1:1 Learning Coach

Bay Area Learning Partners seeks a learning coach to join our team! If you have a passion for teaching and mentorship and a desire to help make immediate, lasting improvements in student learning, this role is for you. This a wonderful opportunity to join an inclusive and professional culture and contribute to our collective growth, our brand, and long-term success. You will develop excellent professional skills relevant to any industry, will have flexibility in the number of hours you work, whether part-time or full-time and will be able to make an immediate impact on the lives of the students and families you work with.

 

Our company is the distinctive leader in authentic, empathetic, and impactful educational consulting in the Bay Area. Our academic coaching, test preparation coaching, and student mentorship services are recognized locally and globally for our transformative positive results in student growth and well-being. Our team is diverse group of ambitious educators collaborating to advance teaching as a profession. 

Qualifications

 You are:
  • Effective in developing confidence and motivation in students 

  • Engaging, high energy, and caring with an ability to create strong trust-based relationships with students and parents

  • Creative, adaptable, and able to manage multiple objectives at one time; the ideal candidate must be flexible and proactive, with an ability to respond to student fatigue, disengagement, or other complexity

  • Evidently enthusiastic about coaching, teaching, and learning

  • Organized and conscientious; professional

  • An excellent communicator with students, parents, and colleagues in person and in writing

  • a strong leader with an ability to engage collaboratively with clients, team members, and community

  • Willing to meet the needs of our parents and students proactively, with flexibility, responsiveness, and empathy

  • Confident working in a fast-paced environment with high-expectations

  • Comfortable using digital tools such as G-Suite

  • Ability to commit to a full year of teaching at least 15 hours per week

  • Ability to work evenings and weekends during the school year

  • Ability to conveniently travel to our Menlo Park office and to students’ homes in the SF Peninsula

  • Ready to employ remote teaching technology with confidence and from a professional setting (we are currently offering remote tutoring in addition to in-person sessions)

You have:

  • A demonstrated track record of excellent student outcomes in teaching and/or 1:1 student coaching

 

Preferred that you have:

  • Track record of success teaching students with learning differences

  • SAT/ACT/ISEE/SSAT tutoring experience or specialized academic coaching experience

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Objectives of this Role

 

  • Lead 1:1 academic coaching, test preparation coaching, essay writing, and/or executive skills programs for students preparing for admissions to middle school, high school and college.

  • Meet with students weekly for 1 hr-1.5 hr. meetings to execute personalized learning program developed in collaboration with parents, students, and company leadership

  • Use assessments to determine student mastery of key skills

  • Select materials and activities for each student and their particular learning goals

  • Give students post-session activities to maintain or further develop mastery, knowledge, and engagement in the program

  • Help develop student executive function skills with personalized attention to student planning, organization, and time management, among others

  • Track student data using online management software

  • Gather artifacts of student learning as evidence of growth and progress toward mastery of given learning standards

  • Communicate progress to clients and company leadership frequently and regularly

  • Maintain professional rapport with parents and students using email, calendar, and other tools

  • Deliver exceptional remote tutoring sessions from a professional setting as needed

  • Contribute to our educational materials and content development

We Offer

 

  • Highly competitive rates of pay

  • An inclusive and professional culture and opportunity to contribute to our collective growth, our brand, and long-term success. 

  • Opportunity to develop excellent professional skills relevant to any industry. 

  • Flexibility in the number of hours you work, whether part-time or full-time.

  • Ability to make an immediate impact on students and the company

  • A proven curriculum and program for test preparation tutoring and academic skills support

  • High levels of support and training within our organization

  • Support of teacher autonomy, growth, and personal and professional developement

  • Healthcare and retirement for full-time employees

  • Opportunity to build a career within our growing organization

  • A world-class ecosystem of families, students, and schools in Silicon Valley and beyond

  • Beautiful teaching spaces in Menlo Park

To Apply Please Submit a Cover Letter and Resume

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