Special Education Tutor - Academic & AAC 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 Calimesa, 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 Calimesa, CA
• Schedule: 18 Hours per month, 2x a week for 1.5 hours per session
• Pay range is between $25 and $35

• Experience working with students with cerebral palsy, cognitive disabilities, and/or significant communication needs
• Experience supporting non-verbal students is strongly preferred
• Comfortable working with students who use AAC devices or other alternative communication methods
• Strong ability to provide highly individualized and structured instruction
• Experience teaching or supporting life skills, functional routines, and independence skills
• Comfortable simplifying academic concepts and adapting instruction to the student's developmental level
• Patient, consistent, and confident with calm but firm redirection
• Skilled in using visual supports, hands-on materials, repetition, and experiential learning
• Able to create engaging activities that encourage participation and exploration
• Comfortable supporting foundational academics, including reading, writing, and math
• Able to follow IEP goals and adapt instruction based on the student's communication and learning needs
• Strong understanding of the importance of consistency, clear expectations, and predictable routines
• Creative and resourceful when developing activities that make learning accessible and meaningful

• →Provide individualized academic and functional support based on the student's IEP and learning needs
• →Provide simplified science instruction using hands-on activities, visual supports, demonstrations, and exploration
• →Connect science concepts to real-world experiences to promote understanding and engagement
• →Teach functional life skills, including daily routines, independence, and practical living concepts
• →Support the development of skills that can be generalized across home, school, and community settings
• →Integrate the student's AAC device into instruction and provide opportunities for communication during activities
• →Support foundational reading and literacy skills, including comprehension and sentence composition
• →Provide handwriting and written expression practice adapted to the student's abilities
• →Reinforce foundational Math concepts through hands-on and functional activities
• →Use visual schedules, structured routines, repetition, and clear expectations to support participation
• →Provide patient but firm redirection when the student becomes distracted or disengaged
• →Adapt materials and activities to accommodate the student's physical, communication, and cognitive needs
• →Encourage active participation through interactive, sensory-friendly, and experiential learning
• →Monitor progress and adjust instruction based on the student's response and developing independence
• →Collaborate with the student's existing support team when appropriate to maintain consistency across instructional goals