Special Needs Tutor - Kindergarten Readiness & Foundational Skills

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 Salinas, 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 Salinas, CA
• Schedule: 15 hours per month, 3x a week for 1hr 15mins per session
• Pay range is between $25 and $35

• Experience working with young learners, particularly students with Autism, speech delays, or sensory processing needs
• Strong background in early literacy, foundational math, and kindergarten readiness skills
• Comfortable supporting emerging readers with fluency, comprehension, sight words, and confidence building
• Experience providing handwriting and fine motor support through structured, hands-on activities
• Patient, calm, and comfortable providing frequent redirection and positive reinforcement
• Familiar with sensory regulation strategies and supporting students with sensory-seeking behaviors
• Able to use visual, interactive, and multisensory teaching strategies
• Comfortable supporting communication and language development during academic activities
• Skilled at creating engaging, age-appropriate lessons tailored to a student's developmental level
• Able to incorporate student interests and preferred activities to maintain motivation and participation

• → Provide individualized instruction focused on kindergarten readiness and foundational academic skills
• → Support emerging reading skills, including fluency, comprehension, sight word recognition, and confidence building
• → Reinforce foundational math concepts including counting, number awareness, and early mathematical skills
• → Provide handwriting instruction and fine motor support, including pencil control and guided writing activities
• → Incorporate language and communication opportunities throughout lessons
• → Support focus, frustration tolerance, sensory regulation, and positive learning behaviors
• → Use visual supports, hands-on activities, repetition, and interactive instruction to reinforce learning
• → Provide consistent redirection and structured routines to help maintain engagement
• → Incorporate interests such as water play, outdoor activities, coloring, tablets, and visual activities when appropriate
• → Coordinate instruction around the student's summer school schedule as needed
• → Monitor progress and adjust instruction based on the student's developmental and academic needs
• → Create a positive, supportive learning environment that builds confidence and prepares the student for kindergarten