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Job ID 72676
Job Funding Source Non-Work-Study
Employer Michigan Medicine
Category Professional/Administrative
Job Description

As a part of the Office for Health Equity & Inclusion’s comprehensive mission, we are committed to building the next generation of nurses, health professionals and scientists. Our Middle School Math & Health Sciences Program partners with Ypsilanti Community Middle School to support sixth and seventh graders who are underachieving in mathematics. Coaches will be champions for middle school students’ academic and college readiness. They will provide mathematics coaching and serve as mentors. Student Success Coaches will engage in group discussions and learn about culturally relevant pedagogy. Overall, this program requires a commitment of approximately 6 hours per week, including unpaid travel time. 

Link to application: https://studentemployment.umich.edu/

For questions, contact: Eli Pfaltzgraff (erpfaltz@med.umich.edu) and Jodi Forrester (jodif@med.umich.edu).

Responsibilities

  • 2 or 3 days per week, provide approximately 50-90 minutes total of mathematics coaching to 2-3 sixth- or seventh-grade students from January 2025-April 2025
  • Attend an initial eight-hour training in January 2025
Educational Value

Educational Value

  • Participate in twice per month, 2-hour professional development sessions lead by School of Education faculty
  • Spend approximately one hour per week planning coaching sessions, focusing on any of the following areas: multiplication, division, factoring, order of operations, etc. Students will need support developing math comprehension.
  • Serve as a mentor and an academic and social role model
  • Collaborate and check-in with teachers, utilizing student progress to develop coaching plans

Qualifications 

  • Passion for supporting middle school students’ success in math
  • Experience mentoring and/or providing academic coaching for students ages 11-14
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Current UM undergraduate or graduate student 
  • Good academic standing
  • Possess an interest in pre-health or health care fields and/or interest in math education
  • Availability to facilitate coaching 2-3 times per week during the designated times below
  • Personal transportation to Ypsilanti Community Middle School
Job Requirements

Availability Requirements: Applicants will engage in coaching at Ypsilanti Community Middle School on the days and times listed below. 

Must be available for at least two of the time periods (Monday through Friday) listed below. In your application, please include all of your possible available coaching times.

Examples:

I am available 7:42-9:14 (plus travel time) on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays.

I am available 9:16-11:35 Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 12:11-2:30pm on Mondays and Wednesdays.
 

7:42-8:27am

8:29-9:14am

9:16-10:01am

10:03-10:48am

10:50-11:35am

12:11-12:56pm

12:58-1:43pm

1:45-2:30pm

 

Travel: Travel to coaching sessions will require transportation via personal car or bus. Travel to Ypsilanti Community Middle School from Central Campus requires 25-30 minutes of travel time by car.

Ypsilanti Community Middle School Address:

235 Spencer Lane
Ypsilanti, MI 48198

Application Requirements: Submit a 1-2 page cover letter, resume, and an unofficial transcript to demonstrate you are in good academic standing. In your cover letter, tell us about your availability and your interests in math, health sciences and/or K-12 education. In addition, please share your relevant experience teaching and/or working with K-12 students and students from different backgrounds and/or under-resourced schools.
 
Hourly Rate $20.00/hour
Hours 6.0 hours per week
Time Frame Winter Only
Start Date Monday, January 6, 2025
End Date Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Primary Contact Jodi Forrester-Hutchins
Primary Contact's Email N/A
Supervisor Eli Pfaltzgraff
Work Location Ypsilanti Community Middle School Address: 235 Spencer Lane Ypsilanti, MI 48198
Phone N/A
Fax N/A