Holyoke Community College Hiring for STEM Starter Academy Peer Mentor at Holyoke, MA, MA Full Time

Holyoke Community College is housed on a multi-million-dollar, 135-acre campus, equipped with state-of-the art technology in specialized learning facilities. HCC serves over 9,000 students annually, and provides a variety of recreational and cultural activities, from sports programs to music festivals, for students and community members alike. The college’s strongest assets continue to be an innovative spirit, a sincere concern for students and a commitment to strive for even greater success. These are the values which have created a tradition of excellence spanning more than six decades, and which are enabling Holyoke Community College to meet today’s challenges.

ABOUT STEM STARTER ACADEMY

In 2014, HCC and other community colleges received grant funds from the Department of Higher Education to establish a STEM Academy. The purpose was to support community colleges in their efforts to recruit, retain, and graduate significantly more students in STEM pathway programs leading to job placement or college transfer to higher level STEM academic programs.

HCC’s STEM Academy goals are to:

• Increase student awareness of and access to STEM programs of study and career opportunities.
• Enhance student readiness for and recruiting into STEM pathway programs.
• Improve student retention based on academic success and overcoming “life barriers”.
• Increase completion through award of certificates or degrees and pathways to STEM jobs or transfer to higher level STEM academic programs.

The STEM Peer Mentor Tutors will report directly to the Director of the STEM Starter Academy and support the STEM faculty building class community serving as a peer mentor to SSA students.

Part-Time, Non-Benefited Position

Hours: Up to 6 hours per week.
Rate: $15.00/hour

– All candidates must have legal authorization to work in the United States. HCC is not sponsoring H1B Visa.
– Pre-Employment Background check, including Criminal History will be conducted for all positions.

Holyoke Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College’s Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.