SOESD - PSA: Mentor Pool

About the role

Southern Oregon Education Service District's School Improvement department is seeking a Service Provider for the 2025-2026 school year with particular training, ability, knowledge, and experience to serve in a Mentor Pool.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in education or other acceptable educational training
• Valid Oregon teaching license with appropriate specialty or subject area endorsement
• Five or more years of successful teaching or administrative experience
• Ability to gather and analyze data intended to elevate best practices, elicit self-reflection, monitor progress, measure impact, and inspire continuous improvement
• Willingness to engage in continuous professional learning
• Effective organization and time management
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and uphold the highest standards of the educational profession
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to develop positive, mutually beneficial relationships

Preference: Preference will be given to those with secondary experience.

Responsibilities

• Instructional mentoring for beginning teachers and/or administrators to engage, support, and advance their professional learning and practice
• Support novice teachers and/or administrators to improve instructional effectiveness, student outcomes, and increase retention rates of new educators
• Apply high-quality, culturally responsive, instructional mentoring and/or collaborative coaching strategies to support the professional learning and growth of new teachers and/or school administrators
• Utilize knowledge of student content standards, teaching pedagogy, and professional teaching standards
• Design and facilitate professional development for teachers and administrators
• Utilize formative assessment tools to promote teacher learning and development
• Advocate for the safety, health, and well-being of novice educators and their students as necessary
• Utilize a variety of mentoring tools to document conversations and professional growth
• Maintain confidentiality and model ethical professional behavior in alignment with TSPC's Ethical Educator Agreement, Professional Teaching Standards, and/or Oregon Educational Leadership Standards
• Gather data, provide feedback, and engage in collaborative discussions to continuously improve systems of support to new educators

Pay

$50.40/hour. This is an exempt position and overtime is not applicable.

Service dates: Based on the assigned school district calendar.

Travel expenses: Per SOMC Mentor Consortium established reimbursement rate. Appropriate agency procedures must be followed to receive reimbursement for mileage and lodging. Partial mileage reimbursement is available for mentors serving rural schools.

Termination: This agreement can be terminated by either party upon 14 days' written notice to the other party.