IN PERSON ELEMENTARY READING & MATH TUTOR
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Tutor Doctor
MI
Summary
The tutor is responsible for planning and delivering individualized, creative, and hands-on reading and math lessons for an elementary student. They must also maintain regular communication with the family and the agency regarding the student's progress and session summaries.
Job Description
ELEMENTARY READING & MATH TUTOR
Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan 48336, with the option to meet at the Southfield Library
Pay: $24 per hour
Schedule: Twice weekly—Mondays and Wednesdays after 6:00 p.m. or weekends after 11:00 a.m.
POSITION OVERVIEW
Tutor Doctor is seeking a patient, creative, encouraging, and flexible tutor to work with a fourth-grade student who needs consistent support in reading and math. Sessions will begin in the student’s home, although the family is also willing to meet at the Southfield Library.
ABOUT THE STUDENT
This social and lovable fourth grader has ADHD, cognitive learning challenges, an IEP, and is currently more than one year below grade level. He has received intensive reading therapy and receives resource assistance and additional support most days at school.
He is musical, loves art, and responds best to sessions that feel active, encouraging, and achievable. Incorporating music, art, creativity, and hands-on activities will help make learning more meaningful and engaging for him.
AREAS OF SUPPORT
- Reading comprehension
- Decoding and foundational reading skills
- Math skills and problem-solving
- Academic confidence
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Plan individualized reading and math activities based on the student’s needs.
- Break assignments and concepts into clear, manageable steps.
- Keep lessons engaging, varied, creative, and hands-on.
- Incorporate short, enjoyable breaks before frustration develops.
- Create frequent opportunities for success and celebrate progress.
- Respond calmly and encouragingly when the work feels difficult.
- Communicate regularly with the family and Tutor Doctor regarding progress.
- Submit timely session summaries.
- Support communication with the student’s school when appropriate.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
- Patient, dependable, encouraging, and flexible
- Experienced in working with elementary-aged students
- Comfortable supporting students with ADHD, IEPs, cognitive challenges, or learning differences
- Knowledgeable in foundational reading, literacy intervention, and elementary math
- Creative and able to connect learning with a student’s interests
- Available for two consistent in-person sessions each week
This is a meaningful opportunity to help a student experience success, strengthen essential skills, and grow in confidence.
Boost grades and confidence with our personalized, one-on-one tutoring, test prep, academic and executive function coaching. Our tutors come to your home to meet your student, to a local library or remote anywhere in the US.
For over 13 years in our local North Western Bergen County, NJ, Tutor Doctor is dedicated to matching students of all ages, grades and subjects with dedicated, highly experienced tutors. Our highly experienced SAT and ACT Test Prep Tutors are experts. Please see our Google reviews.
Our best selling white-glove service offers one-on-one tutoring in the privacy of your home, a local library or virtually. We’ll work around your schedule so you don’t have to worry about picking up or dropping off your student. Too busy during the week? We’ll find a tutor who will work with your student on the weekends. We take the time to match your student to a tutor whose skills and schedule matches your student’s needs. We will customize an academic game plan and set goals for your student’s success.
Call today for a free, no-obligation consultation and assessment.
Founded
2011
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Education
Org type
Educational
Headquarters
Hawthorne, New Jersey
Boost grades and confidence with our personalized, one-on-one tutoring, test prep, academic and executive function coaching. Our tutors come to your home to meet your student, to a local library or remote anywhere in the US.
For over 13 years in our local North Western Bergen County, NJ, Tutor Doctor is dedicated to matching students of all ages, grades and subjects with dedicated, highly experienced tutors. Our highly experienced SAT and ACT Test Prep Tutors are experts. Please see our Google reviews.
Our best selling white-glove service offers one-on-one tutoring in the privacy of your home, a local library or virtually. We’ll work around your schedule so you don’t have to worry about picking up or dropping off your student. Too busy during the week? We’ll find a tutor who will work with your student on the weekends. We take the time to match your student to a tutor whose skills and schedule matches your student’s needs. We will customize an academic game plan and set goals for your student’s success.
Call today for a free, no-obligation consultation and assessment.
Founded
2011
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Education
Org type
Educational
Headquarters
Hawthorne, New Jersey
