What are the responsibilities and job description for the PRAXIS Tutor position at Varsity Tutors, a Nerdy Company?
About The Job
The Varsity Tutors Live Learning Platform has thousands of students looking for online PRAXIS tutors nationally. As a tutor on the Varsity Tutors Platform, you'll have the flexibility to set your own schedule, earn competitive rates, and make a real impact on students' academic success and understanding. All from the comfort of your home.
Why Join Our Platform?
Our mission is to transform the way people learn by leveraging advanced technology, AI, and the latest in learning science to create personalized learning experiences. Through 1-on-1 Online Tutoring, students receive customized instruction that helps them achieve their learning goals. Our platform is designed to match students with the right tutors, fostering better outcomes and a passion for learning.
Please note: Varsity Tutors does not contract in: Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia or Puerto Rico.
The Varsity Tutors Live Learning Platform has thousands of students looking for online PRAXIS tutors nationally. As a tutor on the Varsity Tutors Platform, you'll have the flexibility to set your own schedule, earn competitive rates, and make a real impact on students' academic success and understanding. All from the comfort of your home.
Why Join Our Platform?
- Earn incrementally higher pay for each session with the same student, reaching up to $40/hour.
- Get paid up to twice per week, ensuring fast and reliable compensation for the tutoring sessions you conduct and invoice.
- Set your own hours and tutor as much as you'd like.
- Tutor remotely using our purpose-built Live Learning Platform. No commuting required.
- Get matched with students best-suited to your teaching style and expertise.
- Our AI-powered Tutor Copilot enhances your sessions with real-time instructional support, lesson generation, and engagement features, helping you save prep time and focus on impactful teaching.
- We handle the logistics—you just invoice for your tutoring sessions, and we take care of payments.
- Advanced Test Mastery: Deep knowledge of Praxis Core Academic Skills tests in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics, plus content-specific Praxis Subject Assessments across education disciplines. Ability to explain selected-response and constructed-response question formats, scoring thresholds by state, and content domains while preparing aspiring teachers for state licensure certification requirements.
- Strategic Test-Taking & Problem-Solving: Skilled at teaching reading comprehension strategies, argumentative essay construction, and mathematical reasoning for Praxis Core tests. Guides students through analyzing complex passages, identifying grammatical errors, solving algebra and geometry problems, interpreting data, and writing source-based essays. Emphasizes understanding state-specific passing scores and targeting preparation toward the highest-impact content areas.
- Curriculum Awareness & Adaptive Instruction: Familiar with Praxis test formats and common challenges such as constructed response writing requirements, mathematics content gaps, and managing test anxiety. Adapts instruction using official ETS practice materials, content-specific review guides, and timed practice tests to support pre-service teachers, career changers, and education students seeking state teaching licensure across content areas.
- Effective Teaching Methods: Ability to identify concepts students commonly struggle with, explain material using multiple approaches, and adapt instruction to meet individual learning needs and styles.
- Strong communication skills and a friendly, engaging teaching style.
- Ability to adapt to different learning styles and student needs.
- 1-on-1 Online Tutoring - Provide personalized instruction to individual students.
- Instant Tutoring - Accept on-demand tutoring requests whenever you're available.
Our mission is to transform the way people learn by leveraging advanced technology, AI, and the latest in learning science to create personalized learning experiences. Through 1-on-1 Online Tutoring, students receive customized instruction that helps them achieve their learning goals. Our platform is designed to match students with the right tutors, fostering better outcomes and a passion for learning.
Please note: Varsity Tutors does not contract in: Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia or Puerto Rico.
Salary : $25 - $40