Asynchronous Online Learning Mentor at National Heritage Online Academy-North Carolina

Under the supervision of a classroom teacher, Online Learning Mentors provide instructional assistance to students in need of academic intervention services. The services provided should lead to a significant growth in student test results.  A small portion of the role is also dedicated supporting student daily attendance through personal communication and accountability.

• Prepare daily lesson plans for students under the direction of immediate supervisor and/or classroom teacher.

• Provide individual and small group instruction.

• Provide instructional assistance for students during workshop as directed by the classroom teacher and designated instructional leader.

• Participate in weekly planning sessions with classroom teachers and immediate supervisor 

• Complete daily logs (e.g. caseload hours, communication, accommodation, etc.)

• Monitor regular student attendance for assigned caseload.

• Communicate directly with students and families regarding attendance and/or behavior concerns.

• Attend articulation meetings with classroom teachers.

• Attend professional development activities as required.

• Be available for afternoon and evening parent-teacher conferences.

• Exemplary attendance and tardiness record.

• Other duties may be assigned from time to time.

• Associate’s Degree or higher.

• Completed at 60 credit hours of higher education as defined by the institution or higher education (MI only).

• Pass the ParaPro assessment (ACT WorKeys, MTTC basic skills or ETS exam

• No certificates or licenses needed.

• Read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations. 

• Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. 

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community. 

• Speak clearly and concisely in written and oral communication.

• Add, subtract, multiply and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. 

• Compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs.

• Work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. 

• Apply mathematical concepts to practical situations.

• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. 

• Deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. 

• Interpret a variety of instructions furbished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.