Semester Mentor

Job Summary
Semester Mentors assist our full-time faculty in delivering all aspects of the Semester program. This includes supporting various classes, activities and community events, serving as a co-advisor to 6-8 students, performing residential duty, and generally participating in all aspects of Semester life. Semester Mentors are fully engaged in a 100-day semester with preparation and debrief time at the beginning and end of the term. 

All in one day, the mentor's work will often include: participating in morning exercise with students, assisting with teaching a class, doing chores with students, supporting an off-campus SCUBA experience or research project, supporting a project in the local community, and having one-on-one conversations with individual students. By design, student learning extends far beyond our physical classrooms and students do not go home at the end of the “school day”. That means our mentors’ days can be long, fast-paced, and dynamic, but also filled with the rewards of living and working in an intentional community and of having a lasting impact on our young learners. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist full time faculty in the delivery of academic classes and learning experiences
• Assist with community engagement activities and projects
• Fill additional support roles as called upon
• Tutor students in the evenings with assignments and homework
• Support daily morning exercise
• Possibly assist/co-lead 8 day sea-kayaking expeditions and/or 5 day camping/down island trips
• Advise 4-6 students throughout the semester journey 
• Be “on duty” 1-2 evenings per week and typically 3 weekend days per month to support
  student needs and after school programming
• Participate with students and staff in the daily maintenance and care for the facility
  through chores and other tasks
• Create interdisciplinary connections between subjects and learning experiences
• Collaborate with researchers, staff and other school employees to enhance the student
  experience and utilize our campus, resources, and location as a classroom
• Work professionally and cooperatively within the school community and broader South
  Eleuthera community
• Full positive participation in weekly faculty and community meetings
• Participation in periodic professional development opportunities
• Participation in orientation, semester prep, and semester debrief

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree
• Demonstrated interest in outdoor education and experiential learning
• Strong interpersonal, communication (written and oral), and organizational abilities
• Proficient computer skills especially Google-suite use
• A commitment to culturally diverse teaching and learning
• Adaptability and flexibility for remote island living

Schedule

Roles are based on an academic calendar from mid-August through December OR from mid-January through May. Mentor roles are short-term roles; therefore, Mentors will support either the Fall OR Spring term.

The Cape Eleuthera Island School and its related entities operate year round and working hours vary depending on program needs. Programs and special events will require periods of time outside of normal working hours when staff must be on site for extended periods. The successful candidate should expect, and desire to work a variable and mission driven schedule.