VIL College Mentor: Verizon Grant (Hourly)

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.  We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement.  We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

VIL College Mentor: Verizon Grant (Hourly)

Job Description Summary:

This position provides temporary assistance - VIL Mentor.

Job Description:

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Takes accountability for the responsibilities of the summer camp mentoring activities as stated in the curriculum.

• Takes the lead in small group discussions.

• Provides classroom support for the lead instructor.

• Prepare classroom equipment and instructional materials for lessons.

• Utilizes best practices concerning classroom management to foster student persistence and success.

• Collaborates closely with program personnel to maximize academic benefits for each student.

• Help maintain up-to-date student progress, attendance, and behavior records.

• Attends program meetings and training as assigned.

• Assists with additional program duties as assigned.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of mentorship experience and/or willingness to be challenged to build skills and set and pursue career, academic, personal, social, and cultural development goals.
• Knowledge of various effective teaching techniques.
• Effective classroom management and interpersonal communication methods.

Skills

• Maintaining an established work schedule.
• Maintaining confidentiality of students and other work-related information. Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills, including tact, patience, diplomacy, sensitivity, and flexibility as it relates to working with students from varied socioeconomic backgrounds and learning styles.
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with people of diverse backgrounds, including students, instructors, tutors, and staff.
• Ability to apply knowledge of current education and instructional theories, methodologies, techniques, and principles.
• Ability to apply knowledge of the subject area

Technology Skills

Demonstrate proficiency using computer applications, online resources, and other technologies for the classroom. Demonstrate proficiency using an online learning management system such as Canvas or Blackboard to develop and build course content and perform administrative duties.

Required Work Experience

• 1-year related work experience

Preferred Work Experience

• Recent formal and informal classroom experience, coursework, or other activity with students at the specified grade levels.
• Knowledge of current instructional strategies appropriate for students at the specified grade levels.
• Has a desire to learn more about STEM. Experience delivering lessons and/or leading discussions

Required Education

• Must be current College Student

Other Preferred Qualifications

• Valid Texas Driver's License and reliable transportation for tr