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Why Online Learning?
TutaPoint.com: A Place for passionate Teaching Professionals
As teaching professionals, nothing compares with that moment when a student truly learns something new, fully grasping a previously foreign concept or idea. Passionate teachers strive to make that special moment of understanding happen every day, often applying their special brand of patience outside of the classroom to just about anyone who needs a little educational TLC. For teachers like these, education is not just a job, but a way of life. Sound familiar? If so, then TutaPoint.com is proud to offer you a new forum - a place where students in need reach out for academic help only you can provide.
TutaPoint.com's Online Tutoring Services
TutaPoint.com provides live, Internet-based, one-on-one tutoring services in high-school-level (grades 9 through 12) math, science and Spanish courses. Students may request instant homework help or schedule a tutoring session at a minimum of 15 minutes a session or up to two hours. Tutors work with their students via a Web cam in our virtual online. TutaPoint.com's Web technology ensures a student's requested subject area is routed to an appropriately skilled tutor. TutaPoint.com guarantees the privacy of its faculty and students.
TutaPoint.com's E-Tutors
TutaPoint.com only works with the best tutors from all over the United States to make sure our students receive the best and most effective learning experience. We know the best tutors are professionals in the field of education, so we partner with certified teachers, retired teachers, teaching assistants, professors at colleges and universities, and others who meet our high standards and settle only for excellence. Our tutors are determined to help your student succeed.
TutaPoint.com's Standard of Safety and Excellence
Because we take education and safety seriously, our staff screens prospective tutors to ensure we enlist well-qualified professionals who are passionate about teaching one or more of our subject areas. Before any tutor is invited to be a part of TutaPoint.com's faculty, the individual must complete a pervasive application and then we perform background and criminal checks. As an additional method of quality control, our administrative Web team routinely monitors tutoring sessions.
TutaPoint.com's Standard of Safety and Excellence
Because we take education and safety seriously, our staff screens prospective tutors to ensure we enlist well-qualified professionals who are passionate about teaching one or more of our subject areas. Before any tutor is invited to be a part of TutaPoint.com's faculty, the individual must complete a pervasive application and then we perform background and criminal checks. As an additional method of quality control, our administrative Web team routinely monitors tutoring sessions.
To learn more about how to become a TutaPoint.com tutor, visit our Tutor FAQS page.
1. What are the benefits of joining TutaPoint.com as a tutor?
2. What are TutaPoint.com's Hours?
3. What qualifications must tutors possess?
4. How are tutors paid?
5. Where do students come from?
6. What are a tutor's responsibilities?
7. How do I apply to become a tutor?
8. Is training provided?
9. How does the application process work?
10. Does it cost anything to become a TutaPoint.com tutor?
11. Are there any non-tutoring positions available at TutaPoint.com?
12. I want to be a TutaPoint.com tutor. How can I apply?
1. What are the benefits of joining TutaPoint.com as a tutor?
» At TutaPoint.com, you will be one of the many innovators on the cutting edge of online education.
» Working as an online tutor offers a great, flexible schedule and allows tutors to work from home or even from a college dorm. (Please see technical requirements here.)
» Competitive hourly compensation, starting at $12 per hour of tutoring.
» Networking with others in the education field, using TutaPoint.com's exclusive message board.
» Grow your student base by Web marketing your skills to prospective local students through TutaPoint.com's Tutor Marketing Package.
» Bonuses and other performance incentives.
» Ongoing training and support.
» Working as an online tutor offers a great, flexible schedule and allows tutors to work from home or even from a college dorm. (Please see technical requirements here.)
» Competitive hourly compensation, starting at $12 per hour of tutoring.
» Networking with others in the education field, using TutaPoint.com's exclusive message board.
» Grow your student base by Web marketing your skills to prospective local students through TutaPoint.com's Tutor Marketing Package.
» Bonuses and other performance incentives.
» Ongoing training and support.
