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Behavioral Academic Tutor (Santa Monica)

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Job Summary

We are seeking in-person tutors to support special education students at our Santa Monica center. This role involves working directly with students who present behavioral challenges including dysregulation, task refusal, elopement, and other disruptive behaviors. Candidates must be comfortable managing these moments calmly and confidently while keeping sessions on track.

Experience in special education is required. BCBA and/or RBT certification is a plus.

This is a direct tutoring role, not a clinical or supervisory position. Tutors use behavior-informed strategies during sessions to support engagement, regulation, and learning. Familiarity with tools such as timers, behavior charts, token boards, and visual schedules is beneficial. All tutors receive paid training in our instructional curriculum and session structure.

Schedule

  • Monday–Thursday: 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM
  • Saturdays: 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM
  • Commitment: at least 4 of these 5 days required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provide in-person tutoring at our Santa Monica campus using provided curriculum and materials
  • Apply behavior-informed strategies to support attention, regulation, and on-task behavior
  • Manage and de-escalate challenging behaviors with professionalism and composure
  • Redirect students through task refusal, dysregulation, or avoidance without losing the momentum of the session
  • Communicate relevant session information to center staff as needed

Required Qualifications

  • 1+ years of experience supporting students with special needs in educational, tutoring, or school-based settings
  • Experience working with students who exhibit behavioral challenges, including students on the autism spectrum and/or those with ADHD, emotional/behavioral regulation needs, or executive functioning challenges
  • A genuine love for working with kids and the ability to stay calm, consistent, and engaged when behaviors escalate

Preferred Qualifications

  • BCBA and/or RBT certification (given priority in hiring)
  • Prior experience as a tutor, special education classroom aide, para-educator, or in an agency providing SPED services

Position Details

  • Job Type: Part-time, Contract
  • Pay: $28.00–$40.00 per hour (commensurate with experience)
  • Expected Hours: 10–30 per week
  • Location: Santa Monica Campus (90403) — in-person required
  • Education: Bachelor's degree preferred
  • Licensure: None required (RBT or BCBA preferred)

Hiring manager notes (internal)

  • Pipeline target: ~10 qualified candidates in screen
  • Bar: see [[Rubrics & Scoring Criteria]]
  • Sourcing plan: see [[Sourcing Channels]]. Special-ed-specific channels — local school district sub lists, ABA agency alumni networks, CSULB / Pepperdine / USC education and ABA grad programs, RBT communities on LinkedIn.
  • Behavior demo: for this role, the demo lesson scenario should include a deliberate behavioral disruption (e.g., task refusal mid-session) so we can evaluate de-escalation in real time, not just academic teaching.