Does anyone know how to get a tutoring job?

Question

I need some community service and I think that a tutoring job would be great. So I'm wondering where to go to get one, and how?

Answer 1

Has school started again already? I think you could approach a few of your teachers (of classes you're doing well in) about the prospect of tutoring their students in return for community service hours. One of my friends had done that for her community service, and it was incredibly easy to complete. She tutored every week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and the teacher signed off on all of the hours.

You could offer to tutor 1 hour after school on certain days, and explain that the teacher then has more time to finish whatever work they've got while you're helping the students. I remember the teachers at my school usually stayed until 6 in the evening doing work, which was always put off because students came in asking for help. So, if you can pitch the angle that they'll be able to complete the work sooner, have to worry about less, and leave earlier, I think you'll find a job.

If that doesn't work, you can try e-how's step-by-step guide on how to get a tutoring job as a teen.

Answer 2

Try http://www.communityservice.org/

I have not used it but it is worth a try.  

Call your local school district .  They will know how you can get in touch with a community service association in your area

Answer 3

There are a lot of ways to get a tutoring job, but if you want one for community service you'll have to approach the idea a bit differently from how someone wanting a job for pay would go about it.

You can approach your high school guidance counselor and ask him.  Often a guidance counselor will know of students who need tutoring or organizations that offer free tutoring services.

You could call a nearby middle school or elementary school (depending on the age of student you'd like to tutor) and ask if their counselors can suggest a student (or an organization) to you.  Or ask to speak with the person in charge of their aftercare program; often schools will have programs to babysit kids after school and they can use volunteer tutors.

Or check with your local religious organization (church, synagogue, temple, or whatever).  Some of them will offer tutoring services and will be glad to match you up with someone.  Some will gladly use you in their Sunday school programs or other youth programs.

Or check with the local public library.  Many public libraries host literacy groups that tutor people who need help with reading.  Other libraries will offer programs to help children with their homework.  Even if your library doesn't do these things, librarians will usually know of groups in the community who do offer such services.

Once you find an organization offering tutoring services, they'll let you know the next step.  Sometimes they'll want you to attend training sessions first.  Other times, they'll just match you with someone and tell you when and where to meet the person and let you (and the student you'll be helping) take it from there.  

Remember to keep a careful record of the hours that you do tutoring for.  You should have the person you're tutoring sign something indicating that you did tutor them on that particular date for those particular times, so that you have verifible proof of the time you've put in.  (And if you get a student that you tutor regularly, you might want to have them write a letter of recommendation for you that you might later use to help you get into college, or to get a paying job.)