Teacher Jobs in Rutherford, NJ (NOW HIRING)

Teacher Tutors is hiring part-time tutors to join our team on a flexible basis. We're seeking educators to support students from kindergarten through college in the subject areas they're most confident tutoring. This role is ideal for tutors with strong subject-matter backgrounds who enjoy working one-on-one with students.

Our students range from those building basic skills to those tackling honors and AP-level courses. Sessions take place in students' homes, at the library, at our Livingston, NJ office, or online. Most of our clients prefer in-person tutoring, so we'd love tutors who are open to offering it. We match families to tutors based on your preferred travel radius-you tell us how far you're willing to drive, and we work within that.

Responsibilities

• Deliver one-on-one tutoring sessions tailored to each student's course, instructor's expectations, and learning goals.
• Plan lessons and prepare materials (practice sets, review guides, skill-building exercises, exam-style questions, and structured exam-prep schedules as test dates approach).
• Build students' fluency with core skills and concepts in your subject area, along with their ability to move between different ways of understanding and applying the same material.
• Track progress across sessions and adjust pacing, materials, and difficulty based on what's working.
• Submit a short session note after each session and flag concerns to our Director early.
• Communicate clearly and warmly with parents.
• Contribute to our team's shared practice: share what's working, ask questions, and help us keep raising the bar.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in your subject or a closely related field. Master's and PhD candidates are welcome.
• Demonstrated mastery of your subject at the level(s) you'll be tutoring, with the ability to scale up to more advanced coursework.
• Tutoring, TA, or classroom teaching experience-formal or informal-with students at the relevant grade levels.
• Working familiarity with the relevant curriculum standards or exam frameworks (e.g., state standards, AP course frameworks) and the common areas where students struggle.
• Strong communication skills and the patience to work with students who may arrive frustrated, anxious, or burned out after a rough test or assignment.
• Ability to plan individualized sessions and adapt in real time when a planned approach isn't landing-including explaining the same concept in multiple ways until it clicks.
• Availability for afternoon, evening, or weekend hours during the school year, with extra capacity around exam season and finals.
• Comfort with educational technology.
• Reliable transportation and a valid driver's license for in-home sessions.

Preferred

• A track record of strong outcomes with students in the subjects and levels you'll be tutoring (e.g., grade improvement, test-score gains).
• Background or experience that allows you to support advanced or specialized coursework within your subject.
• Familiarity with the major textbooks or curricula commonly used in the courses you'd support, so you can meet students inside the framework their teacher or professor is using.
• Real-world or professional experience (academic, industry, or research) that helps you make abstract concepts concrete.
• Bilingual (Spanish, Mandarin, or other languages common in the communities we serve).

Benefits

Compensation & employment status

• Pay range: $40-$50/hour, based on degree and experience.
• W-2 (default): Most part-time tutors join as W-2 employees. Teacher Tutors handles payroll and taxes and provides liability coverage during sessions.
• 1099 (optional): Tutors who prefer 1099 contractor status are welcome, provided they carry their own professional liability insurance and operate through a registered LLC. Documentation will be requested during onboarding.

Coverage area

We serve families across northern New Jersey, with most in-home sessions concentrated in Essex, Morris, Union, and Bergen counties. We'll match you with students within the travel radius you set when you join.