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High School Math Tutor

 

The Office of Pre-College Programming continues its tutoring service at four local Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS) sites. The service is a collaboration between the department, Michigan GEAR UP, Upward Bound, the College of Education’s ED3200 course and the Upward Bound Program. 

If selected, you will be tutoring in person every Tuesday and Thursday after-school at Kalamazoo Central High School,  from 2:30-4:30 p.m. 

This is a paid position by the GEAR UP Program.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Provide mentoring and tutoring to KPS youth.

· Report all incidents to the staff verbally and in a written report

· Facilitate in-person tutoring; one tutor to one student or one tutor to a group of students

· Adhere to WMU, Office of Pre-College Programming, and Minors on Campus staff

policies and procedures

· Hold students accountable to rules and regulations of the tutoring program

Minimum Requirements

-Ability to tutor in person

-Must arrive promptly by 2:15 PM to be ready to tutor at 2:30pm; Tuesdays and Thursdays

-Must be able to communicate, demonstrate, and impart knowledge of math principles

-Must possess a mastery of math up to Calculus

-Must engage and build strong academic rapport with student participants

-Ability to work effectively with high school students

-Ability to act as a positive role model/mentor for youth

-Ability to relate positively and unbiased to students of diverse backgrounds

-Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively

-Must satisfactorily pass a background check form 

Preferred Requirements

· Experienced in working with K-12 students

· High organizational skills

· Comfortable working with technology

· Ability to multitask and manage difficult situations

· Self-motivated/Self-orientated

· Major in education, social work, family consumer sciences, or related field  preferred

· Work-study recipient preferred

 

Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Type of job: Part time

Employment duration: Fall 2024 -Spring 2025 semesters

Expected pay: $13USD per hour