Tutor

About the role

As our Tutor, you will oversee our Kindergarten through 6th-grade students in our Homework and Afterschool Clubs. The tutor will be responsible for guiding students to improve their academic performance through extended lessons, creative teaching, and interactive materials. Every day you will empower students by facilitating extended lessons, reviewing class materials, and guiding them through problem-solving and writing tasks. Using creative, interactive materials, you will provide compassionate, motivating support to ensure every student improves their academic performance and gains confidence in their studies. To be successful in this role, you must be a patient and organized mentor with a passion for student development. You should demonstrate excellence in both instruction and administrative leadership, with the ability to design engaging academic plans and manage a productive, supportive learning environment for diverse young learners. Founded in 1910, Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital is a 229-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Bakersfield, California. Serving nearly 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including Level II NICU, cancer care, women’s health, and orthopedics. Additionally, Mercy Hospital Downtown & Mercy Hospital Southwest have been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. They are both Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Centers. Mercy Hospital Downtown offers the only inpatient Oncology Unit in Bakersfield while Mercy Hospital Southwest has the only Obstetric Emergency Department in Bakersfield. One Community. One Mission. One California

Responsibilities

• Oversee Kindergarten through 6th-grade students in Homework and Afterschool Clubs.
• Guide students to improve academic performance through extended lessons, creative teaching, and interactive materials.
• Facilitate extended lessons, review class materials, and guide students through problem-solving and writing tasks.
• Provide compassionate, motivating support using creative, interactive materials.

Requirements

• 1-2 years of college courses.
• Strong academic performance in Math, English, and Computer Science.
• Bilingual preferred.
• Prior tutoring experience with children.

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively with various age ranges and cultural backgrounds.
• Proficiency in explaining concepts for Mathematics and English to grade school level students.
• Ability to adapt to a variety of student learning methods.
• Ability to work one-on-one and in a group setting with students.

Pay

$25.00 - $28.35 /hour