Remote Academic Tutor jobs – Full‑Time Remote Teaching Specialist in Chicago, Illinois – Experienced Education Specialist for K‑12 & College Math, Science & Writing – $45‑$60 k yr • Flexible Schedule • Collaborative Learning Platform Team
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Remote Academic Tutor jobs – Full‑Time Remote Teaching Specialist in Chicago, Illinois – Experienced Education Specialist for K‑12 & College Math, Science & Writing – $45‑$60 k yr
- Flexible Schedule
- Collaborative Learning Platform Team --- ### About the Team At
BrightPath Learning
, we’re a tight‑knit crew of 24 educators, curriculum designers, and tech‑support staff spread across the United States. Our flagship product,
PathwayPrep
, is a subscription‑based tutoring platform that blends live video sessions with AI‑enhanced practice problems. Over the past 18 months we’ve grown our active student base from 5,000 to 13,800, a 176 % increase, and we’re on track to hit 20 k by the end of next year. We’ve deliberately built a
remote‑first
culture; every team member works from wherever they feel most focused. Our main hub is a virtual “learning commons” that runs 9 am–5 pm Pacific, but the real magic happens when tutors log in from coffee shops in Chicago, Illinois or from a home office in the outer suburbs. The role you’re reading about exists because we just launched a new
STEM‑Accelerate
track that will add 2,300 high‑school students in the next quarter, and we need tutors who can hit the ground running while we keep our SLA of 95 % session‑completion within the booked time slot. ### Why This Role Exists Now The pandemic turned remote education from an experiment into a mainstay. Since 2020 we’ve seen a steady uptick in families seeking supplemental instruction that’s
personalized, affordable, and accessible anytime
. Our data team tells us that the demand for one‑on‑one tutoring in Chicago, Illinois spikes in January (post‑holidays) and again in May (college‑application season). We’ve just secured a three‑year partnership with the
Chicago Unified School District
, which will fund 1,200 tutoring slots for under‑served middle‑schoolers in Illinois. That partnership brings a concrete need for tutors who can: 1. Deliver curriculum‑aligned sessions that match state standards. 2. Provide real‑time feedback that helps students close specific gaps. 3. Work in a
flexible‑hour
model that respects both the tutor’s life and the student’s after‑school schedule. If you love watching a student’s confidence shift after a breakthrough moment, this is the place to make that happen—and to be counted on for measurable outcomes. ### What You’ll Do – Day‑to‑Day | Time Block | Core Activities | |------------|-----------------| |
Pre‑session (15‑30 min)
| Review the student’s profile in
Canvas
, glance at past session notes in
bolthires Docs
, and set up a custom
Kahoot!
or
Quizizz
warm‑up. | |
Live tutoring (45‑60 min)
| Connect via
Zoom
(or
bolthires Teams
if the student prefers) and guide the learner through the lesson plan. Use a digital whiteboard (e.g.,
Miro
) to sketch equations, annotate text, or diagram scientific concepts. | |
Post‑session (10‑15 min)
| Fill out a rubric in
TurnTurn
(our internal assessment tool) that records mastery percentage, notes any misconceptions, and assigns a short practice set in
Khan Academy
or
Quizlet
. | |
Weekly sync (1 hr)
| Join the tutor huddle on
Slack
where we share success stories, troubleshoot tech glitches, and discuss curriculum tweaks based on real‑world student data. | |
Professional development (as needed)
| Attend optional webinars on
bolthires Classroom
best practices, or dive into
Excel
dashboards to see how your cohort’s average scores compare to district benchmarks. | In a typical week you’ll run 8–12 sessions, each with a different student. You’ll also mentor junior tutors once a month, offering a quick 20‑minute “coaching corner” via
bolthires Meet
. ### Who We’re Looking For | Attribute | What It Looks Like in Practice | |-----------|--------------------------------| |
Subject Mastery
| A Bachelor’s (or higher) in Education, Mathematics, Science, English, or a related field, plus at least two years of tutoring or classroom experience. | |
Pedagogical Flexibility
| Ability to switch from a Socratic inquiry style for a 10th‑grade physics student to a step‑by‑step scaffold for a 7th‑grade reading learner, all within the same shift. | |
Tech‑Comfort
| Regular use of video‑conference tools (Zoom, Teams), cloud document suites (bolthires Workspace, bolthires 365), and LMS platforms (Canvas, Moodle). Bonus if you’ve navigated
Brightspace
or
Schoology
before. | |
Data‑Driven Attitude
| Comfortable interpreting a student’s progress chart in
PowerBI
or
Excel
, and translating that into actionable feedback. | |
Empathy & Patience
| You can sit with a learner who’s stuck on a problem for ten minutes without frustration, and you celebrate the smallest victories as loudly as the big ones. | |
Reliability
| Maintain a 98 % attendance rate for scheduled sessions, respecting the SLA we promised families in Chicago, Illinois. | | **Communicatio Apply tot his job Apply To this Job