Young World Physical Education
Academic Mentor - Thornhill Elementary School (2025-26)
Young World Physical Education, Oakland, California, United States, 94616
Academic Mentor - Thornhill Elementary School (2025-26)
Oakland Unified School District Thornhill Elementary – Oakland, California (Open in Google Maps)
Job Details
Job ID:
5495633
Application Deadline:
Posted until filled
Posted:
Jan 12, 2026 8:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date:
To Be Determined
Job Description Title:
Academic Mentor
Reports To:
Site or Program Administrator
Department:
Site
Classification:
Classified SEIU
FLSA:
Non-Exempt
Work Year/Hours:
12 months, 261 days, 7.5 hours or hours as assigned
Issued:
Revised June 27, 2007
Salary Grade:
WTCL 12
Basic Function:
Under the direction of a Principal, serve as a mentor assisting individual students identified as working below grade level by providing additional instruction in basic academic skills.
Responsibilities
Serve as a mentor providing additional instruction in basic academic skills such as reading, writing, spelling, math or other subject areas; work individually with students or in small groups.
Assist students with classroom assignments, homework, test preparation, papers and projects.
Assist the teacher with various classroom activities including duplicating materials for lessons or homework assignments, correcting papers, filing and other activities as requested.
Assist the teacher with helping students to understand and adapt to educational and social settings and to develop organized study habits.
Assist in monitoring classroom, recess and other playground activities as assigned.
Perform related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Meet Highly Qualified requirement of No Child Left Behind: A high school diploma, or equivalent AND a) an Associate of Arts degree or higher, or b) 48 or more college units, or c) a passing score on a test (CBEST, ParaPro or CODESP).
Employment eligibility will include being fingerprinted, passing a Tuberculosis test and/or other employment clearance requirements.
Licenses and Other Requirements Personal appearance, grooming, and language patterns, which will provide a satisfactory example to pupils.
Knowledge and Abilities
Basic subjects taught in District schools, including arithmetic, grammar, spelling, language, and reading.
Safe practices in classroom and playground activities.
Basic instructional methods and techniques.
Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary.
Basic record-keeping techniques.
Classroom procedures and appropriate student conduct.
Ability To
Assist with instruction and related activities in a classroom or assigned learning environment.
Reinforce instruction to individual or small groups of students as directed by the teacher.
Print and write legibly.
Perform basic arithmetic quickly and accurately.
Understand and follow oral and written directions.
Learn the procedures, functions and limitations of assigned duties.
Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Supervise and discipline students according to approved policies and procedures.
Working Conditions
Hearing and speaking to exchange information.
Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate assigned equipment and demonstrate activities.
Bending at the waist, kneeling or crouching to assist students.
Sitting at a desk, conference table, or in classrooms of various configurations for extended periods of time.
Distinguishing colors, seeing and reading a computer screen, educational materials, books, and other printed matter, with or without vision aids and seeing to monitor students.
Speaking in audible tones, comprehensible to others, in normal classrooms, outdoors, and on the telephone.
Walking on uneven terrain, play yards and school grounds, or standing for long periods of time.
Physical ability to lift up to 25 pounds or carry any object weighing up to 15 pounds.
Reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontal.
Non-Discrimination Policy The Oakland Unified School District does not discriminate in any program, activity, or in employment on the basis of actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, gender, sex, or sexual orientation.
Position Type & Salary Position Type:
Part-Time
Salary:
$16.07 to $16.84 Per Hour
Contact Information Alondra Rios, Title IX Coordinator & Investigator, Office of the Ombudsperson/Title IX, Cole Campus, 1011 Union Street, Site 906, Oakland, CA 94607, Office (510) 879-4281, Direct (510) 879-1051 , FAX (510) 879-3678 via email at alondra.rios@ousd.org.
Gabriel Valenzuela, Ombudsperson/Title IX Coordinator/CCR Title 5 Coordinator/Equity Officer , and Title II – Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator, Office of the Ombudsperson/Title IX, Cole Campus, 1011 Union Street, Site 906, Oakland, CA 94607, Office (510) 879-4281, Direct (510) 879-3667, FAX (510) 879-3678 via email at gabriel.valenzuela@ousd.org.
