We at Au Pair Extraordinaire are dedicated to finding you the perfect tutor or homeschool teacher to carry out academic and developmental stimulation support program for kids from Grade R – Grade 12.

We take special care in helping you find the perfect home-school teacher or tutor to provide your child with tailored curriculum support. You can choose to hire a tutor to assist on a temporary basis, or you can hire a permanent tutor or homeschool teacher to work with your kids throughout their academic years going forward.

We conduct in-depth evaluations based on experience, qualifications, authenticity, core values, goals and aspirations, and most of all – passion for growing and developing children. Leave it to us to help you find the perfect home-school teacher or tutor!

If you are looking for a Subject-Specific Tutor, or a Tutor to support your children with their school curriculum, our Tutor program is for you.

 

What does a Tutor do?

• One-on-one online and face-to-face tutors providing in-depth curriculum support for children in Grade R-12, and developmental support for babies – pre-schoolers.
• Provides personalized instruction tailored to the student’s learning style, pace, and goals.
• Helps students understand difficult concepts and topics by breaking them down into manageable chunks.
• Offers additional practice and reinforcement to strengthen understanding and retention of material.
• Assists with homework assignments, projects, and exam preparation across various subjects and levels.
• Identifies and addresses gaps in knowledge or skill areas through targeted assessment and remediation.
• Encourages critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and independent learning strategies.
• Provides feedback and constructive criticism to help students improve their academic performance.
• Adapts teaching methods and materials to accommodate individual learning needs and preferences.
• Motivates and inspires students to overcome challenges, set goals, and strive for academic success.
• Communicates regularly with parents or guardians to provide progress updates and discuss strategies for improvement.
• Fosters a supportive and positive learning environment where students feel comfortable asking questions and expressing their concerns.

All of these can be delivered online, or face-to-face tutors and teachers – depending on what suits you.

Tutor Fees: A tutor will charge from R100-R300 per hour.

Your recruiter will guide you on the recommended salary based on your requirements – these candidates come with a vast array of skills depending on parents’ and children’s needs

If you are looking at homeschooling your children – be it temporarily or permanently, this option is for you. 

A home-school tutor’s salary / hourly rate will depend on many factors, including his or her age, previous experience, degrees and courses completed, as well as the number of hours worked each week.

Home-school tutors usually work between 3-6 hours a day, usually in the mornings, but they are flexible and do adjust their hours according to the child’s needs.

In general, a homeschool tutor’s salary will start at around R8000 per month, what you pay them will depend on their experience, the number of children and the grades they need to homeschool and of course, their qualifications.

We know how important this decision is for your family, your happiness and your child’s future. Thus, we spend more than any other organisation time filtering our applicants, separating the diamonds from the rough, so that you can rest assured your home-school teacher or tutor is extraordinairy!

To prove how seriously we take our job, below you will find a simplified overview of our bespoke, unique candidate selection process. When it comes to your family, we can never be too detailed, so only about 5% of applicants will ever become a part of ours.

As proof of how powerful our process is, ±85% of our client families will hire a teacher from the first selection candidate we have chosen for them.

Filtering:

We screen hundreds of CVs daily, looking for solid, well-rounded backgrounds, at least 1 year of tutoring/teaching experience and an A aggregate or above for subjects they will be teaching

On average, only 1 in 10 applicants move to the next phase

Psychometric testing:

We look deeper into the minds and behaviours of our potential homeschool teachers, to test their levels of assertiveness, dependability and self-discipline

In order to better understand their Family Match Potential, we also look to understand each homeschool teacher’s levels of introversion/extroversion, patience, drive, self-confidence, leadership and stress-tolerance

Interviews:

In the third phase, now that we understand more about each human being, we interview the , using structured questions created by a psychologist

Here we look to get a firmer grip on their underlying motives, abilities, passions and suitability for different learning dynamics.

Roughly half of applicants at this stage get our stamp of approval

Reference checks:

We mine all past employment. A single bad reference is enough to cut representation

The strict adherence to the above process means that every applicant has not only been vetted and cleared as an exceptional candidate, but we know each of them well enough to match them perfectly with the right family.

Final Checks:

Upon offering a candidate a position, we move into the final phase of our screening process. This includes a Criminal Background Check and ID/Work Permit Verification. Our families have the option to include a Premium Social Media Check with a comprehensive report, TransUnion Credit Check, Drivers Licence Verification and Academic Qualification Verification.

Au Pair Extraordinaire has partnered with Think Digital College, a leading virtual education platform offering online South African and International British distance learning and home education curricula from Grade R – Grade 12.

• Work at your own pace in your own space
• Hire a homeschool teacher to carry out the Think Digital curriculum of your choice – your child benefits from one-on-one educational curriculum support while staying safe at home
• Interactive assessments test learner’s understanding using 11 different testing methods

Contact Us for Au Pair Extraordinaire client discounts and more information on how you can implement the ThinkDigitial virtual curriculum with one of our homeschool teachers.