Learning Specialist - MATH

When you join the SUNY Corning Community College (CCC) team, you are helping to positively transform the lives of our students, their families and our communities.

We are a premier two-year College, offering degree programs, certificates, and continuing education classes. We promote intellectual and personal growth through individualized education, inspire innovation to meet the educational and workforce needs of the community and leverage a variety of partnerships to help our students and community succeed.

The Learning Specialist - Math position is responsible for providing tutoring assistance to students at the main Spencer Hill campus, Elmira Academic and Workforce Development Center, online, or other CCC locations as necessary. Support the overall operations of the Learning Commons. Occasional meetings at different CCC locations may be required. Prolonged time sitting/standing working with computers and monitors, ability to walk/move across campus including walking up and down stairs, ability to lift up to 20 pounds (occasionally may be more), repeated motions may include keyboard typing. Typical student-facing office and indoor building environments, occasional outdoor activity may be required.

SUNY CCC embraces diversity and values an inclusive culture where every person is able to succeed to their full potential. If you require an accommodation for the recruiting process, please contact hr@corning-cc.edu or 607.962.9229.

Essential Functions

Tutoring and Academic Support - 65%

• Provide tutoring services as a learning specialist for math skills on a drop-in and/or appointment basis at the main Spencer Hill campus, Elmira Academic and Workforce Development Center, online, and other locations, as necessary
• Tutor students in courses ranging from pre-algebra through the calculus sequence, as well as occasionally assisting students with the math components of other courses
• Work with faculty to ensure tutoring content and skills support is appropriately aligned with course curriculum, scope, and sequence, and to provide students with needed tutorial services
• Develop and conduct workshops and live presentations for students (e.g. subject-specific skills, study techniques, time management, etc.) within or outside of classes
• Help with the development of supplemental academic resources that students and faculty can access and use independently, such as handouts (print and digital) and video tutorials on relevant academic topics
• Provide accurate and suitable documentation of each tutoring session for the benefit of the tutees, the Learning Commons staff, and others as appropriate
• Maintain familiarity and application of the best pedagogical practices for learning center services

• Forge and maintain connections and partnerships with instructional and support staff across the College in all disciplines and service areas in order to market and advocate for the Learning Commons’ services
• Assist in student outreach, documentation, and tracking in response to faculty referrals of students to the Learning Commons
• Work with Library building staff to provide collaborative and cohesive academic support services, materials, and equipment
• Help promote the Learning Commons, Library, and their various services to current and prospective students through class visits, tours, informational tables, etc.
• Help recruit and interview potential peer tutors and make hiring recommendations to the Assistant Director
• Help with the training, observation, and support of peer tutors
• Refer students to other services and resources on campus
• Provide adequate staffing and services at multiple locations and online
• May supervise the Learning Commons or Library Building in the absence of the Director or Assistant Director
• May assist with the operation of the Elmira Learning Commons at the Elmira Academic and Workforce Development Center
• Help maintain the Learning Commons’ web page with current and relevant content
• Perform other related duties, as assigned

• Assist with planning and conducting training and supervision of peer tutors and other student employees in the Learning Center
• Assist with the informal and formal observations of peer tutoring sessions, following through with supportive dialogue with the peer tutor after the session

• Work with the Coordinator of Accessibility Services to provide proctoring coverage of accommodated testing for up to 4 hours per week, as needed by the Accessibility Services office
• Assist faculty departments with creating videos of exams read aloud for students who have tests read, or otherwise help remediate the audio accessibility of tests (e.g. via Kurzweil) as needed
• Email/correspond with professors to obtain tests in advance of the student test time; contact professors if there is a problem during testing (e.g. a missing portion of the test)
• Work with students and faculty to schedule accommodated tests for students
• Assist with student walk-ins, answer questions, and refer them to the Coordinator of Accessibility Services as needed

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and oral/written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and exercise good judgment
• Demonstrates support for the College’s goal of becoming a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and culturally aware community, and practicing anti-racist, anti-biased behaviors
• Demonstrates commitment to accomplishing work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner
• Ability to effectively convey information verbally and in writing, demonstrate effective listening skills, and display respect for and openness to other people’s ideas and thoughts
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other software
• Math Learning Specialists: proficiency in the operation of graphing calculators; experience with mathematical technology
• Ability to accept changes to job requirements, policies, workload, etc., as well as learn new methods, procedures, or techniques resulting from change with the ability to clearly approach problems and find solutions

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in a discipline related to the subject for which tutoring services will be provided
• Work experience in teaching or tutoring at the middle school, high school, or college level

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field
• Proficiency with higher level / more diverse content within the discipline

Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including, but not limited to relevant experience, education, market demands, and training.