Math Support Specialist

Iowa Western Community College Inc; Council Bluffs (IA); In loco; USD 35.000 - 52.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, IA, seeks a dedicated staff member to provide supplementary academic and non-cognitive support to individual and small groups of students. The role includes staffing the math success drop-lab and co-teaching Algebra sequencing sections.

You will collaborate with math faculty, mentor students, maintain records, and communicate across channels, contributing to department efforts to boost student success.

Competenze

• Bachelor's Degree in Math or 12 undergraduate credits in Math.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently.
• Ability to pass a background check.

Mansioni

• Engage as supporting teaching in a co-taught classroom.
• Provide individual and small group support for students visiting the department drop-in lab.
• Facilitate sections of Statistics co-requisite courses.
• Mentor students from various courses as part of open lab.
• Maintain accurate and timely records of student information.
• Participate in weekly meetings aimed at student success.
• Refer and connect students to campus resources and services.
• Develop relationships with math faculty to enhance support resources.

Conoscenze

Co-taught instruction

Student mentoring

Strong communication

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

Formazione

Bachelor's Degree in Math

12 undergrad credits in Math

Strumenti

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

Descrizione del lavoro

This position provides supplementary academic and non-cognitive support to individual and small groups of students. This position would assist in staffing the math success drop-lab as well as co-teaching courses in the Algebra sequencing.

• Engage as supporting teaching in a co-taught classroom
• Provide individual and small group support for students visiting the department drop-in lab
• Demonstrates IWCC’s core mission, vision and values
• Facilitate sections of Statistics co-requisite courses
• Can make decisions in matters of significance
• Participation in weekly meetings aimed at student success
• Mentor students from various courses as part of open lab
• Correspondence with students via phone, email, text
• Participation in committees and work groups within the math department
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with students, faculty, and staff
• Assists in the development and implementation of academic and non-cognitive supports for students enrolled in math courses.
• Develops and maintains relationships with math faculty to enhance support resources, expand the student support network, and optimize the impact of student success initiatives.
• Collaborates with math faculty on ways to support students with their math-related academic pursuits
• Aid in the continuous improvement of the co-requisite course for Statistics.
• Identifies non-cognitive challenges and potential risk factors, and provides tailored and targeted co-curricular supports and proactive outreach
• Refers and connects students to and with relevant resources and services on campus, including those available in the Academic Resource Center as well as through Student Support and Outreach.
• Initiates, maintains, and tracks frequent contact with students on a variety of topics and through various means, including face-to-face meetings, email, and phone communication.
• Maintains accurate and timely records of student information
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's Degree in Math or 12 undergraduate credits in the discipline of Math
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to articulate in both small and large group settings and with diverse groups of people including co-workers, students, business contacts and at various levels from front-line to administration
• Strong organizational skills including the ability to multitask, to meet deadlines, to maintain and access paper and electronic files, to produce error-free final products, and to manage time and output
• Excellent customer service skills
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently
• Enthusiastic and dedicated to the challenges of helping other people
• Ability to function collaboratively as part of a fast-paced, customer-oriented team
• Professional in communication, appearance, relationships, and responsiveness
• Positive attitude
• Self-starter with the ability to perform with little or no direct supervision
• Ability to pass a background check

Preferred Qualifications/Skills:

• Experience that demonstrates sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, and disabled backgrounds of community college students.
• Experience that illustrates a history of successfully collaborating with co-workers on a regular basis to achieve common goals.
• Experience facilitating math skill development.
• Experience monitoring student progress.
• Experience tutoring students and assisting them as they complete homework, and prepare for quizzes and tests.
• Experience that demonstrates a commitment to delivering first-rate service to and exceptional support for students on a daily basis.
• Experience that demonstrates the ability to successfully work on and complete several projects at one time.
• Experience in student development at an institution of higher education.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to articulate in both small and large group settings and with diverse groups of people including co-workers, students, business contacts and at various levels from front-line to administration
• Strong computational ability to include mathematic calculations and analyzing statistical data
• Strong organizational skills including the ability to multi-task, to meet deadlines, to maintain and access paper and electronic files, to produce error-free final products, and to manage time and output

• The employee frequently is required to sit for extended periods of time and use hands to operate computer keyboard, telephone and basic office equipment
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear
• Ability to lift up to 10lbs
• Ability to drive company owned or personal vehicle.

Cognitive Requirements: (as presently performed to accomplish essential functions)

• Reading, Writing, Calculating
• Social Interaction Skills
• Reasoning/Analysis
• Works with Minimal Supervision