Tutor (Primary & Secondary)
Australian Direct Tutoring is looking for organized and approachable tutors in a range of subject areas including the core subjects, English, Maths, Sciences, and Humanities. We open arms and welcome Registered Teachers, trainees, and University students.
Teachers specializing in primary & secondary school education. Staff will be required to tutor outside of school hours, travel around 15+ minutes to the client's home or a library location, and are available to tutor at least 5 hours each week.
We work around our tutor’s availability, meaning, that you can work around your personal, study, or other commitments.
If you are a current QCT registered teacher, trainee, graduate, or university student we encourage you to apply.
Due to a large pool of applications only short-listed candidates will be invited to a 15 Minute Phone Interview.
Australian Direct Tutoring will help to obtain a BlueCard if you already haven’t got one.
Subject Requirements
An ideal candidate should have above satisfactory knowledge on the following subjects:
English (Primary & Secondary)
Mathematics (Primary & Secondary)
Science (Primary & Secondary) (Preferred)
As a Team Member
You will use your professional skills to provide tutoring services to a diverse range of students in their homes, a library, or other suitable locations.You will work with parents, other agencies, and Effective Tutoring to schedule lessons, formulate plans & strategies for students based on their needs, and report progress.
You will work mainly outside school hours, including evenings, weekends & school holiday periods.
You will need to be willing and able to travel to provide tutoring sessions.
You should be able to commit to a minimum of 5 hours per week if required.
Be active in promoting the business.
Team Benefits
You will enjoy flexible working hours and conditions that fit your current teaching, study, and family commitments.You will have the opportunity to gain and enhance your teaching skills.
You will enjoy a progressive, supportive work environment.
Your opportunity
As the Tutor, you will contribute to providing a quality educational service by assisting and supporting students with the enhancement of learning.
The Tutor reports to the Principal or nominated delegate as appropriate. The Principal may change the reporting relationship between the trainer and DOE teachers regularly to fulfill specific needs within the child’s school.
Your role
As the Academic Tutor, you will have responsibility for the following:
Communicating effectively and displaying high interpersonal skills to function as an effective team member.Maintaining anecdotal records on students for use in reviewing student’s development.
Displaying respect and empathy for students with high-level needs.
Displaying confidentiality, tact, reliability, and sensitivity to students and their families.
Assisting students to complete set activities given from school, e.g., Homework, Assessment, and general skills.
Assisting senior students with career development and redirecting as appropriate.
Maintaining student progression and performing checksCommunicating with parents with further learning options and advice that will benefit students.
Working with students with learning and physical disabilities.
Listening to students’ reading.
Reading aloud and storytelling.
Help students build self-confidence and Motivation.
Completing end-of-term reportsSupporting students with mental health and general attributes.
Self-Designing teaching resources that would suit individual student, based on their level.
They are assisting students in finding reference materials.
Working under the direction of admin and parents for In-Home Tutoring
Specific Literacy and Numeracy duties may include: working with small groups as well as individual students' use of computers when working with students.