IN-PERSON CANDIDATES ONLY, PLEASE | AVAILABILITY SUNDAY-THURSDAY REQUIRED | POSITION BEGINS IN AUGUST
Dear Prospective Educator,
Hodis Learning & Music is looking for kind and experienced W2 employees, ‘Educators’, to serve our growing client base and become a part of the HLM family.
Subjects, Populations, and Additional Considerations:
We are looking for Educators who can tutor and teach the following subjects:
- Arithmetic
- Pre-Algebra
- Integrated Math Series: 1, 1+, 2, 2+, 3, 3+
- Algebra I
- Algebra II
- Geometry
- Trigonometry
- Pre-Calculus
- AP Calc AB
- AP Calc BC
- Statistics
As we value diverse expertise and tutoring abilities, priority will be given to those who can also tutor and teach additional subjects/instruments.
Educators must be able and willing to tutor and teach the subjects at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Priority will be given to those who can also tutor and teach at the college level.
Schedule:
The Educator for this position must be available:
- Sundays-Thursdays 1:30-9:30pm
Locations:
- HLM primarily and proudly serves South Pasadena, Pasadena, and San Marino.
- Educators conduct sessions in the students’ home. Some students may wish to conduct sessions via Zoom, but these students are a rarity (about 1-2% of our clientele).
Who We Are:
- We are a cohesive family of experienced Educators that value respect, kindness, and a passion for helping and educating others.
- The company was founded by an experienced South Pasadena tutor and music teacher as he witnessed a growing need for kind and experienced Educators during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine.
Description of Role and Responsibilities:
- Tutor mathematics to elementary, middle, and high school students, and possibly college students.
- Travel by car between meeting locations to tutor students. Possible meeting locations are students' homes and a local public library.
- Educators communicate with families to schedule sessions.
- Although we require Educators to commit to 10 hours/week, hours may be minimal to begin with. Educators will be given more hours as time goes on and will have the option to take on up to 40 hours/week.
Qualifications:
- A desire to help students achieve and succeed in their academic or artistic pursuits. Kindness and understanding and a positive, warm, and uplifting personality to help HLM students shine brighter in their academics, Music, or Arts, and beyond.
- Ability and desire to work with students of all ages. Our youngest students are about 5 years of age.
- At least a bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of tutoring/instruction experience. Preference is given to applicants who also scored at least 1400 on the SAT (2100 on the old test) or SAT-equivalent.
- Local to the greater Pasadena area.
- Ability to reliably commute to students’ homes throughout the San Gabriel Valley- primarily South Pasadena, Pasadena, and San Marino, and secondarily in Alhambra, San Gabriel, Temple City, Arcadia, Eagle Rock, and Highland Park,
- Academic Educators must be able to tutor multiple subjects.
- Fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Willing and able to wear a mask while teaching.
- Can provide phone numbers for 3 references from current/former employers.
- Ability to commit to at least 30 hours/week.
- Ability to commit to work for the entirety of the 2024-2025 school year (beginning of August 2024 to beginning of June 2025).
What We Offer Our Educators:
- Students and resources.
- Top-level pay for the educational connections industry. We recognize that our Educators are some of the best in the field, and we treat them as such.
- Dedicated support, advice, and guidance from experienced Educators.
- Feedback and reports on Students’ assessments of sessions. In other words, we inform you regarding students’ perceptions of session effectiveness and recommendations on areas in which the Educator can improve.
- HLM handles all billing matters and pays Educators biweekly.
- Conflict resolution and client reassignment should issues arise.
Pay:
- $42.00 for 60-minute sessions*
- $31.50 for 45-minute sessions*
- $21.00 for 30-minute sessions*
*Rates include 15-minutes of travel time
Our Thorough and Unique Interview Process:
- (1) Send your resume, college transcript(s), and standardized test scores. Applications that are missing resumes, transcripts, and/or standardized test scores will be given lower priority.
- (2) 25-minute Informal interview.
- (3) 15-minute mock session immediately following the interview.
- (4) We call your references.
- (5) First session with an HLM client observed by a company administrator.
- If you pass steps 1-5, then we proceed to signing an employment contract.
Please submit your resume, transcript(s), and a copy of standardized testing scores with your application.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Kind Regards,
Drew M. Hodis
Founder & President
Hodis Learning & Music
hodislearning.com
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $42.00 per hour
Expected hours: 30 – 40 per week
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Referral program
Schedule:
Work setting:
Application Question(s):
- What is the youngest age student you feel comfortable tutoring? Do you have experience working with this age?
- PLEASE ANSWER ALL SCREENER QUESTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION.
Are you vaccinated and willing to submit proof of vaccination? And are you willing to wear masks at all times around students who prefer masked sessions?
- Do you have experience tutoring neurodivergent students (students with autism, ADHD, specific learning disorders, or any other developmental differences)?
- Which subjects do you tutor and at what levels? For example: "AP Biology - High School," "History - middle school". Please list ALL subjects you can tutor with no preparation.
- This position requires tutors to drive from home to home to provide in-person sessions. A small minority of sessions will be conducted online. As such, this position is best suited for candidates who have access to a personal vehicle and live in or close to South Pasadena. Do you have reliable transportation, a valid driver's license, and an active auto insurance policy?
- Will you be able to begin tutoring the week of August 5, 2024?
- Will you be available each day Sundays-Thursdays 1:30-9:30pm?
Education:
Experience:
- Tutoring and/or Teaching: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person