Teacher Mentor

Terms of Employment: 10 months

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Temporary Position

$35.00 per hour

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree or an Advanced Professional Certificate.

• Must hold a Maryland Teaching Certificate or be working toward renewal.

• Minimum of five (5) years of successful teaching experience.

• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in related leadership role and/or experience in providing training, mentoring, and/or instructional assistance to staff.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge and experience with current instructional methodologies and current trends in curricular development. 

• Expertise in classroom teaching, instructional planning, and effective classroom management.

• Evidence of exemplary organizational and human relation skills.

• Evidence of active participation in professional growth activities and/or organizations. 

• Knowledge of adult learning theory and peer coaching techniques.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Provide appropriate resources to assist new teachers.

• Work closely with teachers (regular and special education) in the handling of daily responsibilities.

• Analyze and discuss the use of data and pre/post assessment results that will lead to instructional decisions. 

• Complete a log of all activities between the mentor and the new teacher including classroom visits, conferences, and support team meetings. 

• Meet with building principal and instructional leadership team as necessary to discuss the mentoring process, the needs of the assigned beginning teacher, and other related matters.

• Use instructional and workplace technologies. Access network and internet resources, use word processing, email and attachments, maintain mentor related database, and support teacher use of classroom technologies.

• Provide written feedback to new teachers.

• Coordinate visits and reflections with master teacher classrooms.

• Collaborate with the school to coordinate additional school-based support for all new teachers.

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

The environmental factors and/or physical requirements of this position include the following: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard. The employee frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.  

Charles County Public Schools reserves the right to re-advertise and modify the content of vacancy announcements at any time; however, this may be the only notice for this position during the noted advertisement period. 

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Michael Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.