Contact the secretaries or the principal of the school. Most schools have a list of tutors that they can provide to parents if requested. I tutor at a middle school that even sends home the list of tutors and their contact info with the report cards. I’ve gotten a lot of calls, especially after that first report card comes out. I find that the 6th graders especially have a total shock when they go to middle school and need help with study skills and organization. Also, at a middle school you may not want to specify a subjct you can help with. I found I got more calls when I just listed that I will help with general study skills and all subjects. The work is easy enough in middle schools that if they have their textbook with them you can pretty much figure out what they’re working on.

If you do get a tutoring job, just make sure you protect yourself- meet at a public place like a library or on campus. Don’t put yourself in a position where you’re alone at the kids house or in your dorm room or anything.

I think charging only $1.50 per hour for anything is really undervaluing your time. If you look at child care rates, the rates vary according to the age, because different aged kids need different numbers of care givers (the child-to-adult ratio). The rates for little toddlers are higher because each adult is limited to some small number of children (eg 1-to-6 or 1-to-8). So, I wouldn’t charge less for smaller kids. If you want to be perceived as a “good value” you should perhaps charge minimum wage, charge the same for any age child, and give package discounts if parents pay you in advance for N sessions. Just make certain you can keep any commitments you make so you don’t appear flaky. I’d also pull together report cards and/or teacher letters of recommendation to show your potential customers how well you understand the material. I’d also do a little tutoring “for free” in return for “testimonials” — permission to use someone’s recommendation of your service in your advertising. Good luck!

Usually guidance counselors handle tutoring. I would contact them.

Be nice to your tutees and try to think of less boring, more fun ways to help them memorize facts and study.