About the role
The role: We need a passionate, knowledgeable, and reliable Mandarin Tutor for our Illinois team, with a strong command of Mandarin Chinese and a passion for helping students develop language proficiency, deepen their cultural understanding, and achieve their academic goals. You will give one-on-one, in-person tutoring to students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 in support of their Mandarin coursework and language development, customizing lessons to each student's proficiency level, learning style, academic needs, and school curriculum. That means individualized Mandarin instruction aligned with school curricula and academic goals, and building speaking, listening, reading, writing, vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation skills. You will teach and reinforce Mandarin tones, character recognition, and character writing as appropriate to each student's level and curriculum, and introduce relevant cultural context when it supports language learning and student engagement. You will help students prepare for quizzes, tests, exams, classroom assignments, and other academic assessments, develop engaging, customized lesson plans around individual strengths, challenges, and learning objectives, and offer remedial instruction or enrichment activities to improve proficiency and build confidence. Appropriate learning materials, interactive activities, and practical language exercises will reinforce understanding. You will monitor student progress, adapt your methods to support continued improvement, and communicate regularly with parents or guardians about progress, learning goals, and areas for further development.
About us: Prep Academy Tutors of North & West Cook County is a premier provider of private, in-home tutoring, serving students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 across the northern and western suburbs of Chicago. Our approach is flexible, personalized, and curriculum-based, so students thrive academically with support tailored to their unique learning needs. We hire only the best—certified teachers, subject matter experts, and aspiring educators—and offer above-average industry pay to reflect the quality of instruction we provide.
You’ll fit in if: you are a certified educator, Mandarin language specialist, subject matter expert, or aspiring teacher with strong proficiency in Mandarin Chinese (speaking, listening, reading, and writing) and knowledge of Mandarin pronunciation, tones, and written characters appropriate to the students being taught. You genuinely enjoy teaching Mandarin and helping students build language skills, you can explain language concepts clearly and adapt lessons to different ages and proficiency levels, and you can accommodate a variety of learning styles, academic needs, and student goals. You bring strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills, professionalism, punctuality, reliability, a positive attitude, and a commitment to exceptional, personalized instruction and customer service. Previous experience teaching or tutoring Mandarin is an asset.
To apply, you need a Bachelor's degree and at least one of the following:
- Experience as a lecturer or course instructor at an accredited U.S. college or university
- A valid Illinois State teaching certificate or an equivalent teaching certificate from another state
- At least two years of teaching experience in a private, public, or charter school
- Current enrollment in a teacher certification program
- Status as a Master's or PhD student with experience as a teaching assistant at a U.S. college or university
Applicants should also demonstrate Mandarin language proficiency appropriate for providing high-quality academic instruction.
Perks: competitive compensation (above-industry-average pay), flexible scheduling that works around your availability, professional development with opportunities for continued learning and professional networking, a supportive team environment committed to student success, and the independence to manage your own students and schedule.
Position details: In-Person Mandarin Tutor, Oak Park & River Forest, Illinois, with Prep Academy Tutors of North & West Cook County. Job Type: Part-time | Contract. Do you love teaching Mandarin and helping students grow as confident language learners? Join Prep Academy Tutors of North & West Cook County and help students strengthen their skills, achieve their academic goals, and discover the value of learning another language. We'd love to hear from you!
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