Math Circle Assistant (Student)

American University•Washington, DC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is available only to enrolled American University students. Most student positions at American University are eligible to use Federal Work Study (FWS) awards, with a few exceptions. FWS funds cannot be applied to janitorial, construction, partisan or sectarian positions. For information or questions regarding FWS funds, please contact American University's Office of Financial Aid. Important guidance for current American University employees: American University current employees, including those employed in student positions, must apply through their employee Workday account. If you are a current employee at American University, please log into your employee Workday account and select the Find Jobs report which will take you to our internal career listings. Applying outside of your employee Workday account may cause delays in a hire process.

Requirements

This position is available only to enrolled American University students.
You should enjoy working with children, and mathematics.

Nice To Haves

If the assistant needs to miss 1 or 2 sessions due to conflicts, then that is not a problem, provided that we have plenty of notice.

Responsibilities

Attend nine weekly sessions of the DC Math Circle, a program for students in grades 5 through 8.
Help set up the furniture in DMTI 111.
Help greet the students as they arrive.
During the session, help keep the students on task.
When a student could benefit from a leading question, either ask it, or bring over the session leader to ask it.
When a student has an idea that should be shared widely, get the attention of the session leader.
After the session, help clean up.
Other duties as assigned.