Academic Coach
About Vested Academics
Vested Academics offers professional educational services to students and families across the United States and abroad. Committed to helping its clients succeed, Vested Academics prides itself on hiring outstanding consultants, providing top-notch customer service, and guiding its clients toward achieving their educational goals.
Job Summary
Working via video conference, our academic coaches provide professional learning support, subject tutoring, and executive functioning support to students in grades 3-8, high school, and college.
Available Positions
Academic Coach
Type
Part-time
Wage
$45-$50/hr
Location
Remote (i.e., from home office)
General Responsibilities
- Assist students with creating and maintaining a weekly study schedule
- Assess study, organizational, and executive functioning skills
- Tutor in mathematics, English, and science as needed
- Assist students with creating and maintaining a weekly study schedule
- Work with students who are on IEPs and 504 Plans or have learning differences or disabilities
- Provide academic support to students of all levels (i.e., remedial to advanced)
Basic Qualifications
ALL applicants MUST BE MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS
ALL applicants must successfully pass state and national background checks
ALL applicants must have:
- A master’s degree or higher
- 10 years or more of teaching or tutoring experience
- Excellent work references
- Outstanding communication skills
- Fluency in English
Additional Prerequisites
- A laptop equipped with a camera and headphone jack
- A headset (i.e., to ensure students receive quality audio experiences)
Position Requirements
- Ten or more years of professional work experience tutoring or teaching at the middle school, high school, or undergraduate level
- Possess the technical and professional skills required to work remotely
- Outstanding verbal communication skills, especially when communicating with parents, students, and colleagues
- Have excellent instincts for managing client stress and anxiety, the ability to navigate the requests of a demanding clientele, and the foresight to head off problems before they arise
- Possess a high degree of professionalism, expertise, and the maturity to reach out to others for input and advice
- The ability to tactfully negotiate complicated family dynamics while upholding accepted professional and ethical standards
- Be excited about working for an established company with a tight-knit team, flexible hours, and the potential for personal and financial growth