Elementary School Math Tutor

Job Description

Elementary School Math Tutor | Varsity Tutors

The Tone:
This is a freelance role at Varsity Tutors, located remotely across the nation, excluding Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Puerto Rico. Varsity Tutors transforms learning by creating personalized educational experiences through an advanced Live Learning Platform, integrating cutting-edge AI and learning science. As an Elementary School Math Tutor, you will play a crucial role in improving students’ academic success and understanding of mathematical concepts. Your expertise will help students build strong foundations and achieve their learning goals.

The TL;DR
• Role: Freelance
• Type: Contract
• Location: Remote
• Pay: Up to $40 hourly
• Mission: Provide personalized elementary math instruction to help students achieve and surpass their learning goals.
• Tech Stack: Live Learning Platform, AI-powered Tutor Copilot

What You’ll Actually Do
• Deliver: Provide personalized, in-depth 1-on-1 online instruction to individual elementary school students, tailoring lessons to their specific needs and learning styles.
• Teach: Explain core elementary math concepts such as number sense, place value, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, measurement, and geometry, building strong arithmetic foundations.
• Facilitate: Facilitate conceptual understanding and problem-solving by breaking down complex topics like multi-digit operations and word problems, utilizing hands-on manipulatives, visual models, and drawings.
• Connect: Connect mathematical concepts to everyday contexts, emphasizing discovery-based learning and guiding students through practical applications like cooking, shopping, and telling time.
• Manage: Set your own schedule, accept on-demand instant tutoring requests, and utilize the AI-powered Tutor Copilot for real-time instructional support and efficient lesson generation.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Deep knowledge of core elementary math concepts for grades one through five, encompassing number sense, place value, all four basic operations, basic fractions and decimals, measurement, time, money, geometry shapes, patterns, and introductory data interpretation. Familiarity with common elementary math standards and typical student challenges, such as regrouping in subtraction or understanding fractions as parts of a whole.
• Experience: Proven ability to identify specific concepts students commonly struggle with, and the capability to explain material using multiple, adaptive approaches to meet diverse individual learning needs and styles. Skilled in breaking down complex concepts like multi-digit operations, fraction concepts, and word problems.
• Skills:
• Mastery in explaining essential strategies such as counting, regrouping, and fact fluency, while effectively building strong arithmetic foundations.
• Proficiency in using various teaching tools including hands-on manipulatives, visual models, drawings, base-ten blocks, fraction strips, and educational games, along with multi-sensory approaches.
• Excellent communication skills and a friendly, engaging teaching style, demonstrated by an ability to adapt to diverse learning styles and individual student requirements.