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Middle School Test Prep Tutor (In-Person)
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Tutors middle school students in SSAT, HSPT, and TJ test prep and academic subjects, communicates with families, and coordinates with leadership to maintain teaching standards.
About this role
Do you love that "aha" moment when working with students? Principia Education is looking for dynamic, experienced tutors to join our growing team of instructors.
A bit about us:
We're a one-stop shop for our students' educational needs, covering all academic subjects, test prep, and college consulting. Our ultimate goal is to distill teaching to the core elements that made us fall in love with it in the first place: focusing on content rather than classroom management; celebrating creativity and flexibility rather than a one-size-fits-all approach; and above all, building long-term relationships with students and families.
Our team is a group of empathetic and excellent communicators, and we're looking for a teacher who takes pride in their attention to detail, reliability, and excellent interpersonal skills.
Here’s what you’ll do:
- Conduct all sides of SSAT, HSPT, and TJ test prep sessions (reading/writing/language and math) plus academic sessions for upper elementary and middle school students
- Communicate directly with families in a professional and timely manner.
- Coordinate with Principia leadership and operations staff to maintain a positive environment and our exceptional standards.
Here’s what we’re looking for:
- Bachelor's degree required.
- At least 1-2 years of teaching/tutoring experience.
- A weekly commitment of at least 10 teaching hours in our McLean office.
- Flexibility to work both weekday evenings and weekends.
- Long-term plans to stay in the education field part-time—we ask for at least a one-year commitment.
Here’s why you should join us!
- Compensation: Beginning instructors start at $50 per teaching hour, and our most experienced, tenured instructors earn over $100 per hour for sessions.
- Training: We provide comprehensive paid training, with multiple hours for each subject/content area, including shadowing fellow instructors and live sessions with students, mock teaching and instruction modeling with our leadership team, and meetings for session planning to ensure you feel supported and prepared, compensated at $25 per hour.
- Impact: Join our team of curriculum experts, dynamic instructors, and college consultants dedicated to supporting families with every step of their student’s academic journey.
- Community: We hang out! We have regular get-togethers and every quarter fly in our remote staff for company-sponsored events — take a look here for some recent volunteering.
No phone calls, please! Apply and we'll be in touch if we're interested in moving forward. Please note that testing and a teaching sample will be included in our interview process.
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