What a typical week actually looks like.
Concrete details, not corporate vagueness. Here's how this works.
A real week
It's Tuesday afternoon. Around 4:45 p.m. you make a cup of coffee, walk into your home office (or your bedroom, or wherever your quiet space is), and open your laptop.
At 5:00 p.m. you log into Zoom for your first session. Maya is 9. She's in third grade and she's working on multiplication fluency. The session brief our team prepared this morning is right there on your screen — a quick recap of last week, what to focus on today, and a few activity options. You teach for 45 minutes. Maya tells you about her dog. You finish the session, log a few notes about how she did, and close the laptop.
At 6:00 p.m. you do it again with Marcus, who's 13 and working on reading comprehension.
At 6:45 p.m. you're done for the day. That's two sessions, an hour and a half of tutoring, and you've earned $36. You do this Tuesday and Thursday. That's $72 a week, $288 a month, $3,500 a year — and that's at the lighter end. Most of our teachers tutor 6 to 10 hours per week.
That's the whole job. Twice or three times a week. You keep your weekends. You keep your evenings if you want them. You teach the kids. We handle everything else.
The onboarding flow
From application to first session — about two weeks.
Application or chatbot conversation
Five minutes online. We learn the basics — your state, your license, your experience, your availability.
Screening call
Within two business days, someone from our team calls you. About 30 minutes. We talk through what you've taught, what you're hoping for, and answer your questions. This is a conversation, not an interview — we want to find out if we're a fit for each other.
License verification + background check
Standard for any educator role. Cost is on us. Usually takes 3 to 5 business days. You'll need to provide your license number and consent to the background check; we handle the rest.
Platform onboarding
About an hour. We walk you through Zoom, show you how session briefs work, how to log notes, and how to handle the small handful of situations that come up occasionally. Most teachers find the platform intuitive within ten minutes.
Student match
Our team matches you with one or two students based on your strengths and the students' needs. You see the match before the first session — student age, grade, disability category, what they've been working on, and the family's goals. If something feels off about a match, you tell us and we rematch. No pressure.
First session
Usually within a week of being matched. We're available during your first few sessions if you have any questions about the platform or the student. After the first month, you're typically running independently.
What we provide
- ✓ Zoom — our online tutoring platform with built-in video, whiteboard, and resource library
- ✓ Session briefs — prepared by our team, delivered to you the morning of each session
- ✓ Materials library — curriculum-aligned activities and resources for the most common skill areas
- ✓ Direct support — a real human you can text or email when something comes up
- ✓ W-2 employment — we handle taxes, withholding, and year-end W-2
- ✓ Weekly direct deposit — every Friday, no exceptions
- ✓ Workers' comp coverage — required by law and we have it
- ✓ Background check costs — on us
What you provide
- → A laptop or desktop with webcam and mic
- → Reliable internet, 25 Mbps download minimum
- → A quiet room — doesn't have to be fancy, just doesn't have a TV blasting in it
- → A headset (we recommend a $30–$50 USB headset; quality matters for kids who struggle with audio processing)
- → Your active special education teaching license — or one that was active within the last 5 years
- → Patience, warmth, and the same instincts that made you good at this in the first place
Pay structure, in detail
| Hourly rate | $23–$25, depending on experience and credentials |
| Hours per week | Typically 5 to 10, though some tutors work up to 15 |
| Pay period | Weekly (Sunday through Saturday) |
| Pay date | The following Friday, via direct deposit |
| Tax form | W-2 (we handle federal/FICA withholding; state withholding varies by state) |
| Workers' comp | Covered by us |
| Health insurance | Not provided for part-time roles at this hours level |
What we expect from you
Show up to your scheduled sessions. If something comes up, give us notice the same way you would at a school. Be on time, be prepared (review the session brief), be present, be the teacher you've always been. Treat the platform like the classroom it actually is.
That's it. We don't have a long list of expectations because we hire experienced teachers and trust them to be teachers.