How to hire a teaching fellow

How to hire a teaching fellow, step by step

Here's a step-by-step teaching fellow hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a teaching fellow job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new teaching fellow
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a teaching fellow, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   A teaching fellow's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, teaching fellows from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of teaching fellow salaries for various roles:

   Type of Teaching Fellow	Description	Hourly rate
   Teaching Fellow		$12-35
   Student Instructor	Typically, a Student Instructor engages students in learning the assignments, materials, pacing, resources, and activities. Student Instructors learn and enforce questioning and discussion strategies in promoting knowledge acquisition and student participation... Show more	$15-35
   Adjunct Lecturer	An Adjunct Lecturer is responsible for teaching college classes. They prepare course guides, teach content that matches courses standards, and assist students with inquiries outside of class.	$20-71

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Classroom Management
   • Academic Support
   • Rehabilitation
   • Math
   • Teaching Methodologies
   • Curriculum Development
   • Mentoring Students
   • Philosophy
   • Student Learning
   • Mathematics
   • Literature
   • Undergraduate Courses
   • Course Syllabus
   • Laboratory Experiments

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Utilize digital technology for educational purposes by managing blackboard page.
   • Assist classmates with developing positive study habits and strategies for managing classroom material.
   • Design and teach undergraduate courses in nonfiction writing and dramatic literature
   • Assist faculty members in implementing bug zapper game using python scripts.
   • Instruct 2nd grade students in literacy and mathematics with a team of 4 members
   • Cultivate programming skills in graduate students to use Linux shall and python scripts for various academic projects.

   More teaching fellow duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your teaching fellow job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A teaching fellow salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a teaching fellow in Arkansas may be lower than in Maryland, and an entry-level teaching fellow usually earns less than a senior-level teaching fellow. Additionally, a teaching fellow with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average teaching fellow salary

   $44,040yearly

   $21.17 hourly rate

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   Entry-level teaching fellow salary

   $25,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 24, 2025

   Average teaching fellow salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Maryland	$59,553	$29
   2	Massachusetts	$58,935	$28
   3	New York	$57,010	$27
   4	Pennsylvania	$55,899	$27
   5	New Jersey	$53,847	$26
   6	Illinois	$52,762	$25
   7	California	$50,610	$24
   8	District of Columbia	$50,447	$24
   9	Connecticut	$47,333	$23
   10	Texas	$46,416	$22
   11	Mississippi	$41,676	$20
   12	Washington	$40,792	$20
   13	Ohio	$40,671	$20
   14	Louisiana	$39,181	$19
   15	Arizona	$38,490	$19
   16	Missouri	$38,445	$18
   17	Florida	$37,420	$18
   18	Utah	$34,286	$16
   19	Kansas	$33,520	$16
   20	Colorado	$31,851	$15

   Average teaching fellow salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	The Juilliard School	$81,562	$39.21	4
   2	Pratt Institute	$72,231	$34.73
   3	Smith College	$63,942	$30.74
   4	Columbia University in the City of New York	$63,489	$30.52	31
   5	New York University	$62,688	$30.14	10
   6	Stanford University	$60,238	$28.96	42
   7	Whitney Museum of American Art	$59,689	$28.70	1
   8	Millsaps College	$58,104	$27.93
   9	UP Education Network	$57,831	$27.80	9
   10	Gallaudet University	$57,719	$27.75
   11	Seton High School	$57,588	$27.69	2
   12	University of Southern California	$57,290	$27.54	4
   13	The University of Chicago	$56,819	$27.32	26
   14	Franklin & Marshall College	$56,368	$27.10
   15	Deerfield Academy	$55,746	$26.80
   16	Mundo Verde PCS	$55,430	$26.65
   17	Rutgers University	$51,544	$24.78	218
   18	The University of Kansas Health System	$50,986	$24.51	22
   19	Dartmouth	$50,735	$24.39	19
   20	PSEA	$50,156	$24.11	51

4. Writing a teaching fellow job description

   A good teaching fellow job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a teaching fellow job description:

   Teaching fellow job description example

   HIRING NOW FOR IMMEDIATE OPENINGS!
   HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER is the most established tutoring, exam preparation, and supplemental education provider in the US. With over 300 locations, Huntington Learning Center is recognized as a national leader in equipping students (K-12) with the tools needed to achieve academic success. We assess students and individualize student-specific programs, which our instructors then implement using proven techniques and strategies.
   The Huntington Learning Center in Plantation, FL offers a highly supportive, fun, and motivational teaching environment with competitive pay, continual training, and flexible hours. Our instructors teach on an individual basis, which enables students to achieve tremendous progress in a relatively short period of time. As our students improve their skills, their confidence in learning grows, along with their motivation to do better in school.
   We need tutors for every subject at all grade levels.
   
   A few of the benefits of teaching at Huntington Learning Center:
   Team atmosphere: At Huntington, we believe that for each of us to succeed, it is necessary to have a positive and supportive environment where everyone is part of a professional team. Each person in the center is friendly, helpful, and committed to personal and professional growth.
   Continual training: Along with being fully trained on Huntington curriculum and guidelines, you will receive continuous training opportunities, with which even the most experienced teachers can gain new insights. Huntington’s unique skills and techniques add useful and valuable tools to any teacher’s repertoire. We will increase your effectiveness, enhance your present skills, and help you develop new ones.
   Grateful students: Work directly with a variety of students at all grade levels on an individual basis. There are no discipline problems, and full-time staff conduct all parent discussions, so you as the teacher can focus on doing what you do best: teaching. Because you can track each of your student’s daily progress, you will see marked improvement in their skills, confidence, and motivation, which in turn rewards you with the knowledge that you truly are making in a difference in their lives.
   Year-round flexible hours: You can teach from 6-30 Hours per week, depending on YOUR availability! Our after-school and summer hours adapt to your changing schedule, and since no preparation is needed beforehand, it's an ideal after-school job that's even better than tutoring on your own.
   Requirements: College degree and/or teaching certification.Past experience as a teacher or tutor will be considered.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find teaching fellows for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   To find teaching fellow candidates, you can consider the following options:

   • Post your job opening on Zippia or other job search websites.
   • Use niche websites that focus on engineering and technology jobs, such as k12jobspot, learn4good, serious teachers, teachingjobs.com.
   • Post your job on free job posting websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit teaching fellows, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   Remember to include a few questions that allow candidates to expand on their strengths in their own words. Asking about their unique skills might reveal things you'd miss otherwise. At this point, good candidates can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new teaching fellow

   Once you've selected the best teaching fellow candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new teaching fellow first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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