Mentor Positions
Location: Salt Lake City Utah
Description: Western Governors University is looking of Mentor Positions right now, this position will be placed in Utah. For complete informations about this position opportunity please read the description below. WGU Mentor Positions
Western Governors University is currently seeking fulltime Course Mentors and Student Mentors (both faculty positions) for the College of Business, College of Education, ! College of Information Technology, College of Health Professions, and General Education.
Western Governors Universityâ€"the nation’s only competency-based, accredited, online universityâ€"is a great place to work. WGU is a private, non-profit university that is mission-driven and student focused. Currently WGU has more than 35,000 students. The university is seeking leaders with a strong commitment to our mission of expanding access to higher education. We also actively engage in recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and student body that includes members of historically underrepresented groups.
WGU is an innovative leader in higher education, receiving numerous accolades from educators and industry leaders. The university currently offers online bachelors and master’s degree programs in teacher education, business, information technology, and health professions including nursing.
WGU Mentors enjoy:
Student-focused, mission d! riven culture driven by high performance expectations Friendly! , professional, supportive colleagues Competitive salaries with terrific benefits Full-time, exempt, work from home faculty positions Tremendous schedule flexibility High quality training program â€" paid/onsite Modest stipends to cover home office costs All necessary equipment (laptop/phone) provided
Course Mentors serve as subject matter experts for each program curriculum and provide academic help to students using both synchronous and asynchronous technology. Course Mentors actively engage students in learning course content and addresses student/content concerns by mentoring students in effective study practices and in the use of learning resources. Course Mentors are responsible to achieve student success as measured by assessment pass rates and successful, on-time course completion. They proactively lead one-to-one and one-to-many sessions to help students develop competencies. The Course Mentor position requires a doctorate degree in a related area. Course mento! rs can be located anywhere in the continental United States.
Student Mentors serve a critical advising and support role for student success. Student Mentors are a student’s primary source of information about program operation, and about the policies and procedures of the university. Student Mentors counsel their assigned students in understanding expectations and overcoming obstacles to ensure success. Student Mentors are experts in their students' academic program. They advise students on time management and schedule benchmarks for students to successfully master program concepts, knowledge and skills. They are well organized and good communicators, interpersonally, technologically, and in writing. Student Mentors are responsible to provide direct, comprehensive program guidance to assigned students and to manage students' academic progress. Student Mentors maintain regular communication with assigned students according to university protocol. The Student mento! r position requires a master’s degree in a related area and 3 years i! ndustry experience.
For specific postings and other qualifications, please review our job postings at http://www.wgu.edu/employment
As an equal opportunity employer, WGU recognizes that our strength lies in our people. We are committed to diversity.
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If you were eligible to this position, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Western Governors University.
If you interested on this position just click on the Apply button, you will be redirected to the official website
This position starts available on: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 19:58:14 GMT
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