Math Place Administrative Support - Temporary, Part-Time - Department of Mathematics

Mathematics Department - Math Place Administrative Support, Temp Part-time, Non-Exempt, MR04

Position Summary:

This position will assist in the Math Place Center. It will provide administrative assistance to the Math Place Coordinator, document and verify daily payroll and operations, assist in creating and managing spreadsheet schedules, and provide direction for student hired tutors. It will also provide administrative assistance to the Department of Mathematics main office as needed.

Administrative Duties/Daily Operations:

This position will provide assistance to the TMP coordinator to ensure all services operate efficiently and effectively. This position will assist in creating and managing a database of spreadsheet schedules and availability for tutors at TMP. This person verifies work schedules of all TMP tutors in order to be fully staffed at all times. This position will assist in reconciling weekly payroll information of working tutors. Other administrative duties include email distribution, creating signage for The Math Place, campus digital signage, and website management. This position will also assist in attending campus joint partners events and initiatives, such as the Vol resource fairs, to inform and raise awareness of The Math Place. This position will also provide administrative assistance to the Department of Mathematics main office as needed. This can include office needs, special projects, and other assignments as needed.

Oversight of Math Tutors:

This person will be one of the primary points of contact for The Math Place. There are 50+ employed tutors each semester. This position will assist with creating and maintaining the tutor manual and handbook. This person will be responsible for monitoring tutors during working hours to ensure they are following policies and procedures while providing feedback and guidance when necessary. Additionally, this position will direct, review and monitor working time for multiple federal work study students each semester.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

High School Diploma and 6 months of experience working with Google Cloud, Word documents and spreadsheets.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and 1-2 years of working in an academic setting.

Skills and Abilities:

This position should have knowledge of Google documents and spreadsheets. Also required are teamwork skills, decision-making skills, multi-tasking skills. This person must have the ability to be trustworthy, dependable, reliable, and take initiative. Also essential is the ability to work in busy situations, ability to deal with interruptions, interact in a professional and courteous manner with the public, students, and colleagues/coworkers, and the ability to independently make logical sound decisions regarding many aspects of the position. This person must also have the ability to communicate with a diverse population of students, staff, and faculty and be able to prioritize tasks and remain organized.