Justin Anderson, Director, Health Services & Section 504 Coordinator, Special Education Department (Santa Fe Campus, 915 54th Street, Oakland, CA 94608). Office (510) 879-5003, FAX: (510) 627-9468 or via email at justin.anderson@ousd.org or at 504@ousd.org.
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Job Details
Job ID:
5495633
Application Deadline:
Posted until filled
Posted:
Jan 12, 2026 8:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date:
To Be Determined
Job Description Title:
Academic Mentor
Reports To:
Site or Program Administrator
Department:
Site
Classification:
Classified SEIU
FLSA:
Non-Exempt
Work Year/Hours:
12 months, 261 days, 7.5 hours or hours as assigned
Issued:
Revised June 27, 2007
Salary Grade:
WTCL 12
Basic Function:
Under the direction of a Principal, serve as a mentor assisting individual students identified as working below grade level by providing additional instruction in basic academic skills.
Responsibilities
Serve as a mentor providing additional instruction in basic academic skills such as reading, writing, spelling, math or other subject areas; work individually with students or in small groups.
Assist students with classroom assignments, homework, test preparation, papers and projects.
Assist the teacher with various classroom activities including duplicating materials for lessons or homework assignments, correcting papers, filing and other activities as requested.
Assist the teacher with helping students to understand and adapt to educational and social settings and to develop organized study habits.
Assist in monitoring classroom, recess and other playground activities as assigned.
Perform related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Meet Highly Qualified requirement of No Child Left Behind: A high school diploma, or equivalent AND a) an Associate of Arts degree or higher, or b) 48 or more college units, or c) a passing score on a test (CBEST, ParaPro or CODESP).
Employment eligibility will include being fingerprinted, passing a Tuberculosis test and/or other employment clearance requirements.
Licenses and Other Requirements Personal appearance, grooming, and language patterns, which will provide a satisfactory example to pupils.
Knowledge and Abilities
Basic subjects taught in District schools, including arithmetic, grammar, spelling, language, and reading.
Safe practices in classroom and playground activities.
Basic instructional methods and techniques.
Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary.
Basic record-keeping techniques.
Classroom procedures and appropriate student conduct.
Ability To
Assist with instruction and related activities in a classroom or assigned learning environment.
Reinforce instruction to individual or small groups of students as directed by the teacher.
Print and write legibly.
Perform basic arithmetic quickly and accurately.
Understand and follow oral and written directions.
Learn the procedures, functions and limitations of assigned duties.
Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
Supervise and discipline students according to approved policies and procedures.
Working Conditions
Hearing and speaking to exchange information.
Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate assigned equipment and demonstrate activities.
Bending at the waist, kneeling or crouching to assist students.
Sitting at a desk, conference table, or in classrooms of various configurations for extended periods of time.
Distinguishing colors, seeing and reading a computer screen, educational materials, books, and other printed matter, with or without vision aids and seeing to monitor students.
Speaking in audible tones, comprehensible to others, in normal classrooms, outdoors, and on the telephone.
Walking on uneven terrain, play yards and school grounds, or standing for long periods of time.
Physical ability to lift up to 25 pounds or carry any object weighing up to 15 pounds.
Reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontal.
Non-Discrimination Policy The Oakland Unified School District does not discriminate in any program, activity, or in employment on the basis of actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, gender, sex, or sexual orientation.
Position Type & Salary Position Type:
Part-Time
Salary:
$16.07 to $16.84 Per Hour
Contact Information Alondra Rios, Title IX Coordinator & Investigator, Office of the Ombudsperson/Title IX, Cole Campus, 1011 Union Street, Site 906, Oakland, CA 94607, Office (510) 879-4281, Direct (510) 879-1051 , FAX (510) 879-3678 via email at alondra.rios@ousd.org.
Gabriel Valenzuela, Ombudsperson/Title IX Coordinator/CCR Title 5 Coordinator/Equity Officer , and Title II – Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator, Office of the Ombudsperson/Title IX, Cole Campus, 1011 Union Street, Site 906, Oakland, CA 94607, Office (510) 879-4281, Direct (510) 879-3667, FAX (510) 879-3678 via email at gabriel.valenzuela@ousd.org.
Justin Anderson, Director, Health Services & Section 504 Coordinator, Special Education Department (Santa Fe Campus, 915 54th Street, Oakland, CA 94608). Office (510) 879-5003, FAX: (510) 627-9468 or via email at justin.anderson@ousd.org or at 504@ousd.org.
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