"Paraprofessional Mathematics Tutor, Learning Support Systems, 2025"

Company Description

Monroe Community College is a unit of the State University of New York (SUNY) and is one of only nineteen community colleges across North America selected for board membership in the League for Innovation in the Community College. Founded in 1961, MCC prides itself on providing an affordable, quality education for more than 12,000 students in the Rochester area. MCC is a large institution offering over 100 programs across two main campuses, two specialized centers, and various community sites.

MCC embraces inclusion and diversity, offering activities and programs to enhance the personal and professional development of faculty, staff, and students. The College welcomes candidates who are committed to MCC's mission of access and academic excellence and a desire to work in a diverse and dynamic environment.

Job Description

Function of Position

Reporting to the Director of Learning Support Systems, Paraprofessional Tutors are staff who work with students to help them to develop effective learning strategies and to become self-regulated learners. These tutors help students with discipline-specific content.

Examples of Duties & Responsibilities

Primary Functions

• Foster the development of independent, intentional learners
• Help students understand and use effective learning strategies
• Provide tutor assistance in subject areas in one-on-one and group settings: Mathematics (MTH 165 (College Algebra) or below, excluding Statistics)
• Develop and nurture rapport with students, peers, and faculty
• Attend training activities to comply with certification requirements before and/or during semesters
• Collaborate with the Director of Learning Support Systems on providing workshops to fill learning gaps of both tutors and students with discipline specific content. The Director of Learning Support Systems will collaborate with the Mathematics Department as needed.
• Adhere to tutoring center protocol and tutoring expectations as outlined in the Tutor Handbook
• Promote critical thinking and problem solving

Secondary Functions

• Visit classrooms, as needed, to introduce students to the tutoring services
• Assisting with other learning assistance projects as assigned

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Associates or working towards a Bachelor's Degree in mathematics, statistics, physics, or engineering
• Experience working with diverse college populations

Preferred Qualifications

• Two years of tutoring experience in mathematics
• Teaching experience in mathematics in grades 9-12 or at the community college level
• Experience using MyLab Math
• Bilingual and able to read, write, and speak Spanish, or other languages, proficiently

Additional Information

Pay Rate: Associates Degree - $15.50/hr.

Job Type: Part Time

Hours: 10-20 Hours per Week

Monroe Community College prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, familial status, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, national or ethnic origin, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, domestic violence, victim status, criminal conviction, or any other characteristic or status protected by state or federal laws or College policy in admissions, employment, and treatment of students and employees, or in any aspect of the business of the College.

Application Instructions

Interested applicants may apply at one of the links below.

Please note: Current employees will need to use the internal application link. If you are not an employee, please click on the external application link to create an account.

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External Application

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