About this role
TUTORING CENTER MANAGER
Location: Redwood City, CA | In-Person
Employment Type: Full-Time
Schedule:
- Tuesday and Thurs 2:00pm - 8:00pm
Weds and Friday 2:00pm - 7:00pm
Saturday 8:30am - 12:30pm; 1:30- 6:30pm
Compensation: $30/hour + Enrollment Commission
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Lead a Tutoring Center and Grow Your Career in Education
Think Zone is hiring a people-focused Tutoring Center Manager to lead our Redwood City Learning Center. You will run the center day to day, lead a team of tutors, build relationships with families, and help grow our local community.
This role is a strong fit if you love working with students, communicate clearly, and want to take ownership of a center. You do not need to have managed a team before.
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About Think Zone
Think Zone is a growing network of Bay Area learning centers helping K–8 students build stronger math skills, confidence, and independent learning habits. We combine thoughtfully designed curriculum, technology-driven learning tools, and personalized in-person support. As we expand across the Bay Area, we are creating new opportunities for our team to grow with us.
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What You'll Do
Lead your center
- Oversee daily operations, scheduling, classrooms, and learning resources
- Onboard, schedule, and support a team of tutors
- Keep the center organized, welcoming, and running smoothly
- Partner with other Center Managers and HQ teams for support
Build relationships with students and families
- Build trusting relationships with students and parents
- Help families understand their child's learning progress
- Create a positive experience from a family's first visit through long-term enrollment
- Work with tutors and families to support student success
Help grow the center
- Introduce Think Zone programs to prospective families and support trial classes
- Drive enrollment, retention, and referral initiatives
- Build relationships with local schools and community organizations
- Take part in local events and community outreach
- Work toward center growth goals while earning enrollment commission and performance bonuses
Requirements
To be considered, you must:
- Have a bachelor's degree
- Have experience working with students in education, tutoring, teaching, or a similar setting
- Have strong spoken and written English and communicate confidently with parents, students, and tutors
- Be comfortable with K–8 math and able to explain it to children
- Be open to developing sales skills, including talking with families about programs and working toward enrollment goals
- Be available for the full schedule: Tuesday–Friday 2:00–7:30 PM and Saturday 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, in person in Redwood City
- Be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
Nice to Have
- Experience in customer success, hospitality, retail, sales, or team leadership
- Strong organization and the ability to juggle several priorities
- Initiative and a desire to own a center and its results
Prior management experience is not required . We are happy to train someone who is excited to grow into leadership.
Compensation and Benefits
- $30/hour base pay
- Commission based on student enrollment
- Performance bonus opportunities
- Health insurance
- Paid sick leave
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Training and ongoing management support
- Regular feedback and professional development
Schedule and Planned Time Off
This is a full-time, in-person position across 48 working weeks per year. Four weeks are scheduled off each year and please note they are unpaid:
- July 4th week
- Thanksgiving week
- Christmas week
- New Year's week
Where This Role Can Take You
As a Tutoring Center Manager, you will gain hands-on experience in people management, operations, customer experience, enrollment, and community outreach. As Think Zone grows, strong performers can move into larger leadership roles:
Tutoring Center Manager → Regional Manager → Regional Director
You will have ownership of your center with training and support from experienced managers and HQ teams along the way.
Why Join Think Zone?
- Build real leadership experience by managing a center, leading a team, and working with families.
- See your impact by getting to know the students, families, and tutors you support.
- Grow your earning potential with commission and bonuses on top of base pay.
- Develop beyond one function across operations, people management, customer experience, and business growth.
- Grow as we grow as we expand across the Bay Area.