Bilingual Spanish SPED Tutor - Foundational Academics & Behavior Support

Tutor Me Education • Los Angeles, CA

1d • $25 - $35 • Onsite

About The Position

Tutor Me Education is hiring a bilingual Spanish special education tutor to provide personalized, one-on-one in-home tutoring to students with special needs in Los Angeles, California. The tutor delivers instruction tailored to each student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP), supports daily activities, and provides moral support. The role involves approximately 25 hours per month, scheduled as five one-hour sessions per week, and is conducted in person. Pay ranges from $25 to $35.

Requirements

• Fluency in both English and Spanish.
• Strong experience in special education and behavior intervention strategies.
• Experience working with nonverbal students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and significant communication needs.
• Experience supporting students who use AAC devices for communication.
• Strong background in foundational literacy, including phonemic awareness, blending, segmenting, CVC word decoding, sight words, and letter-sound correspondence.
• Experience supporting early writing, handwriting, fine motor development, and pre-writing skills.
• Comfort teaching foundational math, including number recognition, counting, one-to-one correspondence, addition, and subtraction.
• Knowledge of visual schedules, reinforcement systems, proactive behavior supports, and de-escalation techniques.
• Patience, structure, and confidence supporting students who may exhibit challenging behaviors.
• Skill using multisensory instruction, visual supports, manipulatives, and hands-on learning activities.
• Comfort incorporating movement and sensory breaks to support engagement and self-regulation.
• Ability to maintain clear expectations while providing positive, individualized support.

Nice To Haves

• An active teaching credential is highly preferred.
• Experience in self-contained special education or behavior-focused classrooms is strongly preferred.
• Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certification is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized academic instruction in foundational literacy, writing, and mathematics.
• Deliver structured, multisensory reading instruction in phonemic awareness, sound blending, word segmentation, CVC decoding, sight words, and letter-sound correspondence.
• Use repetition, modeling, visual supports, and tactile activities to reinforce early literacy skills.
• Incorporate AAC-supported communication into lessons to encourage requesting, responding, participation, and expression of needs.
• Support handwriting and fine motor development through tracing, guided letter formation, copying words, and pre-writing activities.
• Use adaptive writing tools, such as pencil grips and slant boards, when appropriate.
• Teach foundational math using manipulatives, counting blocks, number lines, visual models, and real-life examples.
• Reinforce number recognition, counting, one-to-one correspondence, quantity awareness, and basic addition and subtraction.
• Use short, achievable tasks to gradually build attention, academic stamina, and independence.
• Implement visual schedules, consistent routines, reinforcement systems, and proactive behavior support strategies.
• Apply appropriate de-escalation and redirection techniques when challenging behaviors occur.
• Incorporate sensory activities, including water play, kinetic sand, and movement breaks, to support engagement and regulation.
• Use preferred activities such as trampoline or swing time as appropriate motivational and regulation tools.
• Monitor academic and behavioral progress and adjust instruction based on the student's needs.
• Maintain a safe, structured, and encouraging learning environment while supporting the student's IEP and behavior goals.

Benefits

• Performance-based pay incentives.
• Voluntary retirement program.
• Referral program.
• Flexible schedule.
• Meaningful opportunity to help students with special needs reach their academic potential.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed