[Hiring] Virtual Elementary Math and Reading Tutor @BookNook

Role Description

We are advancing qualified candidates through our streamlined application process immediately to meet current student tutoring session demand in both math and reading.

To align with anticipated tutoring days and times, we invite you to apply if your availability often includes at least one hour Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday within the time range of 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM ET (with the potential to claim sessions to tutor outside of this time frame as well). Tutoring opportunities and hours often vary from week to week.

Why Tutors Choose BookNook

• $20/hour ($10 per 30-minute session) and incentive opportunities.
• Zero Lesson Prep: All K–8 Math and Reading curricula, materials, and digital tools are provided.
• 100% Work-from-Home: Tutor online from your professional virtual classroom within the USA.
• Total Calendar Control: Claim individual sessions or recurring weekly series with schedule flexibility.
• Built-in Backup Support: Drop up to 20% of claimed sessions seamlessly to peer community coverage.

Position Specifics

• Students: Across the USA, grades K to 8 (choose your grade levels to tutor).
• Type: 1099-eligible independent contractor.
• Schedule: Follows the school year, September to May, most often 30 minute sessions.
• Pay Rate: $20 per hour ($10 per 30-minute session) with opportunities for incentive payments.
• Schedule Consistency: Tutors attend at least 80% of sessions claimed.
• Maximize Your Bookings: Peak student demand falls between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM ET.
• Experience: Classroom teacher, EL/ESL/ELL, tutoring, coaching, or similar student support, online instruction experience with a college degree preferred.
• Tutoring Focus: Deliver pre-designed, best-practice math lessons to provide targeted support for students often seeking to improve skills and topics at or below grade level.
• Rapport: Ability to build meaningful professional connections with students and create an encouraging and motivating learning environment.
• Technology: A computer (laptop or desktop), webcam, clean and distraction-free environment, reliable, high-speed internet connection speed of at least 20 mbps.
• Location: Reside in and tutor from one of the specified states or Washington, DC.

Ready to apply?

• Apply: Submit an application online.
• Demonstrate: Applicants may be invited to submit a 5 minute one-way recorded demonstration of their tutoring style using the provided BookNook sample lesson content.
• Onboard: Tutors that receive and accept an offer begin onboarding steps such as setting up a payment account, sharing a clear result on an in-person fingerprint-based FBI background check (reimbursed up to a maximum of $30), and completion of a paid, self-paced BookNook tutor onboarding.

Equality in Hiring

BookNook does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply.

Why do the best tutors choose BookNook?

• Earnings: Get paid for your completed, attended sessions - separate from student attendance, with additional incentive payments seasonally offered for specific sessions.
• Zero Lesson Prep: Jump straight into teaching! All curriculum materials, lesson structures, and virtual tools are pre-designed and provided for you.
• Ultimate Flexibility: Take control of your calendar by claiming a single session or an entire recurring series, with seamless backup coverage options for up to 20% of your claimed sessions when you are not available.
• A Supported, Proven Impact: Join a collaborative national community of educators delivering a demonstrated, highly effective tutoring program.