NAPS - Tutor (Math)

LOCATION:

Newport, RI - United States Naval Academy Preparatory School

APPLICATION TIMELINE:

This position is open until filled and applications will be reviewed on a continual basis. 

ABOUT THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL:

The Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS), located within the confines of Naval Station Newport in Newport, RI, is a critical component of the United States Naval Academy (USNA) where we enhance midshipmen candidates' moral, mental, and physical foundations to prepare them for admission to, and success at USNA. 

NAPS is a ten month post-secondary preparatory school, emphasizing preparation in mathematics, chemistry, English Composition, physics, and Information Technology. The students have diverse backgrounds, coming from high schools across the United States and its territories or they may be prior enlisted members of the Navy and Marine Corps. The NAPS student body (the Battalion) is selected from applicants to USNA, with each candidate being required to complete the NAPS program before being admitted as a student at USNA. 

The Naval Academy has produced noted leaders, and its graduates (many of whom began their journey at NAPS) have excelled in every walk of life. As an historic officer accession program and premier undergraduate university, USNA has a unique place amongst American educational institutions. Our talented civilian faculty and staff are united by one common purpose - to develop the next generation of leaders for our naval service. In order to best execute that purpose, our faculty, instructors, and support staff are selected from all segments of society and are expected to model the highest professional standards. 

Those selected for employment at NAPS are tasked with ensuring a select group of candidates are best prepared to enter the Naval Academy. This task is challenging, but also rewarding as employees work within a coordinated program alongside other faculty and staff dedicated to inspiring excellence, while also receiving the benefits of federal employment and enjoying an exceptional quality-of-life. 

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) invites applications for an intermittent Tutor in Math to be filled as early as Spring 2023. The position is located at the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) in Newport, RI where the overall mission is to academically qualify selected candidates for admission to the U.S. Naval Academy. 

The academic goal of the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) is to build the necessary skill sets and academic tools to ensure midshipman candidates are best prepared for success as they start the Naval Academy’s challenging academic program. The relatively small faculty and staff at NAPS work closely together to achieve this goal. A small student to faculty ratio enables instructors to better focus on student needs, provide critical feedback, and schedule extra instruction. 

The in-person tutor will be expected to work flexible hours, mostly evenings and weekend hours (supporting students throughout the entire academic calendar to possibly include Saturday morning, Sunday evening and Federal Holidays), and will be required to provide assessments concerning student difficulties and progress. This is an intermittent (irregular hours, maximum of 20 hours per week), temporary, and seasonal (10-month per year) appointment. Renewal of this appointment is anticipated and will be contingent on the performance of the incumbent during the contract period as well as the needs and emerging plans relating to the Naval Academy Preparatory School's Mathematics Division curriculum. 

This is an intermittent, gift-funded, federal excepted service position. Salary for this position will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. 

MINIMUM AND PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum:

• Bachelor's Degree

Preferred:

• Degree in Science or Mathematics or a related field requiring a significant mathematics coursework from an accredited college or university
• Teaching experience in Algebra, Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus and/or Calculus; and have the ability to teach mathematics classes at the high school and introductory undergraduate level
• Experience with students from diverse backgrounds

HOW TO APPLY FOR POSITION:

1.   Apply with a cover letter (statement of interest), a resume including professional experience relevant to the position, and the names and contact information of three professional references (at least one reference should be able to address the applicant’s classroom climate and teaching effectiveness with students having diverse sets of abilities). Applications should be sent electronically to Kevin Monagle at  jan-2023-math-tutor-group@naps.edu

2.  This position is open until filled and applications will be reviewed on a continual basis. 

IMPORTANT APPLICANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENT:

• To comply with the applicable nationwide preliminary injunction on Executive Order 14043, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Department of the Navy is not taking any action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement.  Newly hired employees will need to provide their vaccination status as well as comply with workplace safety protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine. 

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

• U.S. Citizenship Required

• All Civilian Faculty Positions at USNA are subject to a background investigation. The selected candidate will be subject to a security investigation leading to successful completion of a background investigation with a favorable adjudication. The selectee's failure to meet this requirement will be grounds for termination.  More information about the background investigation process can be found at the Academic Dean and Provost’s website here http://www.usna.edu/Academics/Faculty-Information/Background-Investigation-Info.php. 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

The U.S. Naval Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer