SPED Tutor - Early Literacy & Math

Tutor Me Education • La Mirada, CA

16h • $25 - $35 • Onsite

About The Position

Tutor Me Education is hiring a special education tutor to provide personalized, one-on-one instruction to a student with special needs in the student's home in La Mirada, California. The tutor will deliver highly structured instruction tailored to the student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP), skill levels, and academic, behavioral, and developmental needs, while also supporting daily activities and offering moral support.

The role focuses on early literacy and foundational math, with instruction adapted through manageable steps, repeated practice, visual models, hands-on materials, structured routines, positive behavior supports, and sensory supports. The tutor will monitor progress, adjust strategies, and communicate with the family about progress, effective approaches, and learning goals. Tutoring is in person and scheduled once a week for two hours, totaling 15 hours per month. The stated pay range is $25–$35.

Requirements

• An active teaching credential is required.
• Strong special education experience supporting students with significant academic delays and individualized learning needs.
• Experience working with students who require intensive academic instruction, behavioral support, and assistance with self-regulation.
• Skill in early literacy instruction, including letter recognition, letter-sound correspondence, phonics, and phonemic awareness.
• Ability to teach foundational math using concrete manipulatives, visual models, and repeated practice.
• Experience implementing structured routines, token boards, reward systems, and positive behavior support strategies.
• Patience, adaptability, and an engaging approach, including the ability to provide frequent prompting, redirection, and clear expectations.
• Comfort incorporating sensory supports, movement breaks, and hands-on activities to maintain engagement.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized, highly structured academic instruction across subject areas based on the student's current skill levels.
• Teach pre-reading and early literacy skills, including letter recognition, letter sounds, phonics, and phonemic awareness.
• Introduce and reinforce early elementary math concepts, including simple addition with support, using visual models and hands-on manipulatives.
• Break lessons into manageable steps and provide repeated practice to strengthen understanding and retention.
• Support attention, transitions, task initiation, and task completion through clear expectations, consistent routines, and frequent prompting.
• Implement a consistent token board and reward system to encourage engagement, participation, and positive behaviors.
• Incorporate sensory supports such as movement breaks, sensory toys, playdough, and interactive learning materials.
• Adapt lessons to the student's interests and curiosity using varied, hands-on activities and new learning experiences.
• Monitor progress and adjust instructional strategies based on the student's academic, behavioral, and developmental needs.
• Communicate with the family about progress, effective strategies, and ongoing learning goals.
• Help the student with daily activities and provide moral support.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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