Tutor Educator Fall 2026 Cohort

Ignite Reading

13d • $20 - $20 • Remote

About The Position

Ignite Reading delivers one-to-one virtual tutoring that teaches every student the foundational skills they need to become a confident, fluent reader. We pair students who need extra support with expert reading tutors who provide daily, 15-minute, Science of Reading-based instruction that rapidly closes their decoding gaps. We focus on the foundational reading skills—phonics, phonemic awareness, and sight words—kids need to master so they can decode a sentence. Students in Ignite Reading’s program achieve over 2 weeks of reading skills growth per week of instruction, and notably all students achieve the same outstanding results including students with IEPs, multilingual learners, students of color and those receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
Ignite Reading is a mission-driven public benefit corporation. We believe we can do well for our team members and shareholders while we solve one of the nation’s biggest challenges. We believe we will be more successful with a diverse team and are seeking candidates who have lived experience related to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Ignite Reading is hiring Tutor Educators to join our certification program and tutor students throughout the academic year. In this hiring cycle, we are looking for individuals who can start onboarding on a rolling basis between September and January. Official launch dates will be announced after selection to align with partnership needs.
Our Tutor Educators conduct daily, one-on-one virtual tutoring sessions lasting 15 minutes with the same students, five days a week, focusing on foundational reading skills. Please note that we cannot consider applicants who reside in California, Illinois, Iowa, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Seattle or the District of Columbia. Additionally, candidates who spend 51% or more of their time living and working outside of the United States are also ineligible. Finally, candidates must be eligible to work within the United States, successfully pass a background check, complete fingerprinting when required by Ignite Reading partners, and pass a sexual misconduct and former employment verification check.
Through our PAID training course in the Science of Reading Instruction, our Tutor Educators master instructional skills and teaching best practices grounded in research and complete the course with a provisional Ignite Reading certification.

Requirements

• Must be eligible to work within the United States.
• Must successfully pass a background check.
• Must complete fingerprinting when required by Ignite Reading partners.
• Must pass a sexual misconduct and former employment verification check.
• Complete a 7-week Tutor Training Program.
• Commit to a minimum of 3+ hours of consistent daily availability to provide high-quality, high-dosage tutoring to students.
• Navigate virtual platforms and personal computer hardware and software (including toggling between multiple screens and tabs).
• Positively receive and then implement feedback.
• Cultivate trusting, meaningful relationships with students and your peers.
• Focus on outcomes and student learning with high attention to detail.
• Approach each day of tutoring excited to work with students and hold our promises to them sacred!
• Training runs Monday - Friday, 5 days a week, for the entirety of the Tutor Training Program.
• Tutors commit to 3-hour classes daily for the first 3 weeks and 2-hour classes daily, plus a minimum of 1 hour of tutoring daily in what we call “practicum” for the remaining 2 weeks of the course.
• Attendance at live courses and meeting deadlines for asynchronous courses is mandatory for the entirety of the course.
• Provide a minimum of 3 hours a day of availability between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. EST.
• Must meet these requirements to join this cohort.
• We seek candidates with lived experience in social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual individuals who speak Spanish or other languages are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily, one-on-one virtual tutoring sessions lasting 15 minutes with the same students, five days a week, focusing on foundational reading skills.
• Deliver Ignite Reading’s curriculum with fidelity and record student data.
• Meet performance standards for attendance, punctuality, instruction, and student growth and learning.
• Complete and meet deadlines for all ongoing coursework.
• Practice empathy and understanding, hold high expectations for their students, and never ever give up on them.
• Arrive on time for all tutoring sessions and maintain strong attendance.
• Fulfill all duties associated with your role while representing the Ignite Reading program with the highest degree of professionalism.

Benefits

• PAID training course in the Science of Reading Instruction
• Tutors are paid $17.50/per hour while successfully completing their certification course.
• Once certified, tutors begin earning $20/per hour.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed