MENTORS FOR THE HIGHLY GIFTED

2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR

Lincoln Public Schools

Seeking qualified persons to work with Highly Gifted Students in the Visual Arts (K-5) and the following K-12 academic areas: 

• Math
• Science
• English
• Social Studies
• World Language

Availability Requirements:

Must be able to work in person during the school day when the student is in school. No evening, weekends or school breaks.

Mentors in the academic subject areas will meet with their assigned student during the same class period each day. (Art Mentor assignments are generally once a week.)

Academic Requirements:

• Junior or Senior status in college or have a Bachelor degree or above
• Must have completed a minimum 15 semester credit hours in one or more of the six (6) areas listed above, with a subject G.P.A. of  3.5 or above
• Cumulative 3.0 G.P.A. or above

Any deviation from the requirements listed above must be approved by the Supervisor of Elementary Personnel Services. 

Loading Transcripts to Application:

Upload transcripts from ALL colleges attended (not only those showing your degree)

To upload documents with multiple pages

• Scan all pages from all college transcripts as one document and save to your computer
• Go to the attachments section of your mentor application
• Click "browse" next to transcripts
• Find your saved document and double click to complete the upload
• Verify your documents have loaded to your application properly

(If you have difficulty uploading documents, please call Human Resources at 402-436-1582 and ask for Cherry.)

References:

• In addition to the academic qualifications, past history and references are considered in determining an applicant meets the qualifications for Mentor.

• You must include a MINIMUM of three (3) professional references on this application. They may include: 1) work and volunteer supervisors; 2) professors or 3) practicum or student teaching supervisors who would have had an opportunity to evaluate your work. You may also include current or former co-workers.

• It is important to provide correct e-mail addresses for each of your references. Failure to do so will delay the processing of your application.

Hours:  Mentors work in person during the school day, when the student is in school.  No evenings, weekends or school breaks.

Candidates selected to interview, will be contacted via an e-mail from Human Resources.

Candidates are required to provide official transcripts from each college attended at the time of the interview.

**Becoming a mentor does not guarantee an assignment. It only allows you to be considered for assignments as students are assessed and qualified to receive a mentor.

All communication regarding this employment opportunity (including interview requests) is communicated via email. If you are actively applying or have positions that are pending, please check the email listed on your application profile on a daily basis.

Questions regarding the Mentor Application process may be directed to (Human Resources) at: HR@lps.org