Tutor - Math Center

Cincinnati State; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Cincinnati State's Math Center is seeking a part-time Math Center Tutor to assist students across developmental math through calculus and related courses. The role includes developing exercises, reviewing feedback, and delivering workshops to bolster students' math skills and retention.

The tutor will work under the Dean of Humanities and Sciences, recording activities in Starfish, and engaging with a diverse student body to promote success in math-centered courses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics or related field.
• College-level mathematics tutoring experience.
• Ability to create and assess math exercises.
• Broad math knowledge: algebra, trigonometry, calculus, statistics.

Responsibilities

• Provide tutoring for all levels of mathematics from developmental to calculus.
• Support math-centered courses (e.g., Physics, Chemistry).
• Identify and address individual student challenges and improvement areas.
• Create supplemental exercises addressing specific computational and conceptual issues in math.
• Review instructional feedback on completed work.
• Assist in developing, promoting, and delivering workshops.
• Record student activity using Starfish or other records software.
• Provide outreach to the college community to raise awareness of the Math Center.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Problem solving

Teamwork

Communication

Reliability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics

Master's degree in Mathematics or related field

Tools

Starfish

Job description

The Math Center Tutor is a resource for students in Mathematics and mathematics-centered courses who need additional support in developing and honing math skills that will allow them to succeed in their course work. The Math Center Tutor helps students to develop the skills necessary for success in math-centered courses. By enhancing students' mathematics competency, the Math Center Tutor plays a vital role in improving student retention and gateway course completion.

• Provide support to students in all levels of mathematics, from developmental level courses to calculus.
• Provide support for math-centered courses, such as Physics and Chemistry.
• Identify and address specific challenges and areas of improvement for individual students.
• Create and make available to students supplemental exercises addressing specific computational and conceptual issues in mathematics.
• Review and clarify instructional feedback on completed work.
• Assist in the development, promotion, and delivery of workshops.
• Record student activity using Starfish or other student records software.
• Provide outreach to the college community to raise awareness of the Math Center and its services.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a Mathematics or related field
• Experience as a classroom-instructor or tutor of mathematics at the college-level
• Experience constructing, conducting and assessing mathematics exercises and activities.
• Broad range of expertise in mathematics topics including but not limited to algebra, trigonometry, calculus, and statistics
• Ability to work effectively with a diverse population

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Mathematics, Mathematics Education, or related field
• Community College teaching or tutoring experience
• Experience working in a Math Center or Tutoring Center

Skills, Abilities and Qualities:

• Resourceful problem solver. Self-motivated with a strong sense of teamwork. Reliable. Strong communication skills.

Details:

Reports to: Dean of Humanities and Sciences

Minimum Hourly rate: $22/hour

Contractual Affiliation: Non-bargaining

Exempt Classification: Non-Exempt

Status: Part time (Not to exceed 29 hours per week.)

Cincinnati State is an E-Verify employer:

• If you'rehired,you must complete aForm I-9, which verifies your identity and your legal right to work in the U.S.
• You'll need to provideoriginal, acceptable documents—no photocopies—to complete the I-9 process.
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• The institution declares that its duty is to equip students with the opportunity to develop the intellectual skills they need to reach their own, informed conclusions.
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• The institution declares it is committed to create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth, and tolerates the differences in opinion that naturally occur in a public higher education community.
• The institution declares that its duty is to treat all faculty, staff, and students as individuals, to hold them to equal standards, and to provide them equality of opportunity, with regard to those individuals' race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.