Job

Community Tutor on italki

italki (italki HK Limited), online

Open. No closing date published. No fee to apply Last checked 23 Sep

At a glance

Deadline: Open. No closing date published.
Fee: No fee to apply
Who may apply: Nothing recorded yet about who may apply. See what they ask for below.
Where: Remote. Online, from home

Paid online conversation lessons in a language you speak natively or at C2 level, with no teaching experience needed. You set your own price between 5 and 120 US dollars a lesson. This week the big languages are closed, but African languages not on italki's closed list, such as Amharic, Zulu or Twi, are open.

The facts

What you get: You set your own lesson price, from 5 to 120 US dollars a lesson for Community Tutors. italki takes no commission on trial lessons, 21 per cent on single lessons, 19 per cent on 5-lesson packages, 17 per cent on 10-lesson packages and 15 per cent on 15- and 20-lesson packages. Minimum withdrawal is 30 US dollars, paid via PayPal, Hyperwallet, Payoneer or bank transfer via Payoneer; the payment provider may charge its own fee.
Where: Online, from home
How long: Ongoing, freelance; you choose your hours

Where you stand

This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.

What they ask for

native-level or C2 level in the language you teach, shown by speaking it in your introduction video
the language must be open for applications that week; this week English, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Swahili, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Afrikaans and Nigerian Pidgin are closed
a computer or laptop, a microphone and a webcam, because the application cannot be done on a phone
a valid government ID (ID card, passport or driving licence) and a video selfie for ID verification after pre-approval

Get ready to apply

Built only from what this listing states. Tick as you go; the ticks stay on your phone and are not sent anywhere.

A short application, by our reading.

1. What to get ready

A videoShort, clear sound, good light. A phone is enough.

In their words: “An online application with a 1 to 3 minute introduction video, then ID verification and guided tutorials with quizzes within 15 days of pre-approval.”

2. Dates

No closing date is stated.
Openings with no closing date can close once they have enough people, so sooner is safer. Our advice
On the date, the listing says: italki opens and closes each language week by week. The list for 21 to 27 September 2026 shows English, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Swahili, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Afrikaans and Nigerian Pidgin closed, and says 'Languages not listed in the table below are all open', so languages such as Amharic, Zulu, Twi, Somali or Lingala are open this week.

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No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.

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Match your CV to this job: put the experience closest to what it asks for first, and use the same words the listing uses for the same things.
For each thing the listing asks for, have one real example ready: where you did it, what you did, and what changed because of it.
Informal work counts. Selling, tutoring, running a family shop, volunteering and caring for relatives all built real skills; say what you did plainly.
If a cover letter is asked for, keep it to three short paragraphs: why this job, what you have done that fits, and when you can start.

If there is an interview or a test

Read the listing again the day before, and the organisation's own about page.
Prepare two or three short stories: a problem you solved, a time you learned something quickly, a time you worked with others.
Have one or two questions ready for them, for example what the first three months in the role look like.
For a call or video interview, test your data, battery and a quiet place beforehand. If your connection drops, call or write straight away.

All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.

How to apply

Several listings link to this page. Look for "Community Tutor on italki" from italki (italki HK Limited), online.

You apply on italki (italki HK Limited), online's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.

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How we checked this

This was opened and verified at italki (italki HK Limited), online's own website on 23 September 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.