Tutor Educator February 2026 Cohort

Ignite Reading

4d • $18 - $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 hiring Tutor Educators to join our certification program and tutor Ignite students throughout the academic year. 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, 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. Currently, we are seeking tutors available from 8:00 a.m. to noon EST, but we encourage all individuals who can serve students from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST to apply. 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. We strongly encourage bilingual individuals who speak Spanish or other languages to apply for the position of Tutor Educator. Before you apply, please read the requirements below very carefully to understand the time commitments we expect of tutors. Certification Process: We require that hired tutors complete a 7-week Tutor Training Program that includes 3 weeks of tutoring (concurrent with training), during which you will tutor approximately 1-4 students. Below is a description of the time required for the Tutor Training Program and the practicum. Certification Class: Successful applicants must complete our Tutor Training Program. Training runs Monday - Friday, 5 days a week, for the entirety of the Tutor Training Program. Tutors join learning groups based on their availability. Tutors will either be assigned to these based on provided availability or be able to choose from a small window of options. 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. The Tutor Training Program consists of alternating synchronous, live sessions led by an Ignite Reading staff member, asynchronous learning experiences, and online virtual courses you complete independently. For example, tutors will be in live synchronous classes up to 3 days a week and complete asynchronous learning 2 days a week. Attendance at live courses and meeting deadlines for asynchronous courses is mandatory for the entirety of the course. Practicum: After you have completed the first 3 weeks of the certification course, your class time will be reduced to two hours a day. To successfully complete your practicum, you must provide a minimum of 3 hours a day of availability between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. EST. This availability can coincide with your training for certification. This provides us with adequate options for scheduling your students five days a week at the same times each day. You may choose the tutoring times you are available.

Requirements

• 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.
• Successful applicants must complete our Tutor Training Program.
• 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.
• To successfully complete your practicum, you must provide a minimum of 3 hours a day of availability between 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. EST.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Complete and meet deadlines for all ongoing coursework.
• Approach each day of tutoring excited to work with students and hold our promises to them sacred!
• 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.
• Deliver Ignite Reading’s curriculum with fidelity and record student data.
• Meet performance standards for attendance, punctuality, instruction, and student growth and learning.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees