Tutor - Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics

Who we are:

We are not-for-profit: St. Louis Community college (STLCC) is a non-profit institution dedicated to empowering students, expanding minds, and changing lives. Employees are committed to strengthening the St. Louis community with inclusive and transformative education.

We are a respected employer: For 60 years, STLCC has served the St. Louis community, expanding to 4 main campuses, 2 education centers, 2 workforce training centers, and 5 centers of excellence. More than one-half of the households in St. Louis have at least one member who has taken classes at STLCC.

We make an impact in the community: Through credit courses, continuing education, and workforce development programs, STLCC annually serves nearly 69,000 students. More than 80% of career and technical graduates employed in their fields or continue their education at four-year institutions within six months of graduation. STLCC sends more transfer students to Missouri’s four-year colleges/universities than anyone else.

What you get:

Benefits package [for full-time employees]: STLCC offers one of the best benefit packages in the St. Louis area. As a STLCC employee you will have access to a 100% match on your contribution to retirement, two health insurance plans options that are no cost to the employee - including an HSA option, low-cost life insurance with a 3x salary benefit, and other low-cost benefits including dental, vision, AD&D, Short-term & Long-term disability insurance.

Opportunity to grow: Over half of our employees have served the college for more than 12 years, exploring different career paths and advancing to higher level positions.

Education & training opportunities: STLCC offers tuition waivers for employees [full-time and part-time] + their dependents. Full-time employees can take advantage of tuition reimbursement for other institutions after just 6 months of service, and an annual professional development allotment.

Work/life balance: Full-time STLCC employees have access to a generous time off package, including holidays, vacation, personal days, medical leave, and other leave options. Our holiday schedule even includes a paid winter holiday at the end of the calendar year.

Commitment to wellness: STLCC HR boasts a dedicated health and wellness specialist who is enthusiastic about creating a culture of wellness throughout the College. With access to college wellness vendors, employees are educated, motivated, and rewarded for healthy behaviors. STLCC employees and anyone living in their household also have access to an employee assistance program (EAP) that can help them with virtually any life need.

The basics of this position:

********** THIS IS A DISTRICT WIDE POSITION**********Support STEM students in achieving educational goals by providing professional assistance appropriate to courses.

What you'll do:

• • Provides transformative group and individual tutoring for students by empowering them to understand content material, use effective learning strategies, and learn in a collaborative environment.
  • Serves as a mentor and lead to student tutors. Conducts observations and delivers feedback to student tutors.
  • Assists with training activities, workshops, and events.
  • Removes barriers to learning by providing equitable treatment and practicing inclusivity of all students.
  • Assist students with the use of institutional and instructional technology.
  • Completes administrative documentation accurately and on time.
  • Maintains confidentiality of students’ personal and academic issues and records as per FERPA and college guidelines.
  • Promotes department services to relevant faculty and students by making classroom visits and/or establishing online connection and communication.
  • Communicate and meet with Early Alert students as a representative of the department.
  • May act as an embedded tutor inside classrooms to provide impactful tutoring services to students in assigned sections.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Education, experience, and other requirements:

• Bachelors or Associates degree in a STEM related field.
• Experience directly working with students on academic skills.
• Knowledge of and experience with active learning and tutoring pedagogies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least two years of relevant experience as STEM instructor or tutor in an academic setting.
• Proficiency in Mathematica.