Teach With Boston Private Tutors

Boston Private Tutors is growing our team of thoughtful, creative educators and staff members. We offer one-on-one tutoring, group homeschool courses, workshops, summer camps, and community programs, both virtually and in-person in the Greater Boston area.

We are a small company, so we value people who communicate clearly, take ownership of their work, and enjoy helping build better programs and systems. We care about excellent subject knowledge, but we also care deeply about curiosity, kindness, safety, organization, and respect for young people.

We are currently seeking:

  • STEM Tutors (Greater Boston, Virtual)
  • Engineering/Makerspace Instructors (Greater Boston)
  • Virtual Tutors
  • Homeschool Course Instructors
  • Summer Camp Instructors and Youth Mentors

Some applicants may be a good fit for more than one role.

Looking for operations or marketing work? See our operations and marketing jobs.

Most Urgently Needed

Experienced Tutor with Car (Greater Boston)

We are looking for an experienced tutor for in-person sessions with students across Greater Boston.

  • 10+ years of tutoring or teaching experience
  • A car and willingness to travel to students
  • Math and science: we need coverage across all math and science subjects, but you don't need to teach every one of them

To apply, email stephanie@bostonprivatetutors.com with your resume or CV, the subjects and ages you teach, the towns you can travel to, and your availability.

Makerspace and Hands-On Instruction (Norwood)

Boston Private Tutors runs hands-on homeschool classes at Mill Forge, a makerspace in Norwood. Our beginner shop class teaches woodworking (students build a step stool), metalworking (a toolbox), and 3D printing, followed by a capstone project of each student's choice. The fall class meets Wednesday mornings through mid-December, and we are planning additional sections and a spring semester.

These roles are paid contractor work at approximately $50/hr. Schedules are flexible: weekday mornings, afternoons, and weekends are all in play. A background check is required.

You only need to be a fit for one role, not all of them.

Lead Engineering Instructor

We are looking for someone who can run a shop full of teenagers safely and who has big-picture making instincts. That means seeing a problem three steps before it happens, knowing when a student's plan won't work and redirecting them without deflating them, and staying calm and useful when a build goes sideways right before cleanup. Any making, engineering, or trade background is welcome. Safety, judgment, and teaching ability matter most, and teaching experience is required for this role.

Woodworking

Layout and measuring, hand tools, basic joinery, safe operation of shop machines, sanding, and finishing.

Metalworking

Cutting, filing, grinding, drilling, and sheet metal work, with PPE and safety habits you can model and enforce.

3D Modeling and Printing

We have two openings: an instructor for the group class and a one-on-one tutor for an individual student. Skills include CAD instruction (Tinkercad, Onshape, Fusion), designing for printability, tolerances, slicing, running printers, and diagnosing failed prints.

Building Co-Teacher for Elementary and Kindergarten Workshops

Hand tools, glue guns, cardboard and scrap, and simple mechanisms. The curriculum is already written and an experienced lead runs each workshop; you are the second adult. Patience and energy matter more than technical depth.

Electronics and Arduino (Spring 2027)

Breadboarding, soldering, sensors, motors, microcontrollers, and debugging a circuit with a student rather than for them. This class is still being designed, so you can help build the curriculum, co-teach it, or lead it outright.

How to Apply for Makerspace Roles

Email stephanie@bostonprivatetutors.com with:

  • The role or roles you're interested in (for electronics, whether you'd like to design, co-teach, or lead)
  • Your resume, CV, or portfolio (bullet points are fine)
  • A few photos of things you've built, if you have them
  • Your availability

Even if the timing isn't right today, we'll keep you on our list as we add programs.

Tutors and Homeschool Course Instructors

We are hiring educators for virtual programs and in-person work throughout Greater Boston.

Most of our tutoring is one-on-one and virtual, although we also offer Boston-area in-person tutoring and hands-on instruction. We primarily serve students in grades 6–12, but we are expanding our elementary, homeschool, interdisciplinary, and enrichment programs.

