Math Specialist – YELLS Community Action Café Teen Program & 21st Century Community Learning
Center

The YELLS Community Action Café is the signature teen program of Youth Empowerment through Learning, Leading,
and Serving, Inc. In this innovative program, teens learn financial literacy, marketing, servant-leadership, customer
service, event planning, and much more as they actually manage the Café and lead events and workshops to engage
community members. Our Service Learning model is rooted in youth voice and allows teens to rise as the leaders of
their communities.

Academic Specialists within the YELLS Community Action Café support approximately 30 YELLS teens from Marietta
High School in achieving academic success. The Math Specialist will provide specialized and subject-specific
academic support through individual and small-group tutoring sessions and homework help. This team member will
also lead academic lessons that apply math skills to real-world applications within the students’ Community Action
Café.

Essential Duties and Functions

Develop individualized interventions to help youth overcome academic challenges
Provide assistance with homework, individualized and group instruction, and targeted tutoring
Ensure youth master foundational concepts to achieve academic success within Math classes (Algebra I,

Algebra II, Geometry, Calculus)
Assist students in setting and reaching academic goals
Collaborate with Business Scholar Success Coach to track student growth and assess student needs
Develop and facilitate interactive, experiential lessons aligned to Georgia Standards of Excellence &

school-day learning
Foster connections between academic learning and real-world application in the students’ Café business

and community initiatives
Identify, select, create, and modify instructional resources to meet the needs of students with varying

backgrounds, learning styles, and special needs
Present learning in an “after-school style” that includes authentic experiences, and is filled with fun
Lead math lessons to address student deficits and develop a love of math within teens
Build relationship with students and foster community
Participate as part of a team to run a top-of-the-line Youth Center with quality programs by helping out

where needed or instructed

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field (i.e., Education or specific content area)
Mastery of specific subject-area content and history of success in tutoring math
Teacher certification preferred, or at least three years working in youth educational programs
Knowledge of Georgia Standards of Excellence and student learning
Previous success working in schools or tutoring
Ability to move, motivate and inspire youth as a person to whom teens radiate
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Must pass criminal background check.
COVID-19 vaccination required, or willingness to get vaccinated, due to interaction with youth

Compensation Range: $25-30/hour based on qualifications and certification Location: Marietta, Georgia 30067

Position to be filled immediately. To apply, please send resume and cover letter promptly to Laura Keefe,
YELLS Executive Director, at jobs@YELLSinc.org. For more information, visit www.YELLSinc.org.