Native American Education Mentor

Fargo Public Schools; Fargo (ND); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Fargo Public Schools is seeking a part-time Academic Support Specialist to work at North and South High Schools, averaging 19.75 hours per week with a Monday–Friday schedule during a 9-month term. Mentors will support Native American students to improve academic skills, attendance, and wellness, while strengthening school-family partnerships.

Responsibilities include direct academic support with a caseload, coordinating with the Native American Education Coordinator, and facilitating Warrior

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Previous experience working or volunteering in a K-12 school setting.
• Ability to communicate with students, colleagues, and parents/guardians.
• Basic academic and computer skills.
• Knowledge of Native American culture, history, values, and communities.

Responsibilities

• Academic Support: works directly and collaboratively with a caseload of individual Native American students and their families, and school staff, with a focus on improving student academic skills.
• Other Duties: Carries out other duties as assigned by the Building Principal or Native American Coordinator.

Job description

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Job Type Part time at North and South High Schools

Hours Per Week 19.75 Hours/week

Schedule 9-months Monday through Friday

Salary Range Group 2 from $18.24 to $22.70 per hour

Position Purpose: This position is for 19.75 hours a week, allowing a flexible schedule Monday-Friday at North and South High Schools. Mentors help and support Native American students. Focus areas include student academic achievement, school attendance, school connectedness, physical-social-emotional-mental wellness, school-family partnership, and Native American culture. This job will consist of flexible hours needed to fulfill the responsibilities outlined. This position will help at‑risk students improve their academic skills as well as provide a model for social and emotional wellness.

Responsibilities

• Academic Support: works directly and collaboratively with a caseload of individual Native American students and their families, and school staff, with a focus on improving student academic skills. Priority: Essential Percent of Time: 90%. Examples of this work include: Establishes a communication system with the Native American Coordinator for specific programming units that require tutoring, regarding specific duties and responsibilities. Serves as an academic resource for the student as well as a connection between the regular school instructional staff and the student and/or family. Collaborates with school administration, counselors, teachers, school staff, and Native American Education Program staff to facilitate connection to the larger district personnel. Facilitate Warrior Circle groups (talking circles) with students to build a positive cultural identity and self-esteem. Maintains accurate records and documentation to fulfill grant requirements.
• Other Duties: Carries out other duties as assigned by the Building Principal or Native American Coordinator. Priority: Secondary Percent of Time: 10%. Examples of this work include: Special projects with the Native American Education Coordinator office as assigned. Attends professional development workshops appropriate to the position, including all mandatory district training.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Previous experience working or volunteering in a K-12 school setting.
• Ability to communicate with students, colleagues, and parents/guardians.
• Basic academic and computer skills.
• Knowledge of Native American culture, history, values, and communities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a post-secondary degree program.
• Ability to work without continued supervision and directions.

This position reports to the Native American Education Coordinator. Personal contact with students, parents/guardians, and coworkers is an essential part of the position and requires the ability to share information, empathize, and maintain professional boundaries. The position may handle confidential and private data. The incumbent takes initiative to ensure completion of all tasks and will adjust priorities to accommodate competing workload demands. The incumbent performs tasks under the direction of the Native American Coordinator. Programing questions and other issues are referred to the Native American Coordinator or Building Principal. All employees must comply with department and institution procedures and policies, Fargo Public School policies and procedures, as well as local, state and federal laws, regulations, guidelines and business and industry standards.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Fargo Public School District is committed to maintaining a learning and working environment free from discrimination and harassment in all employment and educational programs, activities, and facilities. The District prohibits discrimination and harassment based on a student's, parent's, guardian's, or employee's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, or any other status protected by law.

If any person believes that the District or District staff have inadequately applied the regulations of (1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (2) Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972, (3) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or (4) the Americans with Disabilities Act, they may bring forward a grievance to the District's Section Director of Compliance who serves as the 504 Coordinator. The District's grievance procedures are established to provide a prompt and equitable resolution of a complaint. However, it should be understood by the individual involved that a complaint can be made to the Office for Civil Rights without going through the District's grievance procedures:

U.S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Bldg
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-1100

Postings current as of 9/10/2026 6:49:38 PM CST.

Internal applicants only.
(Substitutes please use "External Applicants")