A special education tutor works with students who have unique learning needs. As a special education tutor, you may work with students at home or in a tutoring center. Your students have special learning needs due to physical, mental, emotional, or behavioral disabilities or conditions. Your responsibilities are to identify the best teaching tools and to provide individualized instructional support for each student on your caseload. As a special education tutor, your job duties include preparing lesson plans for tutoring sessions and implementing instructional methods to help students comprehend educational materials.