School Based Mentors
Berkeley County Schools (WV) Berkeley County Schools - Martinsburg, West Virginia Open in Google Maps
Job Details
Job ID: 5820386
Application Deadline: Aug 05, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Posted: Jul 07, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately
Job Description
EMPLOYMENT TERM: Extra Duty Assignment for the School Year
REPORTS TO: Principal and/or Assistant Principal
STIPEND: $800
RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide ongoing support to certified and non-certified teachers who are new to the profession (1-3 years) and educators who are new to Berkeley County Schools.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Possession of a valid West Virginia Professional Teaching Certificate.
- Minimum of three (3) years of successful classroom teaching experience.
- Documented record of successful performance evaluations for the past three consecutive years of employment.
- Current employment status with Berkeley County Schools.
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES & EXPERTISE:
- Advanced pedagogical knowledge and strong instructional execution.
- Understanding of West Virginia College- and Career-Readiness Standards.
- Proficiency in designing, analyzing, and utilizing formative and summative assessments to drive student achievement.
- Demonstrated expertise in utilizing diverse, evidence-based instructional strategies to enhance and support student learning.
- Proficiency in seamlessly integrating instructional technology to enhance lesson delivery and engagement.
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills with a proven capacity to motivate, inspire, and support colleagues.
- A collaborative mindset with a commitment to working effectively within multi-disciplinary school teams and professional learning communities.
- A genuine passion for cultivating talent and supporting educators who are new to the profession or new to the school building.
FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:
- Serve as a school-based mentor for two (2) mentees within the home school; however, mentors in specialized areas (e.g., Fine Arts) may be assigned to a mentee at another school location, with check-ins conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams as needed.
- Facilitate a minimum of 20 documented check-in meetings per school year with each assigned mentee.
- Each of the 20 required check-ins per mentee must be 30 minutes in length.
- Maintain and submit accurate, up-to-date documentation of all meetings.
- Complete the 2-day free WVDE Foundations of Mentoring training within the active school year, if not already done so. See details here: https://wvde.us/educator-staff-development/professional-learning-framework/mentor-training
- Collaborate with administration, Academic Specialists, and county-based Academic Instructional Mentor for additional, and in-depth support for the mentee(s).
- Model all aspects of professionalism and maintain strict employee confidentiality.
- Build trust and provide emotional support to mentees in a supportive, rather than evaluative, capacity.
- Must be available for commitments beyond the instructional day when necessary to meet program expectations.
- Participate in assigned sessions to stay current with county initiatives
Position Type: Temporary
Job Requirements
Contact Information
- Lee-Dorah Wokpara , Recruiter/Talent Management Coordinator
- 1453 Winchester Ave
- Berkeley Co. Schools -- HR Dept.
- Martinsburg, West Virginia 25405
- Phone: 304-267-3500
- Fax: 304-267-3524
- Email: lwokpara@k12.wv.us