NTSP New Teacher Mentor

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintaining regular, substantive contact with assigned mentees — at minimum twice per month for first-year teachers and once per month for second- and third-year teachers.
• Conducting classroom observations with structured, non-evaluative feedback and NTSP approved tools.
• Participating in required NTSP mentor meetings, professional learning sessions, and program events.
• Documenting mentoring activity through NTSP’s reporting systems.
• Representing NTSP professionally in schools, with teachers, and in the broader community.

Qualifications

• A master's degree.
• A current or previously held Virginia Professional or Postgraduate Teaching License.
• At least three years of successful classroom teaching experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting novice teachers through mentoring, coaching, or other professional learning experiences.
• Demonstrated experience supporting teachers in culturally and linguistically diverse school communities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with web-based collaboration platforms (e.g., Zoom, Google Meet) and standard productivity applications (e.g., Microsoft Office, Google Workspace).
• Reliable high-speed internet access and a computer or tablet with video conferencing capabilities.
• The ability to respond to program communications within one business day.