TEMPORARY MiCAREER MENTOR (PART-TIME)

Central Michigan University; Michigan; On-site; USD 34,440 - 44,083; Part time

Job summary

Central Michigan University is seeking a part-time MiCAREER Mentor to guide candidates through the educator credentialing process and foster professional growth. Mentors provide individualized support, addressing MTTC preparation, instructional practices, and program expectations.

The role emphasizes relationship-building, mentorship of adults, and collaboration with colleagues to strengthen schools and communities. Part-time schedule varies by needs, up to 25 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Experienced (credentialed) educator with a strong understanding of classroom practice and professional standards.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to mentor adults using an asset-based, supportive approach.
• Commitment to relationship-based mentoring and building community within schools and among colleagues.
• Flexibility to adapt support to the diverse needs of candidates, especially in rural or under-resourced contexts.

Responsibilities

• Builds strong trust-based relationships with candidates from the start of their MiCAREER journey.
• Provides individualized support tailored to candidate logistical goals and challenges (MiCAREER tasks), including instructional practices, MTTC preparation, and professional development.
• Advances logistical questions and troubleshooting challenges.
• Serves as a knowledgeable guide through credentialing requirements and program expectations.
• Fosters collaboration, reflection, and resilience through coaching conversations and ongoing check-ins.
• Participates in mentor training and professional learning to ensure alignment with program practices.
• Contributes to the growth of the MiCAREER mentoring model by sharing insights, refining supports, and collaborating with fellow mentors.

Skills

Experienced educator

Interpersonal leadership

Mentoring adults

Adaptability

Job description

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU’s mission, vision, and leadership standards.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Position Information

Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number S-3761

Position Number

Position Number 99999

Type of Recruitment

Type of Recruitment External

Position Title

Position Title TEMPORARY MiCAREER MENTOR (PART-TIME)

Position Summary

MiCAREER Mentors are experienced educators who guide candidates through the educator credentialing process while fostering professional growth and confidence. Mentors play a vital role in addressing the teacher shortage by supporting candidates’ unique needs and strengthening school communities.

Required Qualifications

• Experienced (credentialed) educator with a strong understanding of classroom practice and professional standards.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, with the ability to mentor adults using an asset-based, supportive approach.
• Commitment to relationship-based mentoring and building community within schools and among colleagues.
• Flexibility to adapt support to the diverse needs of candidates, especially in rural or under-resourced contexts.

Preferred Qualifications

Duties & Responsibilities

• Builds strong trust-based relationships with candidates from the start of their MiCAREER journey.
• Provides individualized support tailored to candidate logistical goals and challenges (MiCAREER tasks), including instructional practices, MTTC preparation, and professional development.
• Advances logistical questions and troubleshooting challenges.
• Serves as a knowledgeable guide through credentialing requirements and program expectations.
• Fosters collaboration, reflection, and resilience through coaching conversations and ongoing check-ins.
• Participates in mentor training and professional learning to ensure alignment with program practices.
• Contributes to the growth of the MiCAREER mentoring model by sharing insights, refining supports, and collaborating with fellow mentors.

Supervision Exercised

Message to Applicants

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU’s mission, vision, and leadership standards.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Employee Group

Employee Group Temporary Staff

Staff Pay Level 00

Pay Range

Pay Range $25.00 per hour

Division

Division Academic Affairs

Department

Department Teacher & Special Education

Position Status

Position Status Temporary

Position End Date

Employment Status

Employment Status Part-Time

FTE

FTE 0.00

Position Type

Position Type Other

Weekly Work Schedule

Weekly Work Schedule Hours will vary based upon needs of MiCareer. Not to exceed 25 hours per week.

Location

About the Department

About CMU

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.

CMU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and institution. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex-based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight.

CMU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, including admission and employment, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 not to discriminate in such a matter.

Inquiries about the application of Title IX can be made to CMU’s Title IX Coordinator, the US Department of Education’s Assistant Secretary, or both.

CMU’s Title IX Coordinator can be reached at:

Phone: [phone]

Office: 103 E. Preston St.

Bovee University Center, suite 306

Mount Pleasant, MI 48858

Email: [e-mail]

Posting Ends

Open Until Filled No

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Experienced (credentialed) educator with a strong understanding of classroom practice and professional standards.
  • Yes
  • No

Optional & Required Documents

• Required Documents
  • Resume/Curriculum Vitae
• Optional Documents

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CMU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and institution. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex-based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight.

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