Writing Tutor Jobs in Berkeley, CA (NOW HIRING)

Hours:10 - 15 hours per week, must be available weekday evenings 7pm-9pm

Pay:$27-$30 per hour depending on experience, work-study available

Dates:March 2, 2026 to June 5, 2026

Location:693 Vermont St, San Francisco

Deadline:Multiple positions available. Positions open until filled.

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION

Since 1971, Jamestown Community Center has been providing learning opportunities and safe spaces for low-income youth in San Francisco's Mission District. Our youth represent the low-income, racially and ethnically diverse community in which they live and attend school. Our strategy is to serve a core group of neighborhood youth with multiple, high-impact programs as they grow through a full range of programs designed to help them transition from children into confident young adults.

Programs include Arts instruction, academic tutoring, sports, leadership development, employment, counseling, and parent programs. Throughout these programs, Jamestown aims to provide all participants with the highest-quality youth development experience. This approach builds young people's resilience as they face their daily challenges and supports their natural inclination to pursue their own growth into healthy, productive young adults. Our work focuses on the innate assets of youth to develop their leadership and ability to challenge discrimination and oppression and to bring about change in their communities.

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POSITION DESCRIPTION

Jamestown's Tutor position provides individual academic support to elementary, middle, and high school youth. These positions in particular would be in partnership with Mission Action's Stay Over Program located at Downtown High School. This program will offer tutors for the families utilizing the services of the Stay Over Program that focuses on unhoused SFUSD families. Tutors will provide 2 hours of small group tutoring and have an hour of prep for the day.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attends an orientation, tutor meetings, and site meetings
• Develops, writes, turns in and leads two 60-minute tutoring sessions per week per youth that include:
  • Engaging and challenging math or literacy skill-building activities;
  • Project-based learning based on youth's interests;
  • Methods to track, reflect on, and display youth's growth and progress; and
  • Some homework and relationship-building activities.
• Communicates regularly with Academic Success Coach and/or parents.
• Leads tutoring sessions that are safe, academically focused, for 3-5 youth
• Completes student progress reports.
• Maintains professional attitude and work ethic.
• Works with site team in program evaluations and events
• Complies with Jamestown policies and procedures, and laws pertaining to the operation of Jamestown.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A passion for Jamestown’s mission and a commitment to providing young people with the highest-quality youth development experience. 
• Experience working with teaching multi-ethnic, multi-cultural youth.
• Strong literacy and/or math skills.
• Ability to engage with elementary school youth and build meaningful relationships with them.
• Work-study eligibility through University of San Francisco, City College of San Francisco, or San Francisco State preferred but not required.
• Availability in the evening hours, 7-9 pm
• Willingness and ability to act as a role model for young people.
• Fluency in Spanish, strongly preferred.

This is an hourly and in person non-exempt position, up to 10-15 hours a week with no benefits.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to lift and carry 25 pounds. 
• Working conditions include standard office, school settings as well as occasional travel within the Bay Area. 
• Use a computer, phone, copier and office equipment. 
• Fingerprint and TB clearance required. 

Jamestown Community Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

We encourage women and people of color to apply. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.