Part-Time Math Tutor

Job description

AIM Institute is a non-profit organization with a mission to grow, connect, and inspire the tech talent community through education and career development. We are seeking a part-time math tutor for students attending Papillion-Lavista High School. Tutors work directly with the students served by AIM Institute's Upward Bound program. Services include teaching or tutoring Mathematics subject matter from 9th to 12th grade.

Essential Job Functions:

• Every Monday, collect a list of students who have a D or lower in Mathematics classes or need help with a specific area in the English portion of the ACT.
• Contact each student with a D or lower in Mathematics, and set a tutoring appointment with them that same week.
• Contact subject teachers, school counselors, or parents as needed, to ensure that each student improves their grade.
• Teach, tutor, and mentor students in Mathematics to ensure their grade goes up.
• Teach and tutor students in any Mathematics portion of the ACT that students may need.
• Once a month, meet with the UB Tutor team to discuss and come up with solutions to any low grades or any issues regarding tutoring attendance, achievement, etc.
• Deliver courses geared towards generating excitement for learning, as well as developing concrete academic skills in participants.
• Maintain attendance sign-in and ensure an accurate record of student attendance in Lacai. Student signatures of services rendered prove time to be paid.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Be creative in coming up with individual solutions to the root causes of the performance problems.
• Ability to understand that students will already be frustrated with their performance when they come for tutoring, so patience, kindness, and fun in learning the material will be important.
• Possess excellent interpersonal, communication (oral and written) skills.
• Demonstrate the motivation to work with students from diverse backgrounds.
• Possess discretion, sound judgment, and solid decision-making skills.
• Deliver engaging and age-appropriate instruction that keeps youth intellectually curious, interested, and focused.
• Be adaptable and flexible regarding scheduling to meet programming needs

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required in either subject matter or Education.
• Teacher certification
• High school teaching experience in the subject area.
• Experience working with diverse backgrounds preferred.
• Must have experience in teaching the core subject area.

Hours: Max hours 10 hours per week
Salary: $22/per hour