Looking for High School On-Line Mentor Position in Michigan
Job title: High School On-Line Mentor Position
Company: Battle Creek Public Schools
Job description: JOB SUMMARY: Facilitates and monitors instruction for students participating in a virtual curriculum for a High School degree program. Students will engage daily in a virtual classroom while the mentor is on-site at the school and available to provide blended learning and support throughout the school day.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor?s degree or higher from an accredited college or university is preferred.
- Experience working with students who qualify as at-risk.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Experience with technology and Microsoft Office software.
- Ability to interact with students, parents and staff in a positive and productive manner.
- Ability to effectively educate and manage students from varying backgrounds and socio- economic levels.
- Experience in effectively handling conflict.
- Valid Michigan Driver?s License. Candidates must also have reliable means of transportation to travel to various locations outside of the office.
- Must complete FBI fingerprinting and a satisfactory criminal background check must be received, proof of a recent negative tuberculosis test result must be received as well as successful unprofessional conduct check.
- Encourages students to set and maintain high standards of classroom behavior and academic achievement.
- Maintains a virtual classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and individual academic level of the students.
- Contacts or interacts with students regularly to encourage daily attendance and engagement.
- Maintains documentation of two-way interaction.
- Follows the Distance Learning platform and computer lab policies while adhering to our governing district?s education regulations.
- Maintains documentation of attendance and virtual course activity and assignments.
- Refers students for tutoring or foundational support as needed.
- Organizes computer lab class signage, assists with student sign-on, assigns lessons, and conducts assessments, testing, and final exams as required. Tracks course completions and assigns new courses to students after a class has been successfully completed.
- Assists with identifying platform problems, program usage issues, and works with tech support staff to resolve.
- Establishes and maintains positive open lines of communication with students, colleagues, and parents concerning both academic and behavioral progress of assigned students.
- Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum standards and establishes clear objectives which reflect these standards for all lessons, units, and projects.
- Maintains student discipline and daily attendance systems with high standards, inputs attendance and grades online and monitors daily attendance records in PowerSchool.
- Follows procedures for safe storing and integrity of all public and confidential school records.
- Displays the highest ethical and professional behavior and standards when working with students, parents and school personnel.
- Notifies immediately appropriate personnel and agencies when there is evidence of substance abuse, child abuse, child neglect, severe medical or social conditions, potential suicide or students appearing to be under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances.
- Report incidents regarding violence, vandalism, attendance and discipline matters to the Assistant Principal or Principal.
- Assist with identifying and addressing special needs of students including health-related concerns, and physical and emotional needs and reports to building administrator(s).
- Attends required meetings and trainings as required by the Principal or designated representative.
- Adheres to all district procedures regarding health and safety.
- Refrain from personal cell phone and personal Internet usage during class hours.
- Ensures that only students that are scheduled are in the classroom.
- Monitor student use of leaving class for all reasons. Do not allow students to visit another classroom during class time.
- Proctors State and Local assessments.
- Performs such other related tasks and assumes such other related responsibilities as needed.