Hamilton Virtual School - Student Mentor

JOB SUMMARY:
The Hamilton Community School District is seeking individuals to serve the district in the role of Virtual Student Mentor.

Location: Hamilton Middle School

Reports to: Virtual School Principal

Job Description:

Mentors play a crucial role in student success. The mentor position will be responsible for:

• Conducting and documenting weekly two-way communication with students
• Navigating various online courses in Canvas, Michigan Virtual, RosettaStone, Edmentum, Edgenuity, Calvert, etc.
• Documenting attendance and student progress
• Ensuring pupils have access to appropriate technology
• Facilitating access to district teachers of record for courses
• Managing crucial student count day communications, compliance, and documentation
• Assisting with record keeping
• Verifying student schedules
• Providing troubleshooting assistance for online student
• Monitoring student attendance and progress
• Working with students/parents to develop a plan to get back on target for students falling behind
• Completing Canvas Mentoring class and ongoing professional development
• Assuming other duties as assigned by the director or his/her designee

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong computer literacy with operational knowledge of Web-based technologies
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff and school community
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work with all K-12 students and their parents/guardians
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Comply with any and all directives pertaining to job performance and duties
• Attend meetings and training as required

Hours: Currently, no more than 29 hours/week or set schedule based on availability

The position schedule will follow the Hamilton Community Schools school calendar.

Start Date: August 22, 2022

Rate of Pay: $12.50 / hour (base)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must have a college degree; or
• Completed 60 college credit hours; or
• Successful completion of the WorkKeys skills tests in the areas of math, reading for information, and writing (The WorkKeys tests are available through West Michigan Works Office).

Preferred Qualifications: Previous work experience with K-12 students, including students with special needs; experience with Acadience and other phonics-based reading programs.

Application Procedures:

All applicants should apply using the online application system.
Any questions can be sent to Matt Blood, Director of Human Resources mblood@hamiltonschools.us

Equal Opportunity Employer
Hamilton Community Schools is an equal opportunity employer and will provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, age, color, height, weight, marital status, familial status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status with applicable state and federal laws.

Distribution: Internal / External