Novice Mentoring Specialist

Arkansas Department of Education • Plumerville, AR

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About The Position

The Novice Mentoring Specialist will be assigned to specific North Little Rock School District campuses to provide onsite, in-classroom support to novice teachers 20 hours per week during the school year. All mentoring activities will align with the current Arch Ford Novice Mentoring Support Plan for North Little Rock and will support current Novice Mentoring Specialist work in assigned schools.

Requirements

• Currently licensed as an elementary or middle school teacher in Arkansas (required)
• Minimum of five years of licensed teaching experience in a public school (required)
• Experience serving as a mentor to an intern or novice teacher (required)

Nice To Haves

• Instructional coaching background (preferred)
• Lead or Master Teacher designation (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Spend 20 hours per week (2.5 days) in classrooms of novice teachers at assigned campuses providing in-class coaching and feedback to support novice teacher effectiveness
• Contract days will be during school months only - June and July will be off
• Attend 7 days of professional development as requested (possibly a few days in June or July), including 2-day coaching training (if not completed already)
• Support professional development taking place on assigned campuses, including PD provided by the Arch Ford Mentoring Team
• Complete required documentation weekly of services provided
• Collaborate with Arch Ford specialists, principals and assigned support teachers for novice teacher effectiveness
• Align all activities with the Arch Ford Mentoring Plan for each campus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree