SPED Tutor - Orton-Gillingham & Dyslexia Support

About the Role

As an Tutor at Tutor Me Education, you’ll provide personalized, one-on-one tutoring to students with special needs in their homes. You will be responsible for helping students with daily activities, offering moral support, and delivering tailored instruction based on their Individualized Education Plan (IEP).

We are currently hiring for multiple positions across all cities in San Pedro, CA

Details

• In-Person Tutoring in San Pedro, CA
• Schedule: 8 Hours per month, 2 sessions a week for 1 hr
• Pay range is between $25 and $35

Ideal Candidate

• Active teaching credential required
• Experience with the Orton-Gillingham approach required
• Experience working with students with dyslexia required
• Experience supporting elementary students with Autism and ADHD
• Strong background in foundational literacy, including phonics, blending, letter recognition, decoding, and reading comprehension
• Experience providing structured handwriting and written expression support
• Comfortable teaching foundational math skills such as number recognition, counting, addition, and subtraction
• Experience implementing positive behavior support and reinforcement strategies
• Familiarity with ABA principles and behavior intervention strategies preferred
• Patient, kind, and encouraging while maintaining clear expectations and consistent boundaries
• Skilled at breaking academic tasks into small, manageable steps
• Comfortable providing frequent redirection and maintaining structured routines
• Able to use token boards, rewards, praise, and other positive reinforcement strategies
• Creative and engaging, with the ability to make non-preferred academic activities motivating
• Comfortable providing hands-on, visual, and non-technology-based instruction
• Able to maintain consistency in session structure and scheduling

Key Responsibilities

• Provide individualized academic instruction aligned with the student's current learning needs
• Use Orton-Gillingham-based strategies to provide structured, multisensory literacy instruction
• Support phonics, letter recognition, blending, decoding, and foundational reading skills
• Build reading comprehension through explicit instruction, guided practice, and appropriately leveled materials
• Provide handwriting instruction and support written expression skills
• Teach foundational math concepts including number recognition, counting, addition, and subtraction
• Break academic tasks into smaller, manageable steps to improve understanding and task completion
• Use hands-on materials, visual supports, manipulatives, and interactive activities to reinforce learning
• Avoid technology during sessions, as it is highly distracting for Max
• Implement clear expectations, consistent routines, and frequent redirection
• Use token boards, positive reinforcement, praise, and motivating rewards to encourage participation
• Support Max through non-preferred tasks while maintaining a calm, structured, and encouraging approach
• Incorporate his interests in Sonic, Minions, Christmas music, movies, decorations, strawberries, bearded dragons, lizards, and nature into lessons and reward systems
• Monitor academic and behavioral progress and adjust instruction as needed
• Maintain consistency in session structure and expectations to support Max's comfort and success
• Collaborate with the student's support team when appropriate to reinforce consistent strategies across settings

Additional information

Why Tutor Me Education? At Tutor Me Education, we are dedicated to providing a nurturing, supportive environment where students can thrive. We pride ourselves on offering meaningful tutoring opportunities that make a lasting impact in the communities we serve. Whether you're looking for consistent hours or just want to make a difference, we have a place for you.

Benefits

• Performance-Based Pay Incentives
• Voluntary retirement program
• Referral program
• Flexible schedule
• Help students with special needs reach their full academic potential