Teacher Mentor (2026/2027 School Year)

id='p23255_'>Teacher Mentor (2026/2027 School Year) JobID: 23255

Position Type:

Certified Support/Mentor

Date Posted:

7/24/2026

Location:

Administration - Talent Development

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ROCKFORD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT #205

Job Description

Job Title: New Teacher Mentor - Itinerant

Job Code: 3310

Department: Talent Development

Supervisor: Director of Teacher Effectiveness

Date: May 26, 2020

FLSA Status: Exempt

Compensation Range: $47,203 - 99,323 per year. This salary range reflects a full-time 1.0 role. An employee working less than 1.0 FTE will receive a prorated salary based on their assigned FTE. Placement on the salary schedule is based on verified, comparable education and experience. For more information on range placement, please review the REA Collective Bargaining Agreement.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: The New Teacher Mentor will support new teachers during their initial years in the profession to establish proficient practices and continually discuss adjustments for professional growth. The itinerant model is used to provide a service for New Teachers to meet their students' needs in the classroom. This role will support teachers in various buildings district wide and serve as a teacher leader for the mentoring program working alongside other mentors, facilitating professional learning opportunities, providing constructive feedback and building resourceful relationships with new teachers/mentees.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None

A comprehensive benefits package is offered, including:

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Voluntary life insurance
• Paid Sick and Personal time
• Paid holidays
• Board-paid TRS (Teachers' Retirement System)
• Optional 403(b) plan
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. In addition to the requirements listed below, regular attendance is an essential function of this position.

1. Ensures that all actions are in concert with the Board policies as well as the mission statement, beliefs, objectives and parameters found in the Board's strategic plan.

2. Participates in job training and professional growth opportunities in order to enhance ability to perform the essential functions of the job.

3. Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring an efficient and effective work environment.

4. Travel to several schools/buildings daily for the purpose of providing in-person support to assigned mentees. Add something to indicate purpose of travel/duties to be performed during site visits.

5. Attend up to 5 days of summer training and development in addition to attending New Teacher Orientation, if requested.

6. Qualified mentors will enroll in the Teacher Leader Pathway throughout the time they remain as a New Teacher Mentor or until completion of the pathway.

7. Use Collaboration Minutes forms and the Collaborative Log to record one-on-one mentor collaboration session discussion items and set goals for continual growth and advancement of practice.

8. Maintain the confidentiality of the mentor mentee relationship.

9. Provide continuous mentoring support to new teachers (mentees) in the RPS 205 New Teacher Mentoring Program.

New Teacher Mentor - Itinerant

10. Supply mentee(s) with honest and constructive feedback, encouragement, and positive reinforcement through meaningful classroom observation and discussion aligned to the Framework for Teaching.

11. Actively participate in a professional learning community to improve mentor practices.

12. Represent Current District Policy/Procedure.

13. Manage schedule to meet needs of new teacher program and assigned mentee(s).

14. Attend scheduled collaboration sessions, observation, and professional learning opportunities alongside new teachers.

15. Complete and submit program paperwork and reports on time.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The Itinerant Mentor must hold or have retired while holding a Standard or Master certificate that should to the extent possible, be the same type of certificate held by new teachers during any given school year. Itinerants should also demonstrate mastery of pedagogical and subject matter skills; demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills; and a commitment to practice in professional learning. Must complete required teacher leadership training identified by the District. The Mentor must be tenured, have received a rating of "Proficient" or above on last evaluation, and be in good standing with the District.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Ability to demonstrate qualities aligned to our core values of Character, Communication, Collaboration and Continuous Improvement.

2. The Itinerant mentor should understands and have the ability to address: content knowledge and pedagogy, adult learning theory, verbal and non-verbal communication skills, attributes and styles of positive critiques, classroom observation skills related to assessment of performance aligned to the RPS Rubric for Teacher Evaluation [based upon Charlotte Danielson's 2013 Framework for Teaching], strategies for providing constructive feedback and social support, problem-solving skills, help analyze data from formative assessment and self-assessment.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Moderate in-district travel as well as intermittent in-state and out-of-state travel. Intermittent prolonged and irregular hours of work.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: Meet ISBE requirements.

OTHER:

This job description describes duties and responsibilities which are representative of the nature and level of work assigned to the position. The identified duties and responsibilities are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position.

The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the school district and employee and is subject to change by the school district as the needs of the school district and requirements of the job change.

New Teacher Mentor - Itinerant

Physical Aspects of the Position (Select all that apply)

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Climbing Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. 2.

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Balancing Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.3.

X

Stooping Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.4.

X

Kneeling Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.5.

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Crouching Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.6.

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Crawling Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.7.

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Reaching Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.8.

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Standing Particularly for sustained periods of time.9.

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Walking Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.10.

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Pushing using upper extremities to press against something with steady force order to thrust forward, downward or outward.11.

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Pulling Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion. 12.

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Lifting Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and required the substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.13.

X

Finger use Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with the fingers rather than the whole hand or arm as in handling.14.

X

Grasping Applying pressure to an object with the fingers or palm.15.

X

Talking - Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word. Those activities in which you must convey detailed or spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly. 16.

X

Hearing Perceiving the nature of sounds. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sounds such as when making fine adjustments on machinery.17.

X

Repetitive Motions Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.

The Physical Requirements of the Position (Select one)

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• Sedentary Work Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary Work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. 2.

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Light Work Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of force greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rate for Light Work. 3.

• Medium Work Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.4.
• Heavy Work - Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.5.
• Very Heavy Work Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision (Select one)

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• Machine Operations inspection, close assembly, clerical, administration. This is a minimum standard for use with those whose work deals largely with preparing and analyzing data and figures, accounting, transcription, computer terminal, extensive reading, or visual inspection. 2.
• Mechanics Skilled tradespeople This is a minimum standard for use with those whose work deals with machines such as power tools, lathes and drills.3.
• Mobile Equipment This is a minimum standard for use with those who operate cars, trucks, forklifts, cranes, and high equipment. 4.

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Other This is a minimum standard basis on the criteria of accuracy and neatness of work for janitors, sweepers, etc.

The Conditions the Worker will be subject to in this position (Select all that apply)

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• The worker is subject to inside environment conditions.2.
• The worker is subject to outside environment conditions.3.

X

The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. (Activity occurs inside and outside)4.

• The worker is subject to extreme heat or cold for periods of greater that one hour.5.
• The worker is subject to noise which would cause them to have to shout.6.
• The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, chemicals, etc.