Position Summary
KMSchool is seeking a passionate and innovative High School Learning Guide / Real-World Project Mentor to support students in our emerging High School Pathway.
This educator will not be responsible for granting OSSD credits. Instead, the role will focus on guiding students through their daily learning routines, mentoring them as independent learners, supporting their progress in online courses, and leading meaningful in-person projects that apply academic learning to real-world issues.
The ideal candidate is part educator, part mentor, part project designer, and part community builder. They should be comfortable working with adolescents, supporting independent learning, and designing interdisciplinary projects connected to STEAM, business, climate, society, politics, law, community service, culture, and leadership.
Key Responsibilities:
Student Learning Support
- Support students as they complete online OSSD credit courses through Vaughan College.
- Help students set weekly academic goals and manage their time, pacing, deadlines, and study routines.
- Monitor student progress and communicate concerns or achievements to school administration and families.
- Provide general academic coaching, study support, and accountability.
- Help students build independence, responsibility, self-discipline, and confidence as learners.
Real-World Project Design
- Design and facilitate interdisciplinary projects that allow students to apply their learning to real-world problems.
- Create project opportunities connected to STEAM, entrepreneurship, environmental issues, social challenges, political and legal questions, community service, and leadership.
- Guide students through research, planning, prototyping, problem-solving, reflection, and presentation.
- Support students in creating portfolios, exhibitions, presentations, and demonstrations of learning.
- Encourage students to ask, “What can I do with what I have learned?”
Mentorship and Advisory
- Serve as a trusted mentor and advisor for high school students.
- Lead regular student check-ins focused on academic progress, personal goals, leadership, habits, and well being.
- Support students in identifying interests, strengths, future goals, and possible career pathways.
- Encourage student voice, initiative, responsibility, and self-reflection.
- Foster a respectful, supportive, and values-based adolescent learning community.
Community, Culture, and Values
- Help students connect their learning to service, identity, language, faith, culture, and community.
- Support deeper learning opportunities in areas such as ethnic language, faith-based study, community leadership, and cultural literacy.
- Model KMSchool values, including independence, purpose, creativity, responsibility, respect, and service.
- Build a learning environment where students feel known, supported, challenged, and inspired.
Parent and Partner Communication
- Communicate regularly with school administration about student progress and program development.
- Support communication with families regarding student goals, habits, progress, and areas for growth.
- Coordinate with OSSD credit giving educators as needed to understand student course progress and support needs.
- Help document student learning through progress notes, reflections, portfolios, and presentations.
Qualifications Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in education, humanities, social sciences, science, engineering, business, technology, or a related field.
- Experience working with adolescents, preferably in Grades 7–12 or high school settings.
- Strong mentoring, communication, organization, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to support students with time management, goal setting, independent learning, and academic accountability.
- Comfort working with online learning platforms and supporting students in hybrid or online course environments.
- Ability to design meaningful learning experiences connected to real-world issues.
- Strong alignment with KMSchool’s values and educational philosophy.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with project-based learning, inquiry-based learning, Montessori adolescent education, experiential education, or design thinking.
- Background or interest in STEAM, entrepreneurship, business, law, politics, environmental studies, technology, social innovation, or community development.
- Experience supporting capstone projects, debate, public speaking, research, or leadership development.
- Experience in a private school, alternative school, Montessori school, or small learning community.
Possible Project Areas
The educator may guide students through projects such as:
- Designing a student-run business or microeconomy
- Creating a climate action or sustainability project
- Developing a community service initiative
- Building an app, website, podcast, documentary, or digital campaign
- Researching legal, political, or social issues and presenting policy proposals
- Exploring entrepreneurship, financial literacy, marketing, and business planning
- Designing STEAM prototypes or problem-solving challenges
- Creating exhibitions connected to language, faith, culture, identity, and community
Pay: From $60,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
