Student Success Mentor: Mentoring, Progress & Engagement

Quitman County Board of Education; Georgetown (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Quitman County Board of Education is seeking a Student Success Mentor to provide individualized mentoring for identified students, monitor grades and attendance, and engage with administrators and teachers to support student needs and successes.

You will conduct regular student check-ins to promote positive behavior, and help families stay informed through effective communication, advocacy, and collaboration with school staff.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED; associate's or bachelor's in education, counseling, social work, psychology, or related field preferred.
• Experience with school-age children or adolescents in educational, mentoring, youth development, or community settings.
• Ability to build positive, supportive, trusting relationships with students.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with students, parents/guardians, teachers, and administrators.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle student information professionally.
• Dependable, organized, and able to maintain accurate records of student contacts, progress, concerns, and interventions.
• Ability to monitor student grades, attendance, academic engagement, and behavior and communicate concerns.
• Collaborate with teachers and administrators to identify needs and celebrate successes.
• Demonstrates patience, consistency, professionalism, and a positive attitude.
• Ability to encourage students to set academic, behavioral, attendance, and personal goals and monitor progress.

Responsibilities

• Meet with students at least twice per week to monitor grades, engagement, and behavior and report to administration and teachers.
• Provide individualized mentoring, progress monitoring, advocacy, and family engagement.
• Conduct regular student check-ins to build trusting and supportive relationships.
• Identify barriers affecting attendance, achievement, behavior, or connectedness and address them with staff.
• Collaborate with families, teachers, counselors, administrators, and special education staff to address student needs.
• Maintain appropriate documentation of student contacts, interventions, progress, and outcomes.

Job description

Quitman County Board of Education is seeking a Student Success Mentor to provide individualized mentoring for identified students, monitor grades and attendance, and engage with administrators and teachers to support student needs and successes.

You will conduct regular student check-ins to promote positive behavior, and help families stay informed through effective communication, advocacy, and collaboration with school staff.