General Description

The Upward Bound Program helps encourage qualified individuals complete high school and enroll in post-secondary institutions of their choice. The program provides individual and group tutoring, counseling, advisement, and technical assistance. Participants in the program received help with educational exploration and planning; college entrance exam preparations; admission and financial aid procedures; cultural and motivational development; and guidance on secondary school re-entry or entry to other programs.

Other Duties

Under the Curriculum Coordinator/Counselor supervision, tutors will work with students to improve their academic aptitude by providing academic tutoring in groups as well as individually. Tutoring will take place during the weekdays, after school from 3:00 PM-6:00 PM, Tuesday through Thursday. The Program also offers some tutoring on Saturday from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

Qualifications

Applicants must be in good standing academically with a G.P.A. of 3.0 or better in the subject they are planning to Tutor.

Subjects are:

Mathematics (Algebra, Geometry Trigonometry, and Calculus)
English
History

Must be able to tutor at least two of these subjects and provide a college transcript.

Position will begin immediately. Academic program begins September through June. There may be Saturday tutorial sessions from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The summer program begins June 2024 through August 2024 with a possible increase in hours from part-time to full-time.

RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY's principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.