Bilingual Spanish SPED Tutor - Foundational Academics & Behavior Support

Tutor Me Education • Los Angeles, CA

13h • Onsite

About The Position

Tutor Me Education is hiring a bilingual Spanish special education tutor to provide individualized, in-home tutoring to students with special needs in Los Angeles, California. The tutor will deliver instruction tailored to each student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP), support daily activities, and provide encouragement. This is an in-person role with a schedule of 25 hours per month, consisting of five one-hour sessions per week. The stated pay range is $25 to $35.

The tutor will teach foundational literacy, writing, and mathematics using structured, multisensory instruction and individualized supports. The role also involves incorporating AAC-supported communication, visual supports, manipulatives, sensory activities, and behavior-support strategies; monitoring progress; and maintaining a safe, structured, encouraging learning environment aligned with the student’s IEP and behavior goals.

Requirements

• Fluency in both English and Spanish is required.
• Strong experience in special education and behavior intervention strategies is required.
• Experience working with nonverbal students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and significant communication needs.
• Experience supporting students who use AAC devices for communication.
• 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.
• Ability to teach 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 in supporting students who may exhibit challenging behaviors.
• Skill in 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 targeting 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.
• Help students with daily activities and offer moral support.

Benefits

• Performance-based pay incentives
• Voluntary retirement program
• Referral program
• Flexible schedule

What This Job Offers

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