Job Description
Location
Auckland City, Auckland
Full job description
Job Summary
Our team is looking for a confident, passionate tutor to join our teaching team, and help in delivering STEM classes to neurodivergent students.
Job Description
Our company:
We're a small creative team that delivers STEM workshops to students and communities across New Zealand.
We began in Auckland * years ago teaching after-school coding classes, and since then have expanded our offerings to also teach robotics, electronics, 3D Design and printing, science, Minecraft, and more! Our classes have expanded from running purely after-school to also running in school holiday periods, in school classrooms during the day, and in community venues for pop up family events. Our goal is to make STEM exciting and accessible for all, ensuring all our attendees leave our workshops feeling confident and proud of their newly developed skills.
This role:
This is a dual-role position that combines elements of our Special Education Tutor role with general Technology Tutor responsibilities. In this role, you will work 1:1 with learners who have additional needs and/or disabilities, and also in mainstream classrooms delivering group STEM sessions.
Our group sessions take place after-school, in school holidays, inside primary schools, and at community events. Our 1:1 classes for neurodivergent learners take place during their school day, although their school day looks a little different to a typical student.
Our 1:1 students are all amazing! They're passionate about technology, have amazing support around them (teachers, parents, psychologists, OT's, facilitators & of course us - Brain Play) and nearly all are happy, positive, and eager to learn. We do have some students and classes who are more challenging (low motivation, shorter attention span, emotional outbursts). Handovers and team teaching are provided to ensure you feel prepared and confident for these challenging cases.
What we're looking for:
We are looking for someone with experience working with young people who have a disability, or who are neurodivergent. Someone who is positive, can adapt quickly, is supportive & understanding, doesn't fluster when presented with challenges, and enjoys building relationships with students.
Job Location:
We travel for work across the Auckland region. You'll see the same students at the same day and time each week and we try to group students by their region to reduce travel in between. Our after-school classes are scheduled at the same time every week of term.
During the school holidays we switch over to run pop up workshops across Auckland for community members of all ages (parent & child focus).
Responsibilities include:
Organising activities and equipment (choosing from our activity bank) with students’ individual needs in mind
Visiting students at school, at local libraries, online, and in-home
Delivering 45 minute - 2 hour classes to students
Administration work - keeping notes, taking photos, booking sessions, booking make up sessions, emails
Team catch ups - once per fortnight with our wonderful team to catch up, discuss ideas, provide feedback and work through any challenges and most importantly share our wins!
Leading pop up mainstream events and classes in community spaces (after-school classes & holiday workshops)
Next steps:
To apply for this job please make sure you meet the following, do not apply if you cannot confidently tick all of these boxes:
Have availability 3 days per week / roughly 10 - 20 hours per week
Have experience working with students who are neurodivergent or have a disability
Have STEM experience
Have experience working in education settings
Have great leadership skills - confidence, adaptability, solutions focused, able to manage a group / new situation effectively
Have experience working unsupervised and independently, without feeling flustered
Have the ability to bring positivity and resilience to every workday
Be confident communicating with and tracking interactions with customers and stakeholders
Have your own private & reliable mode of transport
Benefits:
Once fully trained, the hourly pay rate for this role jumps to $32.80 (training is six - eight weeks)
We pay for travel - per km travelled and also time spent in the car
All training is paid, and can be partly done from home
We will pay for your first aid certificate, flu jab, and an AutismNZ training course
You get to play Minecraft for work - our favourite perk
Christmas & New Year closure - we shut for the holidays (late Dec - early Jan)
This role can be built up to full time hours for the right person!
We look forward to welcoming you into our team.
Contact us:
Please email our team with the following information:
Your experience working with students (neurodivergent / disabled students)
Your STEM / education experience
How your availability aligns with the role
A CV is great - don't worry about a cover letter.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $25.70 – $32.80 per hour
Expected hours: 10 – 20 per week
Benefits:
Travel reimbursement
Work Location: In person
Expected Start Date: 04/08/2026
Auckland City, Auckland
Full job description
Job Summary
Our team is looking for a confident, passionate tutor to join our teaching team, and help in delivering STEM classes to neurodivergent students.
