id='p70233_47351'>Principal Mentors - Anticipated JobID: 70233
Position Type:
Contract/Hourly Employment/Extracurricular Assignment - Professional Personnel
Date Posted:
8/6/2026
Location:
Countywide
County:
Ohio County Schools Additional Information: Show/Hide
Job Posting #: 70233
DATE POSTED: August 6, 2026
DEADLINE DATE FOR APPLICATION: Monday, August 31, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.
Principal Mentors - Anticipated
TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 2026-2027 School Year
SALARY: Per Ohio County Schools Salary Schedule
INTERESTED APPLICANTS MUST:
Apply online at https://www.applitrack.com/wvde/onlineapp/
Applicants not completing the application online will not be considered for the position. If you have any questions on application process, please contact Human Resources at 304-243-0321.
Equal employment opportunity will be granted to all persons, regardless of race, religion, color, sex or national origin, and no discrimination based upon such factors will be made in salary, promotion, demotion, transfer, or termination of any employee.
- It is a policy of the Ohio County Board of Education not to discriminate on the basis of sex in employment as required by Title IX of the 1972 education amendments.
- It is a policy of Ohio County to provide equal opportunity for the disabled per federal regulation 504.
TITLE: Mentor
REPORTS TO: Assistant Superintendent
JOB GOAL: To provide new principals with professional partnerships which may give them opportunities for improving instruction, bonding with the system, and development of a collegial network.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Possess a valid WV teaching certificate.
- Must be a continuing contract Principal employed by Ohio County Schools.
- Masters' degree preferred.
- Excellent evaluations and attendance.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Demonstrated ability to motivate people.
- Interest in assisting Principals new to the profession.
- Ability to assist new Principals through a supervisory rather than evaluative approach.
- Ability to keep confidentiality standards.
- Interest in learning and teaching new instructional and administrative strategies.
- Willing to attend staff development sessions for Principals.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a collegial manner with administrators/administrative staff.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:
- Pre-conference, observe, and post-conference with assigned new Principal once each week during the first semester and biweekly during the second semester.
- Assist new Principals in a supervisory rather than evaluative role.
- Attend all staff development sessions and help complete necessary assignments for Principals.
- Serve as a member of the professional support team which meets monthly.
- Keep the Assistant Superintendent informed of interventions with the assigned Principal while maintaining confidentiality.
- Keep interventions and discussions regarding the novice Principal confidential.
- Learn, practice, and teach instructional and administrative strategies to assigned new Principal.
- Provide written documentation of interventions with assigned new Principal.
- Develop a professional relationship with the assigned new Principal.
- Complete mentorship commitments beyond the instructional day when necessary.
- Complete any other duties as assigned by the Assistant Superintendent or Superintendent.
Revised: August 7, 2024 Term of Employment: 200 Days