Math Specialist

About the role

The Undergraduate Math Specialist plays a pivotal role in supporting students enrolled in developmental education courses. This role involves tutoring, academic coaching, case management, and collaboration with instructors.

Responsibilities

• Tutoring and Academic Coaching
• Provide one-on-one and small-group academic support
• Design and implement tailored academic support plans
• Model and guide students in developing metacognitive strategies
• Build authentic relationships based on trust and mutual accountability
• Case Management and Student Tracking
• Maintain detailed case notes and track support provided and outcomes
• Identify students most likely to benefit from early intervention
• Make referrals and share information thoughtfully and ethically
• Instructional Partnership and Faculty Collaboration
• Collaborate with instructors to support shared student success goals
• Confer regularly with classroom instructors to share insights into student progress
• Program Coordination and Team Collaboration
• Engage in regular team meetings to plan impactful student supports
• Coordinate with partners and teams to connect students with resources
• Respond to student support requests in an effective and timely manner

Qualifications

• Relationship Building
• Continuous Learning
• Equity at the Center
• Academic Coaching and Modeling
• Produces Compelling Written and Digital Materials
• Data-Driven, Collaborative Environment
• Continuous Improvement and Innovation

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Math, Math Education, or related field
• Tutoring or teaching math at the high school or college level
• Experience with digital tools for education
• Experience collaborating on a team towards a shared set of goals
• Experience tutoring or teaching students of diverse backgrounds and abilities
• Experience tutoring or teaching multilingual or multidialectal students
• Experience collaborating in a classroom or tutoring center
• Bilingual or multilingual

Skills

• Relationship building
• Continuous learning
• Equity at the center
• Academic coaching and modeling
• Produces compelling written and digital materials
• Data-driven, collaborative environment
• Continuous improvement and innovation

Benefits

National Louis University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement benefits, and paid time off. Part-time staff are also eligible for these benefits.

Pay

The salary range for this part-time position is $21.88 to $30.64 per hour, with a typical workweek of 16-20 hours.

Schedule

This is a part-time position with scheduled time occurring primarily during daytime classes (9am-4pm).