VIL College Mentor: Verizon Grant

Job Title

VIL College Mentor:
Verizon Grant (Hourly)-1

Riverside (3 week Summer Camp)

This position provides temporary assistance - VIL Mentor.

The College mentors serve as the primary lead in all mentoring activities. The mentors are tasked with facilitating the mentoring curriculum throughout the summer camp to the middle school students. During the summer camp, mentors will also assist with the camp and act as an IA for the instructor of record.

• Takes accountability for the responsibilities of the summer camp mentoring activities as stated in the curriculum.
• Takes the lead in small group discussions.
• Provides classroom support for the lead instructor.
• Prepare classroom equipment and instructional materials for lessons.
• Utilizes best practices concerning classroom management to foster student persistence and success.
• Collaborates closely with program personnel to maximize academic benefits for each student.
• Help maintain up-to-date student progress, attendance, and behavior records.
• Attends program meetings and training as assigned.
• Assists with additional program duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of mentorship experience and/or willingness to be challenged to build skills and set and pursue career, academic, personal, social, and cultural development goals.
• Knowledge of various effective teaching techniques.
• Effective classroom management and interpersonal communication methods.

• Maintaining an established work schedule.
• Maintaining confidentiality of students and other work-related information.
• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills, including tact, patience, diplomacy, sensitivity, and flexibility as it relates to working with students from varied socioeconomic backgrounds and learning styles.
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with people of multicultural backgrounds, including students, instructors, tutors, and staff.
• Ability to apply knowledge of current education and instructional theories, methodologies, techniques, and principles.
• Ability to apply knowledge of the subject area.

• Demonstrate proficiency using computer applications, online resources, and other technologies for the classroom.
• Demonstrate proficiency using an online learning management system such as Canvas or Blackboard to develop and build course content and perform administrative duties.

• 1-year related work experience (Preferred Work Experience)
• Recent formal and informal classroom experience, coursework, or other activity with students at the specified grade levels.
• Knowledge of current instructional strategies appropriate for students at the specified grade levels.
• Has a desire to learn more about STEM.
• Experience delivering lessons and/or leading discussions.

• Must be current College Student.

• Valid Texas Driver's License and reliable transportation for travel within the ACC service area.

• Work is performed in a classroom environment on campus in an academic setting. Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing, and pulling. Occasional lifting of objects up to 20 pounds.

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February 19, 2026

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice.

Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.