New York City: GMAT and GRE Instructors and Tutors

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Manhattan Prep is seeking expert teachers in New York City to instruct in-person classes. Online classes and tutoring may also be available. Teaching takes place primarily during evenings and weekends. This is a part-time position: many of our instructors maintain full-time positions, engage in creative or entrepreneurial endeavors, or pursue advanced degrees while teaching for Manhattan Prep.

Compensation:

The pay is $106 per hour for all classroom teaching and $119 per hour for private tutoring. Instructors can expect to teach in-person a minimum of 3 hours per week. More may be available depending on candidate preference and seasonal demand.

What we’re looking for:

Manhattan Prep is committed to a philosophy of student-centered, transformational teaching. As such, we are looking for instructors with the following:

-Empathic listening: the desire to curiously dive into students’ thought processes.

-Flexible problem solving: teachers who customize their approach for each student or class.

-Dynamic leadership: the social and emotional skills to keep a class feeling engaged and supported.

-Cognitive empathy: the ability to understand how a specific student is thinking.

-Genuine care for each student’s success.

-Content mastery of the material on the exam.

-An infectious enthusiasm for learning and test prep.

Required qualifications:

- Score qualification. 99th percentile score on an official test: GMAT Focus 705+, GRE 334+. [You can apply with a 95th percentile score on the GMAT Focus (675+) or GRE (330+) or a 99th-percentile score on the Classic GMAT (760+), but will have to receive a 99th percentile score on the test you will be teaching before completing the audition process.] 

- Teaching and/or tutoring experience.

- Bachelor’s degree or international equivalent. 

All Manhattan Prep instructors must:

- Make a minimum 12-month commitment of active teaching.

- Complete approximately 100 paid training hours before teaching their first course 

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At Kaplan, we recognize the importance of attracting and retaining top talent to drive our success in a competitive market. Our salary structure and compensation philosophy reflect the value we place on the experience, education, and skills that our employees bring to the organization, taking into consideration labor market trends and total rewards.  All positions with Kaplan are paid at least $15 per hour or $31,200 per year for full-time positions. Additionally, certain positions are bonus or commission-eligible.   And we have a comprehensive benefits package, learn more about our benefits here.

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