Position Available

Online Student Mentor Coordinator

Date Posted: 7/31/2008
Location: Rhodes Hall
Hours: Up to 20 hrs/week
Dates: 9/2/2008 - 12/12/2008
Pay: $12/hr

Description: This job is ideal for graduate students looking for fulfilling part-time jobs, especially those with an interest in education, human-computer interaction, social computing, new media, or institutional change. One or two students will coordinate a team of student online mentors who interact with students and teacher through the medium of online multi-user virtual worlds. See http://www.scicentr.org, http://wits.scicentr.org, and http://stscifair.scicentr.org for more information. Coordinator and mentor shifts are synchronized with educational programs at remote sites (primarily middle schools in NY State). Coordinators will help train college-age mentors and coordinate the mentors during the semester. Mentor activities are based on the SciFair Model and the CyberCiv 6th grade curriculum and include serving as inworld helpdesk staff during school hours for CyberCiv. Coordinators will track mentors, participate in active mentoring or help desk sessions as appropriate, act as liaison with program staff, help communicate day to day with program sites, and be encouraged to contribute to program development. Ideal candidates will have experience working with teens (e.g., coaching, mentoring, camp counseling) and computing in a Windows environment. Combined team expertise will include interest and aptitude for social computing and Internet technologies, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and creativity. See http://www.scicentr.org for more information. Students eligible for Federal Work Study are encouraged to apply; Federal Work Study is not required.

Special Requirements: Applicants must be familiar with Windows computing, be available for full three-four hour morning or afternoon shifts (8 am-noon/noon-4 pm) Monday through Thursday and be willing to undergo a background check. Commitment to the teens and mentors and good communication skills are essential. Preference will be given to candidates are available daily for one shift or two or more days/week for both shifts.

Work Schedule: Hours between 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. M-F