Job Description

As a part-time private tutor with Denver Test Prep, you’ll work 1-on-1 with motivated students to provide highly personalized instruction in standardized test prep (ACT/SAT, ISEE/HSPT), academic coaching, and/or K–12 subject tutoring. Tutors meet students in person at homes, libraries, or offices across the Denver/Boulder area. This flexible, part-time position is ideal for experienced educators seeking meaningful, high-impact work with driven students. Tutors are responsible for tailoring lessons to individual student needs, teaching strategy-based content, tracking progress, and maintaining clear communication with families and the DTP team. Afternoon, evening, and weekend availability is required. Denver Test Prep values its tutors as professional educators and offers competitive pay, training, and the opportunity to make a lasting academic and personal difference.

COMPENSATION

$75-85 for each 90-minute tutoring session The starting rate of pay is $50/hour for tutoring, plus an additional $20/hour for time spent driving to and from tutoring sessions. Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality, 1-on-1 academic tutoring, ACT/SAT test prep, and/or academic coaching that meet each student’s individual goals.
• Develop customized lesson plans and adjust instruction based on student progress and needs.
• Maintain excellent communication with families and Denver Test Prep leadership, providing regular updates on student progress and session outcomes.
• Manage scheduling directly with families, coordinating session times and locations across the Denver and Boulder metro areas.
• Drive to in-person tutoring sessions at homes, offices, libraries, and other agreed-upon locations.
• Track and document student performance, session notes, and key milestones to ensure students stay on track toward their goals.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of a 4-year college or university.
• Two or more years of teaching or tutoring experience required. Experience with high school students and group or classroom teaching experience preferred.
• Ability to achieve a top 2% score on the ACT and SAT (measured by an official practice test later in the interview process for ACT/SAT tutors)
• Strong track record of clear and effective communication with diverse stakeholders.
• Candidates must excel at working with middle and high school-age students. Ability to work with elementary age students preferred, but not required.
• No criminal history.
• A reliable car to get to tutoring sessions.

About Company: Denver Test Prep (DTP) is the leading provider of standardized test prep, academic coaching, K–12 and college tutoring, enrichment programs, and reading intervention in the Denver and Boulder metro areas. We hire only the most talented and experienced educators to ensure the highest quality instruction for our students. We are deeply committed to educational equity. Through subsidized programs and our DTP ACHieve Scholarship, we provide high-quality tutoring to motivated students in partner schools and nonprofit organizations. Supporting students who need it most is a core part of our mission and vision. Our success comes from a student-centered approach. We take the time to understand each learner’s needs and create highly customized programs tailored to their strengths, challenges, and goals. This individualized strategy helps students focus on what matters most, at a pace that works for them, building real progress and lasting confidence.

Job Tags

Part time, Home office, Flexible hours, Afternoon shift,

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