Social Studies Fair Coordinator & Research Mentor

Warm Springs Intermediate School; Bath (WV); On-site; USD 4,000 - 6,000; Part time

Job summary

Warm Springs Intermediate School in Berkeley Springs, WV invites applications for a part-time Social Studies Fair Facilitator. You will guide students and teachers in planning social studies fairs, coordinate judges, and ensure compliance with district guidelines.

This role focuses on mentorship, organization, and event logistics to showcase student research and achievement. Starting immediately, the position supports equitable student participation and requires citizenship/residency or work

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating school events or fairs.
• Ability to guide students through project development.
• Strong communication with staff, students and parents.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a timeline for topic selection, project development, submission, judging, and recognition.
• Communicate fair requirements and deadlines to participating schools, teachers, students, and parents/guardians.
• Provide guidance to teachers and students regarding project development and fair requirements.
• Assist students in selecting topics and formulating research questions.
• Guide historical research, inquiry, analysis and presentation.
• Encourage use of credible primary and secondary sources.
• Assist with source evaluation for accuracy and significance.
• Organize research and evidence-based conclusions, interpretations, or arguments.
• Assist with proper citation and bibliography preparation.
• Encourage consideration of historical context and multiple perspectives.
• Review projects for completeness and guideline compliance.
• Coordinate collection, organization, and display of projects and setup of the fair.
• Recruit and coordinate judges and volunteers; provide rubrics and scoring criteria.
• Coordinate judging and maintain score records; assist in selecting award recipients.
• Help identify projects for advancement to regional/state levels.
• Prepare projects for subsequent competition levels; maintain participation records.
• Promote student participation in fair activities across grades; maintain confidentiality of records.

Skills

Timeline management

Communication

Volunteer coordination

Job description

Warm Springs Intermediate School in Berkeley Springs, WV invites applications for a part-time Social Studies Fair Facilitator. You will guide students and teachers in planning social studies fairs, coordinate judges, and ensure compliance with district guidelines.

This role focuses on mentorship, organization, and event logistics to showcase student research and achievement. Starting immediately, the position supports equitable student participation and requires citizenship/residency or work