Math Help Drop-In Center Tutors 2024--2025 - Massachusetts College Of Liberal Arts

Job Description:

Did you totally ace your Intro Stats class? Do you love explaining how to solve a differential equation? Then we need you! The MCLA Math Drop-In Center is hiring tutors for the Fall semester.

The Math Drop-In Center is an open, appointment free space where MCLA students can stop by any time to get help on math related questions and problems. We service students in a wide range of subject areas, from Psychology to Physics, Math to Business. The Math Drop-in Center seeks students to serve as peer tutors. They will hold regular weekly hours at the Math Drop-in Center, where they will serve as peer tutors, create resources for students, and keep data on students served at the center.

Never tutored before? No problem! All tutors receive tutor training at the beginning of the semester. All you need to bring is your math knowledge and a passion for helping your fellow students.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Engage in meetings and trainings with Drop-in supervisor and other peer tutors.

• Help students who come in on a drop-in basis.

• Professionally and independently conducting tutoring sessions as scheduled. Collect and report data of students served at the center.

• Meet regularly with supervising faculty to talk about the progress at the center and any challenges that arise.

• Becoming familiar with texts and other resources useful for tutoring.

• Create resources together with professors based on student needs and faculty input.

• Serve as peer tutor in mathematics courses, as well as other math-related STEM courses.

• Hold tutoring hours in the Math Drop-in Center during weekly scheduled hours.

Requirements:

Tutors must:

• Have at least a 3.0 GPA overall or a 3.3 in their most recent semester.

• Have an appropriate background in mathematics.

• Be interviewed by a member of the Math Drop-in Center supervising faculty.

• Ability to tutor at least two of the following topics: Statistics, Precalculus, Calculus Sequence, Business Statistics, Psych Research & Stats I/II, Programming in Python, Programming in Java.

Additional Information:

This position is open only to students currently enrolled at MCLA. Review of applications will begin immediately.

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts strongly encourages employees to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations. The Centers for Disease Control recommendation is that everyone aged 6 and up should get 1 updated Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, regardless of whether they've received any original COVID-19 vaccines.

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. Should you need to request a reasonable accommodation for the application process, please email Barbara Chaput, Chief Human Resources Officer.

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is deeply committed to fostering a community of excellence, equity, diversity, and inclusion. We provide equal access to educational, co-curricular and employment opportunities for all applicants, students, and employees regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital or parental status, veteran status, or membership in any other legally protected class. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any educational program or activity that they operate, which extends to admission and employment.

Inquiries about Title IX, Equal Opportunity, or ADA/504 and other non-discrimination policies may be directed to MCLA's Title IX Coordinator and Equal Opportunity Officer, to the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, or both.

Justin MacDowell

Title IX Coordinator and Equal Opportunity Officer

375 Church Street, North Adams, MA 01247

Phone: (413) 662-5571

justin.macdowell@mcla.edu

U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights

33 Arch Street, 9th Floor Boston, MA 02119-1424

Telephone: (617) 289-0111; FAX: (617) 289-0150; TDD (877) 521-2172

OCR.Boston@ed.gov

Application Instructions:

Applicants should electronically apply by clicking on the APPLY NOW button below.

For additional information on this position, please contact the hiring manager, Elizabeth Hartung, at E.Hartung@mcla.edu.