A tutoring community where 4th-12th graders learn how to learn and develop a vision of their future

Next Gen is hiring

Seeking dynamic, thoughtful educators who are out of the classroom but want to stay involved in teaching! We have positions open at both locations this year, as we are rebuilding our staff after shrinking our program down a bit during the pandemic.

First, we should tell you that these are our dealbreakers:

You must have classroom teaching experience in middle or high school in Southern California. We need you to be familiar with the local school culture in order to advise our students on navigating the school experience.

For all positions, you must be reliably available for the afternoon, evening and some Saturday hours during the school year. (During summer there is some flexibility, and there are some morning hours.) This is high-volume program run by a small staff and we cannot accommodate frequent last-minute schedule changes very often. You will know your schedule far in advance, your hours will be consistent and we will be counting on you to work!

We're looking for teacher with a certain kind of "coach" energy, somewhere between mentor and professor.

You must possess classroom management strategies for small groups (3 to 10). This is a group program with individual conferencing for instruction; you will be in a position every day to help teens manage their motivation, behavior, device usage and engagement.

You will mostly be teaching in your domain of strength/main subject expertise, but we all pitch in with other subject from time to time. If you're a math and science specialist, you need to be willing to read an essay once in a while if you're the only one available to give feedback. If you're and English teacher, you need to be willing to dig into a biology textbook with a student and at least help them navigate the reading.

We all teach executive functioning at the start and close of each session. We provide ongoing training in this area.

You are a mature professional person who knows how to communicate in a nuanced way with multiple stakeholders (colleagues, parents, event guests.

Open positions in Culver City:

  • Tutor with elementary or middle school classroom teaching experience for our early afternoon sessions. Our program's 4th-6th grade enrollments have really grown this year. Our students need tutoring in skills for language arts and social studies (reading for higher level literature and nonfiction texts, learning to write essays, how to annotate, improving spelling, grammar and vocab), science (reading technical information, using data and statistics, making graphs, writing CERs and lab reports) and executive function (organization and task management for multiple classes and teachers). Part-time, 10+ hours per week, $30-35 to start. Must be available for work Monday and Wednesday 2:00-5:00, additional hours available Monday evening or Tuesday and Thursday. Start a conversation with our CEO about why you are interested in this position, and get your questions answered about compensation and other details.

  • AP Math & Science Tutor. Part-time hourly with paid sick time. Approximate hours 2-3 shifts per week Monday-Thursday, minimum shift of 2.5 hours e.g 5-7:30, give or take 30 minutes depending on enrollments and your availability. Additional hours and Saturday afternoon hours available. Work with students on math and science studying including content and strategies for notes, testing and when relevant, connections to careers or other areas of interest to bring abstract topics more to life. Subjects would usually include Alg II, pre-calculus, AP Calculus AB, and if possible at least two of the sciences e.g. AP Physics and/or AP Chem and/or AP Bio and/or APES. Your work may include some assistance with students in math and science classes below those levels. Collaborate with the other math tutors to plan instruction and develop teaching strategies. If you don't have classroom teaching experience, you must have at least 2 years of steady tutoring experience with high school students, and be willing to provide references. $35-40/hr DOE to start. Insurance and retirement benefits available if you work 30 hours weekly on average. Start a conversation with our CEO about why you are interested in this position, and get your questions answered about compensation and other details.

  • Program Intern (paid). Part-time hourly with paid sick time, offered for one semester at a time. Approximately 10-15 hours per week, mostly afternoons, with some flexible hours. Duties include operations, clerical/administrative, helping us keep our social media up to date and light classroom management (interacting with students to keep them on task). Help us transition students and parents into and out of sessions as a greeter and occasional facilitator of activities. Support the core teaching team by assisting with logistics and facility management (opening and closing protocols, organizing supplies, filing, sitting with a student who needs supervision). Manage inventory, order supplies, run off-site errands. Work closely with CEO to identify professional goals and how we can help you develop them in your role here. $20/hr. Start a conversation with our CEO about why you are interested in this position, and get your questions answered.

Open positions in Manhattan Beach:

  • English & History Tutor. Part-time with paid sick time to start, with potential to go full-time salaried exempt with benefits Fall 2024. Approximate hours Monday-Thursday 4-8:30pm, with additional hours for meetings and prep work. Work with middle and high schoolers on advanced reading, writing, note-taking, studying and testing strategies. Includes honors/AP and remediation within a year below grade level. We serve a diverse group of students from many different schools. May include same skill set applied to history. Our students need coaching more in the skills of learning English and history than the content itself; you would need to help them develop a sound approach to their English or history work but not necessarily be current on all topics. You will have the opportunity to select and design lesson materials. We do not use a single top-down curriculum. You will have an opportunity to collaborate and team teach, and also help us develop the leadership components of our program like college and career exploration. $32-36 to start DOE. There will be opportunities for growth in role and compensation as our program grows again post-COVID. Additional opportunities for occasional bonus compensation if you participate in leadership teams, content creation for our media channels and outreach projects. Start a conversation with our CEO about why you are interested in this position, and get your questions answered about compensation and other details.

  • Math & Science Tutor. Part-time hourly with paid sick time. Part-time with paid sick time to start, with potential to go full-time salaried exempt with benefits. Approximate hours Monday-Thursday 4-8:30pm, with additional hours for meetings and prep work. Work with students on math and science studying including content and strategies for notes, testing and when relevant, connections to careers or other areas of interest to bring abstract topics more to life. Subjects would usually include Alg I, Alg II, geometry and pre-calc, biology and chemistry. Any experience you have with honors/AP is a big plus! Collaborate with CEO to plan instruction and develop teaching strategies. If you don't have classroom teaching experience, you must have at least 2 years of steady tutoring experience with high school students, and be willing to provide references. $35-40/hr DOE to start. Start a conversation with our CEO about why you are interested in this position, and get your questions answered about compensation and other details.

  • Spanish Tutor. Part-time hourly with paid sick time. Approximate hours 2-3 early evenings a week, 5:30-7:30 pm give or take 30 minutes depending on enrollments and your availability. Additional hours and Saturday afternoon hours may be available. Work with students on studying for Spanish language classes e.g. Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish III, AP Spanish Lang. You need to be familiar with the formal approach taken in school to language learning, so that you know how to orient a student to a verb chart or a systematic approach to vocabulary or grammar. About half the time, you'll be assisting with schoolwork, and about half the time, you'll be providing enrichment or extra exercises to improve their language abilities. Collaborate with CEO to plan instruction and develop teaching strategies. If you don't have classroom teaching experience, you must have at least 2 years of steady tutoring experience with high school students, and be willing to provide references. $20-$30/hr DOE to start, depending on whether you have classroom experience. Start a conversation with our CEO about why you are interested in this position, and get your questions answered about compensation and other details.