Watch this first

Katie, our founder, walks through what the job really looks like. The hours, the training, and who tends to do well here. About two minutes, and worth it before you fill anything out.

Five things to check before you apply

We would rather be direct now than waste your time later. If any of these are a no, this role is not going to work, and that is okay.

• Do you live in one of these five states?
  Massachusetts, Indiana, Missouri, California, or Utah. These are the states we are registered to employ in. We cannot hire outside them right now. We would especially love to hear from you if you are in California or Utah.
• Can you work at least 12 hours between 3:30 and 8:30 PM, Monday through Thursday?
  That window is in your own time zone. It is when students are out of school and able to focus. Twelve student facing hours is the floor, whether you want part time or full time.
• Can you hold the same schedule every week?
  Families build their week around a recurring session. Progress depends on that time actually happening, so we need a schedule you can keep, not one that moves.
• Are you comfortable clocking your time?
  Every instructor is a W-2 employee and every compensable hour gets tracked. No exceptions, and no guessing at the end of the week.
• Are you willing to clear a background check?
  Every instructor clears one before training begins. We work with children, so this is not negotiable. It happens after we offer you a spot, not while you are applying.

What the work actually is

You get a caseload of students and you keep them. You learn how each one thinks, you plan for that student specifically, and you watch them get better at something they had decided they were bad at. That is the job.

Sessions run 55 or 25 minutes depending on the student, and everything is online. Most of the work is one to one. We also run group classes of four to eight students in Algebra Access, and some instructors carry both.

Most instructors do one to one work only, and their week is entirely their own evening availability. If you also want group classes, there is one fixed commitment on top of that: a team meeting every Wednesday from 3 to 4 PM Eastern, which is 2 PM Central, 1 PM Mountain, and 12 PM Pacific. It is a set time rather than your local afternoon, so worth checking against your week before you tell us you want groups. Plenty of our instructors never do group work at all.

You write the plan, you teach it, you write the notes. Our operations team handles scheduling, billing, and family logistics, so your attention stays on the teaching.

You will be coached. Jeannine, our Instructional Coach, reviews sessions and meets with you every other week. That is not a performance trap. It is how people get good at a method most teachers were never trained in.

Part time or full time

Part time starts at 12 student facing hours a week. Because prep and notes are built into the session rate, 12 teaching hours pays as about 18 hours. This is how most of our instructors work.

Full time means holding the full evening window and building toward about 36 paid hours a week, including prep. Getting there takes a mix of one to one students and group classes, so we map it out with you rather than promising a number on day one. Tell us which one you want on the application.

What it pays

Most new instructors start at $35 for teaching. Raises happen annually. This is a W-2 role in all five states, with taxes withheld and payroll run through Gusto.

One honest note. Your caseload builds over time as students get matched to you, so your first few months will be lighter than your sixth. Plan for that.

How you get started

1. First 30 days, paid at $20/hr

   Training

   About 10 to 15 hours a week for four weeks. Self paced coursework plus live sessions with Jeannine and the rest of your hiring pod. You are paid for all of it. Training is also a two way look: at the end of it, you decide whether this is the work you want, and we decide whether to move forward together.

   New hiring pods start every few weeks. We will tell you the specific dates when we invite you to one.

2. When a match is made

   Your first student

   We match students to instructors carefully, so this happens when the right fit shows up rather than on a fixed date.

3. 90 days from your first student

   Getting settled

   A smaller caseload while you find your footing. We are paying attention to whether you show up, whether your notes are solid, and whether families and students feel supported.

4. Ongoing

   Full caseload

   Your caseload opens up, and you keep growing through coaching and professional development.

Who does well here

• You know math well enough to teach it more than one way, because the first way often does not land.
• You are patient with a student who has been told they are bad at this, and you do not believe it about them.
• You are reliable in a way people notice. You show up, you are prepared, and families can count on you.
• You take coaching and you use it.
• You write clearly. Session notes matter here, because another person may need to pick up where you left off.
• You are comfortable working on your own without someone checking on you.

A background in special education, or certification in dyscalculia or multisensory math, is a real advantage. It is not required. We train the method.

How hiring works

Four steps, so you know what you are signing up for.

1. Application

   The form below. More detailed than a resume drop, on purpose. It takes about 10 minutes.

2. Group interview

   You will meet us and a few other candidates at the same time. You get a real sense of the company, we get a real sense of you.

3. Short math assessment

   Brief, and about how you think through math, not about speed or trick questions.

4. An offer, then a background check, then your hiring pod

   If it is a fit, we offer you a training spot. That offer is contingent on clearing a background check, which we run at that point.

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