Job Description
Our company:
We're a small creative team that delivers STEM workshops to students and communities across New Zealand.
We began in Auckland * years ago teaching after-school coding classes, and since then have expanded our offerings to also teach robotics, electronics, 3D Design and printing, science, Minecraft, and more! Our classes have expanded from running purely after-school to also running in school holiday periods, in school classrooms during the day, and in community venues for pop up family events. Our goal is to make STEM exciting and accessible for all, ensuring all our attendees leave our workshops feeling confident and proud of their newly developed skills.
This role:
This is a dual-role position that combines elements of our Special Education Tutor role with general Technology Tutor responsibilities. In this role, you will work 1:1 with learners who have additional needs and/or disabilities, and also in mainstream classrooms delivering group STEM sessions.
Our group sessions take place after-school, in school holidays, inside primary schools, and at community events. Our 1:1 classes for neurodivergent learners take place during their school day, although their school day looks a little different to a typical student.
Our 1:1 students are all amazing! They're passionate about technology, have amazing support around them (teachers, parents, psychologists, OT's, facilitators & of course us - Brain Play) and nearly all are happy, positive, and eager to learn. We do have some students and classes who are more challenging (low motivation, shorter attention span, emotional outbursts). Handovers and team teaching are provided to ensure you feel prepared and confident for these challenging cases.
What we're looking for:
We are looking for someone with experience working with young people who have a disability, or who are neurodivergent. Someone who is positive, can adapt quickly, is supportive & understanding, doesn't fluster when presented with challenges, and enjoys building relationships with students.
Job Location:
We travel for work across the Auckland region. You'll see the same students at the same day and time each week and we try to group students by their region to reduce travel in between. Our after-school classes are scheduled at the same time every week of term.
During the school holidays we switch over to run pop up workshops across Auckland for community members of all ages (parent & child focus).
Responsibilities include:
Organising activities and equipment (choosing from our activity bank) with students’ individual needs in mind
Visiting students at school, at local libraries, online, and in-home
Delivering 45 minute - 2 hour classes to students
Administration work - keeping notes, taking photos, booking sessions, booking make up sessions, emails
Team catch ups - once per fortnight with our wonderful team to catch up, discuss ideas, provide feedback and work through any challenges and most importantly share our wins!
Leading pop up mainstream events and classes in community spaces (after-school classes & holiday workshops)
Next steps:
To apply for this job please make sure you meet the following, do not apply if you cannot confidently tick all of these boxes:
Have availability 3 days per week / roughly 10 - 20 hours per week
Have experience working with students who are neurodivergent or have a disability
Have STEM experience
Have experience working in education settings
Have great leadership skills - confidence, adaptability, solutions focused, able to manage a group / new situation effectively
Have experience working unsupervised and independently, without feeling flustered
Have the ability to bring positivity and resilience to every workday
Be confident communicating with and tracking interactions with customers and stakeholders
Have your own private & reliable mode of transport
Benefits:
Once fully trained, the hourly pay rate for this role jumps to $32.80 (training is six - eight weeks)
We pay for travel - per km travelled and also time spent in the car
All training is paid, and can be partly done from home
We will pay for your first aid certificate, flu jab, and an AutismNZ training course
You get to play Minecraft for work - our favourite perk
Christmas & New Year closure - we shut for the holidays (late Dec - early Jan)
This role can be built up to full time hours for the right person!
We look forward to welcoming you into our team.
Contact us:
Please email our team with the following information:
Your experience working with students (neurodivergent / disabled students)
Your STEM / education experience
How your availability aligns with the role
A CV is great - don't worry about a cover letter.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $25.70 – $32.80 per hour
Expected hours: 10 – 20 per week
Benefits:
Travel reimbursement
Work Location: In person
Expected Start Date: 04/08/2026
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Special Education STEM Tutor position is now open for candidates interested in the Education Jobs sector. This role in Auckland offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Education Jobs is a plus.
