This position is responsible for greeting students, helping them get settled and ready to learn, managing student flow, maintaining an organized learning environment, and ensuring students are safely checked out and handed off to their parents or guardians. Our teaching method, the Mathnasium Method, is the life’s work of Larry Martinek, Mathnasium’s Chief Instructional Officer and a teacher and math teaching consultant in the Los Angeles area for more than 35 years.

Job Title: Part-Time Mathnasium Team Lead

Location: On-site – Center City Philadelphia

Mathnasium of Center City is looking for an energetic, responsible, and technology-savvy Team Lead to help create an organized, welcoming, and positive experience for every student who walks through our doors.

The Team Lead plays an important role in the daily operations of the center. This position is responsible for greeting students, helping them get settled and ready to learn, managing student flow, maintaining an organized learning environment, and ensuring students are safely checked out and handed off to their parents or guardians.

About Mathnasium

Mathnasium is a math learning center dedicated to helping students in grades K–12 build confidence and develop a deeper understanding of math. Through the Mathnasium Method, students receive individualized instruction based on their unique learning needs in a supportive group-learning environment.

At Mathnasium of Center City, our #1 priority is our students and their progress. We believe that a positive, organized, and welcoming environment helps students feel comfortable, confident, and ready to learn.

Responsibilities

The Mathnasium Team Lead will:

• Greet every student warmly as they enter the center and help create an energetic and welcoming environment.
• Give students a high five and positive encouragement when they arrive.
• Check students in upon arrival.
• Use a tablet to start each student's Digital Workout Plan and ensure the correct work is ready before the student begins.
• Be comfortable learning and using technology, tablets, and digital programs. Technology proficiency is required for this position.
• Seat students appropriately and help manage student flow throughout the center.
• Help ensure students are settled, prepared, and ready to begin their Mathnasium session.
• Continuously organize and straighten the center throughout the shift, including student areas, tables, chairs, tablets, supplies, and other shared spaces.
• Help maintain a clean, organized, and welcoming environment so students and instructors can focus on learning.
• Monitor the entrance and center door and maintain awareness of students entering and leaving the center.
• Help ensure students are safely handed off to their parent or guardian at the end of their session.
• Provide students with appropriate rewards and recognition at the end of their session.
• Maintain a positive, professional, organized, and high-energy front-of-center experience.
• Communicate clearly with instructors and center leadership regarding student arrivals, departures, and any operational needs.
• Walk students to car or deli, waving at parents
• Telling students while they wait about the events

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who is:

• Friendly, energetic, and enjoys working with children and families.
• Comfortable interacting with students of different ages.
• Tech savvy and comfortable using tablets and digital platforms.
• Organized and able to manage multiple students arriving and leaving at the same time.
• Responsible, dependable, and punctual.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to maintain awareness of the center entrance and student transitions.
• Someone who naturally notices when an area needs to be organized, straightened, or reset and takes initiative to keep the center looking its best.
• Positive, encouraging, and enthusiastic.

Preferred Schedule

We strongly prefer candidates who are available to work:

Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

3:30 PM–6:30 PM

This position is ideal for someone looking for a consistent part-time afternoon schedule and who enjoys working with children in an educational environment. We are open year-round. We can offer more days if Team Lead is available.

Join Our Team

The Mathnasium Team Lead helps create the first and last impression students and families have during every visit. From the high five when a student walks through the door to the moment they are safely handed off to their parent or guardian, this role helps ensure that every student's Mathnasium experience is positive, organized, welcoming, and ready for learning.

If you are energetic, responsible, great with kids, tech savvy, and someone who takes pride in keeping an environment organized and running smoothly, we would love to hear from you!

Mathnasium Team Lead Interview Process

Our interview process is designed to give candidates an opportunity to experience the Mathnasium environment and help us determine whether the Team Lead position is the right fit for both the candidate and our center.

The process includes three phases and two visits to the center.

Phase I: 15-Minute Phone Call

Candidates will begin with a brief 15-minute phone call.

This conversation allows us to learn more about the candidate, discuss availability, review the responsibilities of the position, and answer initial questions about working at Mathnasium.

Candidates who are a good fit will be invited to move forward to Phase II.

Phase II: Center Visit & Trial Run

Candidates will visit the Mathnasium center for a trial run.

During this visit, candidates will have the opportunity to experience the center environment and demonstrate how they would interact with students.

We will focus on skills such as:

• Greeting students warmly and confidently.
• Creating a welcoming and positive first impression.
• Giving students encouragement and high fives.
• Checking students in and starting the Digital Workout Plans
• Communicating naturally with children and families.
• Following directions and adapting to the flow of the center.
• Demonstrating the energy, organization, and awareness needed for the Team Lead position.

This is an opportunity for both Mathnasium and the candidate to determine whether the role is a good fit.

Phase III: Official Interview

Candidates who successfully complete the trial run may be invited back to the center for an official interview.

During the interview, we will discuss the position in greater detail, including responsibilities, expectations, availability, and the candidate's experience and qualifications.

Following the official interview, selected candidates may receive a job offer.

We believe that seeing a candidate interact in the Mathnasium environment is just as important as talking about their experience. Our goal is to find someone who is friendly, energetic, organized, dependable, tech savvy, and excited to help create a positive experience for every student who walks through our doors.

The Mathnasium Mission
Teach children math so they understand it, master it, and love it.
Math can change their lives, and they can change the world.
Mathnasium makes math make sense, building children's confidence and a deep understanding and lifelong love of mathematics. With more than 1,000 locations on four continents, our franchised and company-owned learning centers provide tutoring from pre-K through high school.
The Mathnasium Method increases a child's math competency and improves their lives by opening the doors to higher education, greater career opportunities, and a better future. It is in that sense that we aim to change the world ... one child at a time.
Our teaching method, the Mathnasium Method, is the life’s work of Larry Martinek, Mathnasium’s Chief Instructional Officer and a teacher and math teaching consultant in the Los Angeles area for more than 35 years. The Mathnasium Method uses a time-tested, customized program which stems from a unique assessment to identify what students need to improve their math skills. We offer personalized instruction, proprietary worksheets, and games to build Number Sense and provide a fun and supportive environment in which children can learn and practice math.

Salary

$7.50 - $10.00 per hour

Benefits

Referral program, Paid training

Job Type

Part time

Schedule

Other