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About the Job
The Varsity Tutors Live Learning Platform has thousands of students looking for online SHSAT tutors nationally. As a tutor on the Varsity Tutors Platform, you'll have the flexibility to set your own schedule, earn competitive rates, and make a real impact on students' scores and test readiness. All from the comfort of your home.
Why Join Our Platform?

• Earn incrementally higher pay for each session with the same student, reaching up to $40/hour.
• Get paid up to twice per week, ensuring fast and reliable compensation for the tutoring sessions you conduct and invoice.
• Set your own hours and tutor as much as you'd like.
• Tutor remotely using our purpose-built Live Learning Platform. No commuting required.
• Get matched with students best-suited to your teaching style and expertise.
• Our AI-powered Tutor Copilot enhances your sessions with real-time instructional support, lesson generation, and engagement features, helping you save prep time and focus on impactful teaching.
• We handle the logistics—you just invoice for your tutoring sessions, and we take care of payments.

What We Look For In a SHSAT Tutor

• Advanced Test Mastery: Deep knowledge of SHSAT English Language Arts including revising and editing and reading comprehension, and Mathematics including word problems, algebra, geometry, probability, and statistics. Ability to explain passage analysis strategies, grid-in math problems, and logical reasoning while preparing New York City students for competitive admission to specialized high schools.
• Strategic Test-Taking & Problem-Solving: Skilled at teaching time allocation between ELA and Math sections, process of elimination for reading passages, and systematic approaches to multi-step math problems. Guides students through identifying grammar errors in context, analyzing complex informational and literary passages, solving rate and work problems, and approaching challenging geometry questions. Emphasizes strategic pacing and accuracy maximization.
• Curriculum Awareness & Adaptive Instruction: Familiar with SHSAT test format and common challenges such as advanced math content beyond grade-level curriculum, reading stamina for long passages, and grid-in answer formatting. Adapts instruction using official NYC Department of Education practice materials, timed section drills, and progressive difficulty problem sets to support seventh and eighth grade students competing for specialized high school admission.
• Effective Teaching Methods: Ability to identify concepts students commonly struggle with, explain material using multiple approaches, and adapt instruction to meet individual learning needs and styles.
• Strong communication skills and a friendly, engaging teaching style.
• Ability to adapt to different learning styles and student needs.

Ways To Connect With Students

• 1-on-1 Online Tutoring - Provide personalized instruction to individual students.
• Instant Tutoring - Accept on-demand tutoring requests whenever you're available.

About Varsity Tutors And 1-on-1 Online Tutoring
Our mission is to transform the way people learn by leveraging advanced technology, AI, and the latest in learning science to create personalized learning experiences. Through 1-on-1 Online Tutoring, students receive customized instruction that helps them achieve their learning goals. Our platform is designed to match students with the right tutors, fostering better outcomes and a passion for learning.
Please note: Varsity Tutors does not contract in: Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia or Puerto Rico.