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NextGen Tutor Project Lead

Company: jumpAgrade CLG
Role type: 2 year part-time, fixed term contract, up to 20 hours per week
Salary: 45K pro-rated
Location: Remote with travel to schools, Higher Education partners etc.

jumpAGrade is an Irish education nonprofit working to improve access to educational support for underrepresented and disadvantaged post-primary students. We partner with 55 post-primary schools, providing over 3,000 hours of free-to-access personalised tutoring to underserved students across Ireland. Tuition is delivered by qualified, registered teachers through one-to-one sessions and small-group classes.
We want to expand this support by piloting an innovative new tutoring model combining live online tutoring with the deep personalisation of AI that enables students to practise independently, strengthen their understanding and receive personalised learning support between human-led sessions.
Our aim is to make high-quality, individualised learning support more accessible, helping students build knowledge, confidence and independence while giving our tutors actionable insights to better support their progress.


Role outline:
We are looking for an educator with a strong interest in digital learning, educational technology and AI to lead the development and delivery of our NextGen Tutor Academy.
This is an opportunity for a teacher or education professional who is excited by the potential of AI to transform learning and wants to put that potential into practice.
You will recruit, train and support 3rd level students and volunteers to become effective online tutors, while working with teachers and AI specialists to develop and test AI-supported learning resources aligned with the school curriculum.
The ideal candidate combines a strong understanding of teaching and learning with practical experience of digital education or AI tools. You do not need to be a software developer, but you should be curious, confident experimenting with AI and able to translate educational needs into practical learning solutions.
Key Responsibilities
1. Develop and deliver the NextGen Tutor Academy
Build relationships with universities, teacher training programmes, access offices and relevant academic departments and volunteer centres to recruit tutors.
Design and deliver a structured tutor training programme, including online self-paced modules, a live workshop and ongoing support.
Identify facilitators to deliver training in digital pedagogy, effective mentoring, child safeguarding, trauma-informed practice and the responsible use of AI learning tools.
Supervise and mentor tutors throughout the pilot, monitoring delivery quality, engagement and training needs.
Develop reusable training resources and processes to support future expansion.
2. Support AI-enabled learning design
Work with teachers to align AI-supported tutoring with the school curriculum.
Help develop and test AI prompts, diagnostic activities, personalised learning plans, practice exercises and feedback approaches.
Explore existing AI tools and identify practical ways to improve personalisation, student engagement and tutor effectiveness.
Train and support tutors in using AI tools appropriately to guide student learning.
Gather feedback from tutors, students and teachers and use it to improve prompts, learning resources and delivery methods.
3. Coordinate delivery and evaluate impact
Support the implementation of the tutoring model across participating schools.
Monitor tutor participation, training completion, session delivery and student engagement.
Work with the team to gather feedback and assess student confidence, learning progress and programme quality.
Identify what works, document lessons learned and contribute to project evaluation and recommendations for future development.
Essential Requirements
Experience in teaching, teacher education, tutoring, learning design or another relevant educational setting.
A strong understanding of effective teaching and learning, assessment and student engagement.
Practical experience using AI tools or digital learning technologies, with a clear interest in developing this expertise further.
The ability to design engaging learning activities and explain complex concepts clearly.
Experience supporting, training, mentoring or coordinating other people.
Strong organisational, communication and relationship-building skills.
A commitment to educational equity, inclusion and the safe, responsible use of technology with young people.
Desirable Experience
Qualified post-primary teacher with experience of the Irish curriculum or Leaving Certificate subjects.
Experience using generative AI to support lesson planning, assessment, feedback or personalised learning.
Experience developing AI prompts, digital learning resources, diagnostics or adaptive learning activities.
Experience recruiting, training or supervising volunteers, student mentors or tutors.
Experience working with DEIS schools or young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Familiarity with online learning platforms, safeguarding and trauma-informed practice.
Experience monitoring programme outcomes or contributing to educational evaluation.
What Success Looks Like
By the end of the pilot, you will have helped JumpAgrade to:
Establish a sustainable student tutor recruitment pipeline.
Design and deliver a structured, high-quality Tutor Academy consisting of self-paced online training modules, in-person workshops, continuous supervision and mentoring, live tutoring experience and certification.
Prepare and support volunteers to deliver safe, engaging and effective AI-supported tutoring.
Develop and refine a suite of curriculum-aligned AI learning resources and supports for both teachers/tutors and students.
Use feedback and evaluation evidence to improve the model and inform future expansion.

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