Academic Tutor - English, Chemistry, Physics, and Maths

Have a passion for teaching? Or uni student? Or both?! Come join us!

OpenWisdom is a specialised year 7 to 12 tuition centre that offers 1v1 and small group lessons. Our mission is to deliver consistent, incremental success for our students using personalised learning models delivered by experienced, high-performing tutors. Our vision is to make learning a memorable and rewarding experience beyond classroom content. To achieve this, we appreciate employees who are authentic, open and rigour to join our close-knit team.

We provide you with all the resources and notes you need. No experience teaching is needed - you will undergo training with our head tutors and be supported by your own close-knit team to ensure you are comfortable and confident in your role.

So, who is OpenWisdom?

We have operated for 10 years in the heart of Hurstville and Burwood locations, providing support to over 1000 students to foster education and support for people in the community. Not only do we extend our care to the students, we also deeply care about the tutors. We believe, that to achieve a healthy work environment, employees should enjoy their time at OpenWisdom - through termly events at the centre. Come here to teach and foster connection with others!

Who are we looking for?

• You are a university student or a young professional in the education industry
• You are punctual, flexible and organised – able to prioritize and manage a schedule
• You have a confident demeanour who can understand students’ specific needs and communicate
• You can empathize with students, communicate effectively with them and understand their challenges
• You are able to break down complex ideas and explain each part in a digestible fashion
• You are patient and show long-term resilience to ensure student’s success
• If you can tutor more than one subject up to HSC level this will be highly regarded
• If you have more than 1 year of tutoring experience this will be highly regarded

Your responsibilities will include:

• Teaching weekly personalised 1v1 or small group lessons
• Planning lessons catering to individual students’ strengths and weaknesses
• Planning student progression and improvement trajectory
• Routinely pulse-checking students for engagement and alignment with progression plans
• Working with other like-minded tutors towards team goals through marketing initiatives and academic seminars
• Routinely reporting to your team leader and OpenWisdom managers

What do we offer?:

• All necessary resources and notes for teaching
• Competitive remuneration with room for growth
• Bonuses based on student results
• Bonuses based on enrolment targets
• Lots of fun sponsored team bonding events! (Trivia night! or hiking!)

You may have other opportunities to:

• Present at seminars and events
• Create and manage your own project within OpenWisdom
• Create and manage initiatives to nurture the OpenWisdom culture
• Develop professional skills relevant to your industry such as contributing to socials account, providing strategy inputs, managing a small team
• Join our content creation team! Contributing to our tiktok and instagram feed at @openwisdomedu!

For further information about our tutoring centre, please visit our website: www.openwisdomeducation.com

3 step process:

1) Email CV/resume

2) Initial screening through Zoom call

3) Face-to-face interview and mock lesson

(We aim to respond within 1 week of your application)

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent, Casual

Pay: $30.00 – $40.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 5 per week

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (Preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driver Licence (Preferred)
• Working with Children Check (Required)

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Preferred)

Work Location: In person