NJ-Certified Biology Teacher (Part-Time Tutoring) - High School & AP

Teacher Tutors • Livingston, NJ

6d • $40 - $50 • Hybrid

About The Position

Teacher Tutors is seeking part-time, New Jersey-certified biology teachers to provide one-on-one tutoring for high school students in standard, honors, and AP Biology. This role is ideal for currently practicing teachers looking for flexible, well-paid part-time work. Tutors will support students with foundational skills up to advanced coursework. Tutoring sessions can take place in students' homes, at the library, at the company's Livingston, NJ office, or online. The company prioritizes in-person tutoring and matches families with tutors based on the tutor's preferred travel radius.

Requirements

• Active New Jersey teaching certification in Biological Science or a related science endorsement.
• Currently teaching in a classroom setting.
• Demonstrated mastery of biology at the high school standard, honors, and/or AP Biology level.
• Tutoring, TA, or classroom teaching experience with students at the relevant grade levels.
• Working familiarity with relevant curriculum standards and exam frameworks (e.g., NGSS and the AP Biology course and exam description).
• Strong communication skills and patience.
• Ability to plan individualized sessions and adapt in real time.
• Availability for afternoon, evening, or weekend hours during the school year, with extra capacity around exam season and finals.
• Comfort with educational technology.
• Reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license for in-home sessions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience teaching AP Biology, and familiarity with the AP Biology course and exam description, free-response question types, and scoring.
• A track record of strong outcomes with biology students (e.g., grade improvement, AP score gains).
• Background or experience supporting advanced or specialized coursework (e.g., AP Biology, honors-level molecular biology or genetics, or introductory college biology).
• Familiarity with major textbooks and curricula commonly used in these courses.
• Real-world or professional experience (academic, industry, or research) that helps make abstract concepts concrete.

Responsibilities

• Deliver one-on-one biology tutoring sessions tailored to each student’s course, instructor’s expectations, and learning goals.
• Plan lessons and prepare materials, including practice sets, review guides, worked problem sets, genetics and data-analysis practice, diagram and process reviews, lab concept reviews, exam-style questions, and structured exam-prep schedules.
• Build students’ fluency with core biology skills and concepts (cell structure and function, biochemistry basics, cellular respiration and photosynthesis, mitosis and meiosis, genetics and inheritance, molecular biology and gene expression, evolution and natural selection, ecology, and anatomy and physiology) and their ability to move between different representations of the same idea.
• Track progress across sessions and adjust pacing, materials, and difficulty based on student performance.
• Submit a short session note after each tutoring session and communicate any concerns to the Director.
• Communicate clearly and warmly with parents.
• Contribute to the team’s shared practice by sharing effective strategies, asking questions, and helping to improve the overall quality of tutoring.

Benefits

• Pay range: $40 - $50/hour, based on degree and experience
• W-2 employment option with payroll and tax handling by Teacher Tutors, and liability coverage during sessions.
• 1099 contractor option available for those who prefer it and carry their own professional liability insurance and operate through a registered LLC.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Work within a preferred travel radius for in-home sessions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level