Become an OpenLiteracy Tutor!

We hire certified and retired teachers with classroom teaching experience and deep knowledge of how kids learn to read.

OpenLiteracy is currently recruiting reading tutors to join its tutoring corps. Reading tutors will conduct online 30-minute tutoring sessions for children in grades K-6. All of our tutoring sessions are based on a curriculum specifically designed by OpenLiteracy. To ensure the highest quality of instruction, all our literacy tutors are certified or retired teachers with classroom teaching experience and are required to complete a competency based training.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • All OpenLiteracy tutors are certified or retired teachers with classroom teaching experience with students in grades K-6.

  • In addition to having classroom teaching experience, all OpenLiteracy tutors complete a paid, competency- based training.

  • All tutors start at $17 per 30-minute session ($34/hour).

  • Tutors are paid for every tutoring session that they complete as well no show sessions that are not cancelled 24 hours in advance of tutoring. Tutors invoice OpenLiteracy for their lessons and are paid bi-monthly via direct deposit through our payment processor.

  • All tutors must be authorized to work in the U.S.; payment can be made only to a U.S. mailing address.

  • Our tutors provide 1:1 tutoring remotely via our tutoring platform. Tutors establish their schedule and then are matched with students. Each tutoring session is 30-minutes.

  • Currently we primarily work with schools and districts and tutor during the school day and after school in the early evening.