Expectations
We expect tutors to display the key competencies assessed during the interview process at all times. In addition:
Tuition sessions
- We expect our tutors to deliver tuition of the highest standards. We expect goals for each student to be set at the start of tuition and for these to be reviewed on a monthly basis.
- Where a date/time for a session has been agreed with a client, tutors are expected to honour this agreement.
- We expect our tutors to give a reasonable level of commitment and have the capacity to tutor based on the agreement with clients.
- We expect a minimum commitment of six months for a tuition position.
- Before applying for a role, it is the tutor’s responsibility to ensure that they are able to travel to the client’s location.
Correspondence
- Tutors must contact a new client by telephone within 24 hours of being sent client contact details, and only email if they are unable to get through.
- We expect Tutors to notify CMN Management once the date and time of an initial meeting have been confirmed with the client. We expect the tutor to follow up with CMN Management after the first lesson
- Once tuition has begun, we expect tutors to maintain consistent contact with the client, responding to any queries promptly and in a professional manner.
- If a tutoring engagement will no longer be continuing (either because the client has decided to stop or the tutor can no longer meet their requirements), the tutor is expected to inform CMN Management at the earliest possible time.
- Tutors are expected to update CMN Management of any changes in circumstance. This includes new home address, new contact details or increased demands on time that might impact the quality/quantity of tuition they are able to provide.
- We expect tutors to be easily contactable and to check their whatsapp at least once a day. The quicker we can advise a prospective client of a tutor’s availability, the more likely we are to secure work for that tutor.
How do we Recruit Tutors?
We set high standards
- All tutors must pass our assessment procedure & mock-teaching
- They need to attend our Training of Tutor with certain objectives
- They need to submit Learning Report (P&P) every month to the management to monitor the students’ progress
We assess tutors in the following competencies
- Interaction: Assessed through: Interview, planned lesson and references.
- Knowledge: Assessed through: CV, interview, micro-teaching & references.
- Teaching ability: Assessed through: Interview, micro-teaching and references.
- Problem solving: Assessed through: Interview
Who are our tutors?
- Full time teachers
- Teachers in full time education
- Teachers setting up businesses or social enterprises
- Teachers that now have alternative professions
- Professional tutors
What ongoing involvement do we have?
- We monitor tutor feedback monthly
- We approach our clients for feedback monthly
- We provide ongoing training for tutors through weekend workshops
- We provide resources upon request from our clients and tutors
We have a rigorous assessment procedure
- All tutors must submit a written application to be a tutor
- Successful applications are invited to attend an interview
- During the assessment, candidates perform a competency interview and deliver a micro-tuition session to our assessors
- Candidates must achieve excellent scores across all of our competencies in order to become CMN Tutors.
We assess tutors in the following competencies
- Interaction: Assessed through: Interview, planned lesson and references.
- Knowledge: Assessed through: CV and references.
- Planning: Assessed through: Interview, planned lesson and references.
- Teaching ability: Assessed through: Interview, planned lesson and references.
- Problem solving: Assessed through: Interview
- Integrity: Assessed through: Interview and general logistics
Payment
- All tutors are expected to complete monthly reports (P&P) for each student alongside their timesheets which already being signed by the parent. These must be submitted promptly by 5th day of each month along with the P&P submission. Tutors will be paid before 15th of each month for tuition completed in the previous month. However, the late submission of a timesheet can result in the tutor’s pay being delayed and can incur a penalty charge.
- Once an hourly rate has been agreed for a particular job, tutors are expected to honour this agreement. CMN Tutors is unable to increase an hourly rate once it has been negotiated with the client.
- The first session is a trial. If the client decides not to use an CMN Tutor beyond the first hour, we do not invoice them for it and the tutor will not be paid. Once a tutor is used beyond the first session, that first hour becomes billable and the tutor will be paid.
Confidentiality
- Client confidentiality is essential and paramount. Please do not discuss your clients to other parties and always obtain permission from clients before approaching anyone for information in relation to a student.
Be nice
- We like to work with tutors that are a pleasure to work with.
Stay in touch
- The closer our tutors work with CMN Management, the more we can do for you! We expect tutors to keep us updated on their tutoring plans and the kind of work they are looking for.