What are the responsibilities and job description for the Math Instructor/Tutor position at Mathnasium of St. George?
Who we are:
Across the world, Mathnasium Learning Centers are committed to teaching children math so that they understand it, master it, and love it. Our curriculum is built upon the Mathnasium Method™— the result of decades of hands-on instruction and development.
Why Work with Us:
At Mathnasium of St. George, we’re passionate about both our students and our employees!
We set ourselves apart by providing Instructors with:
- A rewarding opportunity to transform the lives of K-12th grade students
- Consistent and part time hours
- A fun, supportive, and encouraging work culture
- Opportunities for advancement
- Continuous (paid) training on effective teaching methodologies
- All necessary curriculum and instructional tools
- If you are driven, motivated, and eager to make a difference, we would love to meet you!
Job Responsibilities
- Teach through Mathnasium methodology and terminology, using prescribed teaching practices
- Actively encourage, motivate, and engage with students during the instructional session
- Correct student work and provide positive, constructive feedback
- Manage student behavior to create a positive environment that optimizes learning
- Communicate student needs to center leadership and instructional staff in a team-teaching environment
- Maintain a growth mindset toward student learning and teaching practice.
- Assist in non-teaching tasks, which may include cleaning, administrative assistance, or other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Passion for math and working with students
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Eagerness to learn and be trained
- Ability to balance various ongoing tasks
- All applicants will be required to take a math literacy test up to Algebra 1, to demonstrate math proficiency, provide work authorization, and pass a background check.
- Exceptional math competency through Algebra
- Ideal applicant will be comfortable teaching Core Algebra 2 Topics:
- Functions and Transformations: Domain and range, parent functions, function composition, inverses, and graphing transformations
- Polynomials and Quadratics: Factoring higher-degree polynomials, long and synthetic division, quadratic formulas, completing the square, and analyzing roots and zeros.
- Complex Numbers: Working with the imaginary numbers and performing operations on complex numbers when equations have no real-number solutions.
- Exponential and Logarithmic Functions: Modeling exponential growth and decay, evaluating and graphing logarithms, and solving exponential and logarithmic equations.
- Rational and Radical Functions: Simplifying rational expressions, solving equations with variable denominators, finding vertical and horizontal asymptotes, and working with radical and rational exponents.
- Systems of Equations and Matrices: Solving multi-variable systems of equations and performing matrix operations.
Additional Info
- Scheduling is flexible, and we are more than happy to work with school and other work schedules.
Instructors are paid from $12-$16/hour depending on experience, education, and math skills. There are opportunities for advancement into other positions- e.g., Lead Instructor.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $12.00 - $16.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
Work Location: In person
Benefits:
Reduced or Flexible Hours, Job Training, Sick LeaveSalary : $12 - $16