Graduate Program Mentoring Coordinator

Overview

Island Wood Overview

Our mission at Island Wood is to provide exceptional learning experiences and to inspire lifelong environmental and community stewardship. All our work sits at the intersection of environment, education, and justice. Island Wood is a team-oriented, collaborative organization that nurtures a respectful, professional workplace. We’re building a staff to reflect the diversity of the people we serve around the region. We embrace change and support a culture of learning, gratitude, and accountability.

Island Wood's Graduate Program Mentoring Coordinator position will support the Senior Practicum Faculty and the Education for Environment and Community (EEC) Team to provide mentoring and support for graduate students during their ten-month EEC Program. Through inclusive partnership with the senior faculty for Practicum this individual will mentor and provide instructional coaching through a Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) lens for graduate students, support learning for IW staff who serve as mentors, coordinate the mentoring program by supporting the design and implementation of the mentoring at Island Wood.

The Graduate Program Mentoring Coordinator will play a key role in graduate community development and assist graduates to become the best educators they can be. The Graduate Program Mentoring Coordinator will also lead on communications with graduate students.

We encourage diverse applicants because we believe having a staff that authentically reflects the communities we serve is critical to our ability to be culturally responsive.

Job Title:

Graduate Program Mentoring Coordinator

Classification:
Full Time Hourly/Non-Exempt

Work Schedule:

Monday – Friday occasional weekend

Pay Range: $23.85 - $28.00/HR

Job Location:

Bainbridge Island Campus

Benefit Package:

• 100% Island Wood paid Medical, or a low employee contribution option offered
• 100% Island Wood paid Dental and Vision option
• HSA with Island Wood contribution (based on qualifying medical plan)
• Life/AD&D, Short and Long-term Disability Insurance paid by Island Wood
• Voluntary
  
  Employee Benefits:
  
  Life/Hospital/Critical Care Insurance, and Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance program, Flexible spending accounts and 401k with employer match(after 6 months of employment)
• Variety of Employee Discounts
• Employee Discount for IW Summer Camps

Paid Time off annual benefit:
Island Wood offers 3 weeks paid vacation, floating holidays, 10 annual paid holidays (paid if applicable during contract period) and 80 hours of paid annual sick leave. Prorated based on date of hire and length of service.

• Mentoring Graduate Students – approx. 80%
• Mentor up to twelve graduate students (approximately six per cohort)
• Collaborate with Senior Faculty for Practicum to design and implement mentoring at Island Wood
• Facilitate professional learning community for IW staff who are mentoring graduate students
• Take video/field observations
• Collaborate with graduate students to identify and attain instructional goals
• Support graduates during orientation and throughout the academic year
• Participate in teaching/modeling campus program curriculum and pedagogical strategies
• Encompass model teaching, instructional coaching, and supporting practicum sessions

• approx. 20%
• Support Senior Practicum Faculty to weave mentoring into practicum
• Provide administrative support for the Education for Environment and Community (EEC)
• Collaborate with the Recruitment Manager to provide campus tours, participate in online info sessions, and meet with prospective students to support EEC recruitment
• Lead on communication with graduate community, care & support
• Liaise with internal departments (kitchen, P&C, admin) to facilitate intake for incoming graduate students
• Complete special projects as identified by EEC Director in support of the program
• Commit to learning and growing through feedback in an active learning community
• Support Island Wood’s work towards justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion

• Master’s degree in education, instructional coaching, environmental education, environmental…