Bilingual Spanish SPED Tutor - Foundational Academics & Behavior Support

At Tutor Me Education, we are revolutionizing the way students learn, and we're seeking passionate teachers and tutors with special education experience to provide 1:1 in-home tutoring in Los Angeles, CA! If you're committed to making a difference in the lives of students with special needs and helping them achieve academic success, we want to hear from you!

• In-Person Tutoring in Los Angeles, CA
• Schedule: 25 hours a month, 5 sessions a week for 1 hour
• Pay range is between $25 and $35

• Fluent in both English and Spanish required
• Active teaching credential highly preferred
• Strong experience in special education and behavior intervention strategies required
• Experience working with nonverbal students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and significant communication needs
• Experience supporting students who use AAC devices for communication
• Experience in self-contained special education or behavior-focused classrooms strongly preferred
• Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certification highly desirable
• Strong background in foundational literacy, including phonemic awareness, blending, segmenting, CVC word decoding, sight words, and letter-sound correspondence
• Experience supporting early writing, handwriting, fine motor development, and pre-writing skills
• Comfortable teaching foundational math, including number recognition, counting, one-to-one correspondence, addition, and subtraction
• Knowledge of visual schedules, reinforcement systems, proactive behavior supports, and de-escalation techniques
• Patient, structured, and confident in supporting students who may exhibit challenging behaviors
• Skilled at using multisensory instruction, visual supports, manipulatives, and hands-on learning activities
• Comfortable incorporating movement and sensory breaks to support engagement and self-regulation
• Able to maintain clear expectations while providing positive, individualized support

• →Provide individualized academic instruction in foundational literacy, writing, and mathematics
• →Deliver structured, multisensory reading instruction targeting phonemic awareness, sound blending, word segmentation, CVC decoding, sight words, and letter-sound correspondence
• →Use repetition, modeling, visual supports, and tactile activities to reinforce early literacy skills
• →Incorporate AAC-supported communication into lessons to encourage requesting, responding, participation, and expression of needs
• →Support handwriting and fine motor development through tracing, guided letter formation, copying words, and pre-writing activities
• →Incorporate adaptive writing tools, such as pencil grips and slant boards, when appropriate
• →Teach foundational math concepts using manipulatives, counting blocks, number lines, visual models, and real-life examples
• →Reinforce number recognition, counting, one-to-one correspondence, quantity awareness, and basic addition and subtraction
• →Use short, achievable tasks to gradually build attention, academic stamina, and independence
• →Implement visual schedules, consistent routines, reinforcement systems, and proactive behavior support strategies
• →Apply appropriate de-escalation and redirection techniques when challenging behaviors occur
• →Incorporate sensory activities, including water play, kinetic sand, and movement breaks, to support engagement and regulation
• →Use preferred activities such as trampoline or swing time as appropriate motivational and regulation tools
• →Monitor academic and behavioral progress and adjust instruction based on the student's needs
• →Maintain a safe, structured, and encouraging learning environment while supporting the student's IEP and behavior goals