About The Job

The Varsity Tutors Live Learning Platform has thousands of students looking for online Conversational Mandarin tutors nationally. As a tutor on the Varsity Tutors Platform, you'll have the flexibility to set your own schedule, earn competitive rates, and make a real impact on students' academic success and understanding. All from the comfort of your home.

Why Join Our Platform?

• Earn incrementally higher pay for each session with the same student, reaching up to $40/hour.
• Get paid up to twice per week, ensuring fast and reliable compensation for the tutoring sessions you conduct and invoice.
• Set your own hours and tutor as much as you'd like.
• Tutor remotely using our purpose-built Live Learning Platform. No commuting required.
• Get matched with students best-suited to your teaching style and expertise.
• Our AI-powered Tutor Copilot enhances your sessions with real-time instructional support, lesson generation, and engagement features, helping you save prep time and focus on impactful teaching.
• We handle the logistics—you just invoice for your tutoring sessions, and we take care of payments.

What We Look For In a Conversational Mandarin Tutor

• Advanced Subject Mastery: Deep knowledge of practical Mandarin vocabulary, conversational grammar structures, tonal pronunciation, listening comprehension, cultural etiquette, and common expressions for daily communication. Ability to explain essential tones, polite phrases, numbers, and situational vocabulary while preparing students for travel, business, or social communication in Mandarin-speaking environments.
• Conceptual Teaching & Problem-Solving: Skilled at teaching spoken Mandarin through situational dialogue, pronunciation coaching, and cultural context. Guides students through introductions, ordering food, shopping, giving directions, discussing work and hobbies, and navigating common social situations in Mandarin. Emphasizes tonal accuracy, building speaking confidence, and developing natural conversational rhythm without overwhelming formal grammar instruction.
• Curriculum Awareness & Adaptive Instruction: Familiar with conversational Mandarin needs and common challenges such as tonal accuracy, understanding rapid native speech, and building vocabulary without character study pressure. Adapts instruction using role-play scenarios, audio immersion exercises, and practical thematic modules to support adult learners, business professionals, and travelers seeking functional spoken Mandarin communication skills.
• Effective Teaching Methods: Ability to identify concepts students commonly struggle with, explain material using multiple approaches, and adapt instruction to meet individual learning needs and styles.
• Strong communication skills and a friendly, engaging teaching style.
• Ability to adapt to different learning styles and student needs.

Ways To Connect With Students

• 1-on-1 Online Tutoring - Provide personalized instruction to individual students.
• Instant Tutoring - Accept on-demand tutoring requests whenever you're available.

About Varsity Tutors And 1-on-1 Online Tutoring

Our mission is to transform the way people learn by leveraging advanced technology, AI, and the latest in learning science to create personalized learning experiences. Through 1-on-1 Online Tutoring, students receive customized instruction that helps them achieve their learning goals. Our platform is designed to match students with the right tutors, fostering better outcomes and a passion for learning.

Please note: Varsity Tutors does not contract in: Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia or Puerto Rico.