Industry:

Online education, tutoring, test prep

Company Description:

This education firm, based in Baltimore, MD, owns the well-known company Sylvan Learning Centers, which provide tutoring services for pre-K through 12th-grade students in the United States, Canada and several other countries worldwide. Sylvan’s business model is individually owned franchises, or learning centers. And while most of the tutoring positions at these centers are for on-site tutors, there are some online tutoring jobs available from Sylvan franchises as well as some home-based corporate jobs.

Types of Work-at-Home Positions at Educate, Inc. and Sylvan Learning Centers:

The individual centers offer online tutoring and hire home-based tutors to provide it. However, these jobs are still location based, meaning you must live in the area where the hiring center is located, be hired through that location, and probably work on-site as well as off-site. Sylvan's instructors trained are trained in its curriculum and provide individual instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, study skills and test preparation for college entrance (SAT/ACT) and state exams. Remote instruction is done using VOIP and chat in an online classroom platform. Instructors are typically not responsible for grading and assessment.

At one time, there was a corporate online tutoring division called eSylvan, but that is no longer a functional unit. So for those seeking work-at-home tutoring positions as Sylvan, getting hired by a local center is the way to start.

In addition to the Sylvan franchises, the corporate office also hires for some virtual positions.

The position of “virtual director of education” is a home-based corporate job with Sylvan in which the part-time employee acts as a liaison with the student’s parents and classroom teachers for the Sylvan curriculum in order to “ensure the quality of the education standards and teaching staff as well as grow the business.” Must have experience working in a Sylvan Learning Center for these jobs.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree is required for tutors. However, depending on the center and the type of tutoring, teaching experience, certification and master's degree may be required as well. New tutors are trained in the curriculum and procedures at a local center.

Applying to Sylvan:

Use the Sylvan website to access both the corporate jobs and to follow links to locate individual franchises in your area that may be hiring. In addition to the United States and Canada, there are Sylvan franchises in the Bahamas, Bahrain, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.

For similar positions, see this list of online tutoring jobs and read about the various types of WAH jobs for education professionals.

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