Math Mentor 2026-2027

Role: Math Mentor Reports to: Math Mentor Coach Salary: $50/hour for sessions and planning/notes time Status: Part-time Location: Remote Who We Are: National Math Stars ensures mathematically extraordinary students from all communities have the resources they need to reach the frontiers of math and science. Once a student becomes a National Math Star, we work closely with them and their families over a 10-year journey, from elementary through high school, to provide them with extraordinary scholarships, individualized guidance, and mentoring to achieve exceptional outcomes. Our Stars range in age 7-12 and will continue in our program through their K-12 education journey. Role Overview: A core part of our program experience for our Stars is individual or small group weekly math mentoring sessions with their math mentors. Math mentors are individuals who deeply appreciate mathematics, enjoy spending time with challenging problems, and see the beauty in patterns, proofs, and mathematical concepts. These virtual sessions foster deep problem-solving, exploration of mathematical concepts, and creative thinking through posing mathematical questions and playing mathematical games. You are someone who is passionate about working with mathematically extraordinary children and believes that young children are deeply capable of understanding complex mathematical concepts. You are excited to work alongside a team of talented mathematicians to design and conduct virtual math mentoring sess