:30am to 9pm Monday through Thursday, and 11am to 7:30pm on Sundays

Predictable hours at a single office location:
All of our work with students takes place at our 11,000 square foot headquarters in Westport, CT. Students are encouraged to utilize our space not only to see their instructors, but to do homework, hang out with friends, have a snack, get some advice, or even catch a quick nap during finals week. Instructors are provided with a private classroom, a whiteboard, and all materials necessary for a productive session.

No unpaid time as you drive from house to house!

Teamwork:
Our staff is composed of educators from around the country whose collective experiences strengthen us as individuals and as an organization. We work closely together on a daily basis to create…