ISEE- Upper Level Tutor

About the role

The Varsity Tutors Live Learning Platform connects you with thousands of students seeking online ISEE-Upper Level tutoring nationwide. Enjoy the flexibility to set your own schedule, earn competitive rates, and make a meaningful impact on students' test scores and readiness—all from home.

Benefits

• Earn incrementally higher pay for each session with the same student, up to $40/hour.
• Get paid up to twice per week for fast and reliable compensation.
• Set your own hours and tutor as much as you'd like.
• Tutor remotely using our purpose-built Live Learning Platform—no commuting required.
• Get matched with students best-suited to your teaching style and expertise.
• AI-powered Tutor Copilot provides real-time instructional support, lesson generation, and engagement features to save prep time.
• We handle logistics; you simply invoice for sessions and receive payments.

Responsibilities

• Teach advanced ISEE Upper Level sections: Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, and Mathematics Achievement (algebra, geometry, trigonometry, data analysis, and probability) for students entering grades nine through twelve.
• Explain stanine scoring, percentile interpretation, and essay evaluation criteria for competitive secondary school admissions.
• Teach strategic test-taking techniques, including advanced vocabulary strategies, quantitative comparison methods, and critical reading analysis.
• Guide students through complex analogies, multi-step algebraic reasoning, geometric proof-based questions, data interpretation, and timed essay construction.
• Emphasize pacing strategies and targeting high-difficulty questions to maximize scores.
• Adapt instruction using official ERB practice materials, targeted vocabulary study, and progressive difficulty problem sets for students in grades seven through eleven.
• Identify and address common student challenges, such as sophisticated vocabulary and abstract quantitative reasoning.
• Use multiple teaching approaches to explain concepts and tailor instruction to individual learning styles.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of ISEE Upper Level content and common student challenges.
• Ability to teach advanced test-taking strategies and problem-solving techniques.
• Familiarity with adaptive instruction methods and curriculum awareness for selective independent secondary school admissions.
• Strong communication skills and an engaging, friendly teaching style.
• Ability to adapt to different learning styles and student needs.

Ways to connect with students

• 1-on-1 Online Tutoring: Provide personalized instruction to individual students.
• Instant Tutoring: Accept on-demand tutoring requests whenever you're available.

About Varsity Tutors

Our mission is to transform learning by leveraging advanced technology, AI, and learning science to create personalized experiences. Through 1-on-1 online tutoring, students receive customized instruction tailored to their goals. Our platform matches students with the right tutors to foster better outcomes and a passion for learning.

Note: Varsity Tutors does not contract in Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, or Puerto Rico.