Part-Time Math Success Coach

Iowa Western Community College • Council Bluffs, IA

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About The Position

This position provides supplementary academic and non-cognitive support to individual and small groups of students through tailored and targeted lessons. In addition, the Math Success Coach facilitates multiple sections of Statistics co-requisite college-level courses.

Requirements

• At least 12 undergraduate credit hours in mathematics
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to articulate in both small and large group settings and with diverse groups of people including co-workers, students, business contacts and at various levels from front-line to administration
• Strong organizational skills including the ability to multitask, to meet deadlines, to maintain and access paper and electronic files, to produce error-free final products, and to manage time and output
• Excellent customer service skills
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently
• Enthusiastic and dedicated to the challenges of helping other people
• Ability to function collaboratively as part of a fast-paced, customer-oriented team
• Professional in communication, appearance, relationships, and responsiveness
• Positive attitude
• Self-starter with the ability to perform with little or no direct supervision
• Ability to pass a background check

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates IWCC's core mission, vision and values
• Facilitate sections of Statistics co-requisite courses
• Participation in weekly meetings aimed at student success
• Mentor students from various courses as part of open lab
• Correspondence with students via phone, email & text
• Participation in committees and work groups within the math department
• Assists in the development and implementation of academic and non-cognitive supports for students enrolled in math courses
• Develops and maintains relationships with math faculty to enhance support resources, expand the student support network, and optimize the impact of student success initiatives
• Collaborates with math faculty on ways to support students with their math-related academic pursuits
• Aid in the continuous improvement of the co-requisite course for Statistics
• Identifies non-cognitive challenges and potential risk factors, and provides tailored and targeted co-curricular supports and proactive outreach
• Refers and connects students to and with relevant resources and services on campus, including those available in the Academic Resource Center as well as through Student Support and Outreach
• Initiates, maintains, and tracks frequent contact with students on a variety of topics and through various means, including face-to-face meetings, email, and phone communication
• Maintains accurate and timely records of student information
• Performs all other duties as assigned

Benefits

• The employee frequently is required to sit for extended periods of time and use hands to operate computer keyboard, telephone and basic office equipment
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear
• Ability to lift up to 10lbs

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree