French Tutor

**About Large Tutoring**

Large Tutoring Inc. is a small and growing business run by a UBC Chemical & Biological Engineering graduate committed to bringing top-level education to families in British Columbia. Our students have attended prestigious institutions such as NYU, UC Berkeley, UBC, UofT and much more. We strongly believe in a personalized approach to teaching as this allows us to focus on meeting the unique needs of each student to help them achieve their academic goals.

**Our Values**

At Large Tutoring, we value being adaptable, trustworthy, qualified, modern, and friendly. If we share any of these values then you should consider applying

**Job Description: French Tutor**

This is an independent contractor position, as such, the wage will be $28.00 - $32.00 an hour for online lessons and $34.00 - $39.00 an hour for in-person lessons, depending on the level of education and experience. The wage is for time spent tutoring students. Anytime taken outside of normal lesson time to help students review documents such as lab reports, problem sets, or other types of assignments can be billed in 15 minute increments provided it takes over 15 minutes, and is pre-approved by the student. Tutors are expected to review any material they are unfamiliar with on their own time. Often, we conduct introductory meetings with students and their parents at no charge. The company will also hold ongoing check in meetings with the tutoring team. These meetings will all be paid at a non-premium wage of $17.85 an hour.

**Responsibilities and Duties**:

- Teach a variety of students varying from grade 5 to high school and First Year University for up to 10 hours a week. Preference will be given to those who can commit to more.
- Be available for introductory meetings, virtual video conferences, and phone calls with prospective students.
- Create brief lesson plans, “brush up” on any topics that will be covered in lessons, and assign homework materials for students (not worksheets, but suggested questions from the student's textbook, external resources, etc.).
- Create progress reports for each student at the end of every month and send them to the parents.
- Be available to work during non-traditional hours. Since many students have school requirements, sessions may run into the evening (up to 10:00 PM) and/or take place on weekends. This will depend on the students on your roster and their availability. All sessions only take place at mutually agreed upon times and locations between the student and the tutor.
- Adapt, encourage, and provide feedback to students (and to parents) to achieve real life results.

**Requirements**:

- Higher Level education in French or related fields (Preferred: Bachelor’s Degrees or higher, but degrees programs in-progress are welcome to apply).
- Proven proficiency in Writing, French, Comprehension, and Communication.
- Be able to conduct in person lessons in certain locations in Vancouver defined **EITHER** as anywhere from Downtown Vancouver to W 60th and UBC to Main Street including Kitsilano, Kerrisdale, West Point Grey, and Dunbar-Southlands, **OR** anywhere from Main Street to Boundary road, and East Hastings street to E 41st avenue. (Preference will be given to those with a vehicle).
- Must be able to commit to 10 hours a week minimum throughout the entire school year (November to June). These hours cannot be reduced once a contract is signed.
- Extreme levels of enthusiasm, patience, kindness, and empathy for teaching and for students across diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. We also love bubbly personalities that contain enough energy for 2
- Background in tutoring, teaching or mentoring is ideal (but desire to help and to succeed is also important). Experience in customer service and working for the benefit of your community is also valued.
- Ability to develop lesson plans with short notice.
- Experience working and/or willingness to work with students with learning difficulties, differences, or disabilities (ie. Gifted Learning Disabled, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, ADHD, or students on the autism spectrum).
- Excellent communication skills - in person and online - we want students to have fun
- Work well independently and the ability to facilitate a group discussion.
- Strong multitasking and organizational abilities. Scheduling is something that the tutor is largely responsible for and keeping your schedules organized and up to date is crucial to your effectiveness as a teacher.
- Must have a computer/tablet with video conferencing capabilities, as well as a quiet space to video conference with their students OR be willing to do mostly in-person lessons. Preference will be given to individuals who have a tablet and stylus of some kind - though this is not a requirement.
- Flexible schedule and mindset. Our students often require a flexible schedule and we try our best to meet their needs while still keeping these accommodations within reason.
- Be able to join our onboarding tr