2. What are TutaPoint.com's Hours?
Students may request instant, live tutoring from 2 p.m. to 1 a.m., Eastern Standard Time. Scheduled sessions are also available, and while scheduling details are up to the individual tutor, tutors are expected to log-in regularly to field instant-help requests and to conduct scheduled tutoring sessions. Tutors who miss appointments will be asked to leave TutaPoint.com.
During the academic year, tutors are expected to commit to a minimum of five hours of online tutoring per week, either in scheduled sessions or by taking instant-help requests. Tutors may also schedule tutoring hours outside of the peak times.
All tutors are independent contractors, thus taxes are not deducted from a tutor's earnings.
During the academic year, tutors are expected to commit to a minimum of five hours of online tutoring per week, either in scheduled sessions or by taking instant-help requests. Tutors may also schedule tutoring hours outside of the peak times.
All tutors are independent contractors, thus taxes are not deducted from a tutor's earnings.
3. What qualifications must tutors possess?
Tutors must be a resident of the United States and have a valid Social Security number. They must be enrolled in or have graduated from an American or Canadian college or university and meet TutaPoint.com's technical requirements. Typically, tutors are undergraduate students, graduate students, professors, teachers, retired teachers, substitute teachers, and other professionals who have expertise in one or more of our featured academic subjects. Beyond comprehension of an academic subject, tutors should be able to successfully communicate with students in an online learning environment.
Prospective tutors will be asked to fill out an application, demonstrate their skills, and provide references. Upon their entrance into the program, tutors must also complete a final video interview. To ensure the safety of our students, tutors must also undergo a criminal background check.
Prospective tutors will be asked to fill out an application, demonstrate their skills, and provide references. Upon their entrance into the program, tutors must also complete a final video interview. To ensure the safety of our students, tutors must also undergo a criminal background check.
4. How are tutors paid?
Tutors are paid as independent contractors twice per month. Payments are made via check or direct deposit. To start, tutors are paid $12 per hour in addition to bonuses and incentives.
Tutors are paid for the time they spend with students. TutaPoint.com does not guarantee that tutors will receive a minimum amount of hours.
As independent contractors, taxes are not deducted from a tutor's earning. When a tutor earns more than $600 in a year, an IRS Form 1099 will be sent to the tutor during tax season.
Tutors are paid for the time they spend with students. TutaPoint.com does not guarantee that tutors will receive a minimum amount of hours.
As independent contractors, taxes are not deducted from a tutor's earning. When a tutor earns more than $600 in a year, an IRS Form 1099 will be sent to the tutor during tax season.
5. Where do students come from?
Thanks to the evolution of the Internet, TutaPoint.com teams with students from all over the United States and Canada. Students and their parents learn about our services through their school, library, or through our extensive marketing campaigns. Tutors may also develop their own student base by using TutaPoint.com's exclusive marketing program.
6. What are a tutor's responsibilities?
» Provide students with first-class tutoring
» Follow the policies and procedures of TutaPoint.com
» Be on-time for all scheduled tutoring sessions
» Read and respond to all scheduling requests, reviews, and Tutor Tips
» Check TutaPoint.com email often for any messages from the Provider Management Team
» Follow the policies and procedures of TutaPoint.com
» Be on-time for all scheduled tutoring sessions
» Read and respond to all scheduling requests, reviews, and Tutor Tips
» Check TutaPoint.com email often for any messages from the Provider Management Team
7. How do I apply to become a tutor?
Simply create an account and fill out our online tutoring application.
8. Is training provided?
Yes. All tutors receive video training on our tutoring procedures and policies, as well as a handbook, sample lesson plans, and a technical guide to our website.
9. How does the application process work?
Applicants must first fill out and return all necessary forms, then undergo a background check (educational and criminal). Successful candidates will be interviewed via video feed, and if accepted they will be hired as probationary providers.
10. Does it cost anything to become a TutaPoint.com tutor?
No. Tutors must only provide the necessary technical equipment to connect to our students. Please see our list of technical requirements. TutaPoint.com has made special arrangements to provide the necessary equipment to our tutors and students for a discounted price. Click here for more details.
11. Are there any non-tutoring positions available at TutaPoint.com?
At this time there are no open non-tutoring positions. Check back often as our operation grows!