College Science & Math Tutor (Online)

Mission and Objective
Canal Alliance is a nonprofit champion of immigrants who are challenged by a lack of resources and an unfamiliar environment. We believe everyone has the right to achieve their dreams. Every day, we educate, empower, support, and partner with motivated immigrants to best meet all their unique needs—from putting food on the table, to becoming American citizens, to learning English, to graduating from college. Because when we support immigrants, Marin becomes a place where everyone can live, work, and succeed. 

Canal Alliance College to Career is a college completion and career readiness program designed to support students in their journey to graduate from a 4-year university and find successful careers. 

Position

The College Math & Science Tutor collaborates with a team of professionals to provide one-on-one tutoring for students on their path toward college completion. A successful candidate will be a passionate believer in the power of education to improve the lives of immigrant youth and their families.   

Schedule is dependent on both the tutor’s and the student’s availability, Monday – Sunday.  Tutoring is conducted online, over Zoom, unless both the student and tutor are both local and can meet at Canal Alliance, Monday-Friday. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Provide tutoring in college science or math
• Maintain tutoring session notes using Salesforce 
• Assess student learning and monitor progress 
• Conduct regular goal setting meetings with students 
• Modify instructional program of individual students based on student data 
• Build positive and respectful relationships with students  
• Communicate consistently and assist in identifying needs of students 
• Participate in a monthly staff meeting
  

Knowledge, skills and abilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and ability required.

• Strong content knowledge in college level math and science courses which can include:
  • Science: General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, Development and Physiology and General Physics
  • Math: Calculus with Applications, Calculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics, Statistics, Calculus I, Calculus II and Algebra 
• Effective teaching and  tutoring skills  
• Ability to identify gaps in learning and adjust teaching to meet student needs 
• Ability to effectively communicate information both verbally and in writing 
• Ability to establish cooperative working relationships with staff, students, and volunteers 

Requirements

• 2 years of completed content knowledge courses (listed above)  
• Bachelor’s Degree, or working towards a degree 
• Computer literacy 
• Reliable internet and access to a computer with a camera 
• Experience working with Latino, immigrant or low income communities (preferred)