How to find a tutor, teacher, nursery teacher or translator
In teaching, who you teach and what matters
A teacher, a tutor and a nursery teacher are three different kinds of work. A teacher runs a subject at a school or institution under a curriculum. A tutor helps a particular child or adult reach a particular result, such as passing an exam or improving a language. A nursery teacher looks after a group of small children and organises their day. A translator stands apart, working with texts or spoken language.
If you are looking for someone, first define clearly who it is for: the learner’s age, level, goal and the format of lessons. The right candidate depends on that.
Who you are looking for: the subcategories
- Lecturer, teacher: subject, class or course, fixed pay or hourly.
- Nursery teacher: preschool, children’s centre, after-school group.
- Tutor: exam preparation, school syllabus, languages, music, programming.
- Translator: written or spoken, language pair, subject of the texts.
What to put in the vacancy
- Subject or languages — for a translator give the language pair and the subject: technical, legal, literary.
- Learners — age, level, number in the group.
- Goal — exam, marks, spoken practice, care and development.
- Format — in person, online, at your home or at the institution.
- Schedule — days, hours, length of a lesson, how many times a week.
- Pay — per hour, per lesson, a salary or per volume of text.
- Requirements — education, certificates, experience, language of instruction.
If you are looking for someone for an institution, tell candidates about the team and the children they will work with: the age of the group, the number of children, whether there is an assistant. This helps the candidate understand the workload before the interview.
Example request: “Looking for an English tutor for a 15-year-old in Auckland, level B1, goal is to reach B2 in six months. Lessons twice a week for 60 minutes, online or in person, at least 3 years of experience.”
How searching on BlaBlaPrice works
Instead of scrolling through ads and writing to ten people, you make one request. Candidates reply in the chat: they tell you about their experience, the lesson format and the amount of pay. The request first goes through a check, and you are told what to add. Contacts stay hidden until you choose a person. More on the “How it works” page, and a request is created free of charge.
How to choose the best
Ask for a trial lesson or a sample of the material they work from. A tutor should be able to explain how progress will be measured. For a nursery teacher, patience, experience with children and the right documents matter. Judge a translator by samples of work and delivery times. Compare cost in the same units: hour, lesson or page.
Think separately about safety and documents. If the person will work with children, ask for the certificates that the law or the institution requires for such posts, and meet them in person. For a tutor who comes to your home, it helps to agree on cancellation rules and on who makes up missed lessons. With translators, it is worth fixing confidentiality of the material, especially for contracts or personal documents. Clear rules help both sides and save nerves.
If you are looking for work in education or translation
If you are a teacher, nursery teacher, tutor or translator looking for work, register on BlaBlaPrice as a service provider, choose this category and region, and vacancies and requests will come to you to answer.