Subjects We Teach

We are hiring instructors across the full range of STEM subjects, including:

  • Elementary, middle school, and high school mathematics
  • Algebra, geometry, precalculus, calculus, statistics, competition math, and advanced coursework
  • Biology, chemistry, physics, environmental science, earth and space science, anatomy, health science, and other laboratory sciences
  • Computer science, programming, data science, and technology
  • Engineering, robotics, electronics, design, CAD, 3D printing, fabrication, woodworking, metalworking, and makerspace instruction
  • SAT, ACT, AP, and other academic or standardized test preparation

We are especially interested in educators who can teach chemistry, biology, computer science, engineering, robotics, or hands-on building and fabrication.

Although our traditional focus has been STEM for grades 6–12, we are also hiring instructors in:

  • Elementary education
  • Social-emotional learning, confidence, boundaries, self-advocacy, and healthy relationships
  • Communication, teamwork, leadership, public speaking, and debate
  • Creative writing, literature, history, social science, and other humanities
  • Visual art, filmmaking, theater, music, and other creative fields
  • Interdisciplinary and project-based learning
  • Teaching neurodivergent students and students with varied learning and access needs

One-on-One Tutoring

Our tutors do more than explain content or help students finish assignments. Strong tutors can identify what a student understands, uncover the source of confusion, explain difficult ideas in several ways, and coach students through productive struggle.

We want students to become more confident and independent over time. Tutors teach learning strategies alongside academic content, including planning, active recall, problem-solving, studying, and recognizing when and how to ask for help.

Tutors should be able to:

  • Build warm, respectful relationships with students
  • Adapt explanations and activities to an individual learner
  • Communicate clearly with parents and the Boston Private Tutors team
  • Prepare for lessons and keep useful records of student progress
  • Help students develop curiosity, perseverance, and confidence
  • Maintain appropriate professional boundaries and dependable schedules

Homeschool Courses and Group Programs

We also hire instructors to design and lead homeschool courses, workshops, and other small-group programs.

Tutoring and course leadership require different strengths. An excellent tutor may not want to design a complete course, while an excellent course instructor may specialize in group learning rather than one-on-one academic support. Applicants may be a good fit for either or both roles.

Course instructors should enjoy:

  • Developing engaging curricula and project-based lessons
  • Facilitating discussions and collaborative work
  • Building a positive group culture
  • Adjusting activities for students with different experience levels
  • Creating projects that give students meaningful choices
  • Helping students produce, build, investigate, perform, or communicate something real
  • Teaching both content and skills such as teamwork, leadership, problem-solving, and communication

We welcome experienced teachers and professional tutors as well as engineers, scientists, artists, writers, makers, graduate students, and other subject-matter experts with strong teaching ability.

We are particularly interested in people who love their subjects, think carefully about how students learn, and want to collaborate with other educators instead of working in isolation.

How to Apply for Tutoring or Course Instruction

Email stephanie@bostonprivatetutors.com with:

  • Your resume or CV
  • The subjects and ages you teach
  • Whether you are interested in tutoring, homeschool courses, or both
  • Your availability for virtual and Boston-area in-person work
  • A brief description of a class, project, or activity you would be excited to teach
  • Three testimonial quotes from students or parents, if available

Summer Camps for Immunocompromised, High Risk, and Other COVID-Cautious Families

Our 2027 mask-required summer camp jobs will be posted at www.bostonprivatetutors.com/ccsummercampjobs. In the meantime, the 2026 listings there show what the roles involve.

About Boston Private Tutors

Boston Private Tutors was founded by MIT mechanical engineer Stephanie Schmit to make excellent education more collaborative, personal, and humane.

Stephanie started the company because she did not want tutoring to be competitive and isolated. She wanted educators to share methods, learn from one another, and improve the quality of education they provide instead of everyone reinventing the wheel alone.

We believe respect, safety, and clear communication come first. Our goal is not simply to deliver information. We want students to become curious, capable learners who enjoy solving problems, understand how they learn, communicate effectively, and feel increasingly confident taking on difficult things.

We focus on cultivating curiosity, perseverance, independence, teamwork, and enjoyment in learning. We also work hard to provide families with an organized, thoughtful experience through clear communication, careful planning, and smooth logistics.

As a small, growing company, we are still developing new courses, programs, partnerships, and systems. Team members may have opportunities to help shape that growth rather than simply stepping into a rigid, finished structure.

Questions or applications can be sent to stephanie@bostonprivatetutors.com.