About the Role
Write Seattle is looking for early-literacy tutors.
Early-literacy tutors work one-on-one with elementary-school students to support their growth in writing, reading, and more. Sessions typically center on foundational skills—phonics, decoding, reading fluency, comprehension, and early writing—with each tutor drawing on their own methods and materials to meet the needs of the student in front of them. You decide how to structure your sessions and adapt your approach as you see fit.
Tutors choose when, where, and with whom they are open to working. We do not have an office, so tutors generally meet students at public libraries. Building up to your desired number of hours usually takes some time, and even our busiest tutors rarely exceed 20 hours per week, since families typically seek tutoring during after-school hours and on weekends.
There are some hoops to jump through in getting started, and students will often work with the same tutor for a full academic year or more, so this position will not make sense if you're just looking for a couple months of work.
Requirements
Undergraduate degree, ideally one that emphasized reading, writing, teaching, or early-childhood development. (Graduate degree is a plus!)
Strong organizational and communication skills.
Patient, friendly, confident demeanor.
Enough experience teaching early-literacy skills that you can work independently with students. There is no Write Seattle curriculum nor any set structure for how tutors conduct sessions. Tutors must be confident meeting with a student, assessing their needs, and then coming up with lessons and projects that will support the growth of their reading and writing skills.
About the Company
Write Seattle is a very small business that tries its darndest to do right by tutors. We are a simple, streamlined enterprise, and tutors who contract through Write Seattle earn significantly more per hour than the industry average. This enables them to focus on what matters: providing outstanding academic support to students.