Job Title: Academic Mentor (Dayscholar)
Location: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Role Overview
The Academic Mentor plays a pivotal role in driving student success, academic excellence, and holistic development within our specialized Dayscholar Integrated Program in Thiruvananthapuram. This role bridges the gap between school board curriculum and competitive exam preparation (NEET/JEE), ensuring that students maintain a healthy balance, stay motivated, and achieve top-tier results.
Key Responsibilities
1. Data-Driven Academic Monitoring & Evaluation
Performance Analysis: Track and analyze student progress in Daily Practice Problems (DPPs) and Chapter-Wise Exams (CWEs) for both descriptive Boards and objective NEET/JEE formats.
Trend Identification: Monitor data logs to identify performance dips, stagnation, or growth, step in when a student excels in one format (e.g., Boards) but struggles in another (e.g., MCQs).
Targeted Interventions: Design and execute weekly remedial strategies and focused practice sessions tailored to struggling students.
Dual Grading Approach: Adapt evaluation styles to assess both detailed theoretical answers (for Boards) and speed/accuracy (for competitive exams).
2. Curriculum Alignment & Academic Planning
Schedule Compliance: Adhere strictly to the Thiruvananthapuram campus timetables and master academic calendar provided by the coordinators.
Strategic Classroom Support: Help execute lessons that seamlessly blend theory-heavy board topics with the application-focused concepts of NEET/JEE.
Dual-Focus Delivery: Ensure deep conceptual clarity for practicals and descriptive writing while training students in advanced MCQ shortcuts and time-saving techniques.
3. Student Mentorship & Batch Management
Holistic Tracking: Maintain comprehensive mentor logs considering academic, behavioral, and emotional factors unique to dayscholars (e.g., travel fatigue, home study environments).
Motivational Counseling: Conduct regular, goal-oriented counseling sessions with underperforming students to rebuild confidence and set achievable milestones.
Batch Operations: Manage a batch of 35+ dayscholar students, organizing a structured daily routine that includes:
Thorough DPP evaluation and individualized feedback.
Dedicated post-class doubt-clearing sessions.
Real-time academic log updates and score tracking for weekly/Grand Institutional Batch (GIB) exams.
Campus Discipline: Oversee student decorum, self-study hours, and ensure orderly conduct during daily morning arrival and evening dismissal times.
4. Stakeholder Communication & Operations
Parental Engagement: Conduct biweekly updates (via calls or meetings) regarding student performance, attendance, punctuality, and mental well-being. Ability to communicate fluently in Malayalam is essential.
Academic Alignment: Guide parents on navigating the integrated curriculum balance and advise them on creating a distraction-free study environment at home.
Administrative Duties: Oversee fee-related communications for the assigned batch, facilitate timely collections, and log financial updates into the portal.
5. Resource & Time Management
Micro-Tasking: Break down macro academic goals into manageable daily tasks for students to accomplish at school and home.
Reporting: Regularly track and report batch-level performance metrics to the Thiruvananthapuram regional management team.
Skills & Competencies Required
- Academic Expertise: Strong conceptual mastery of the Class 11–12 Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, or Biology syllabi, aligned with Board, NEET, and JEE frameworks.
- Analytical Skills: Proficiency in reading student data trends and translating test scores into actionable, personalized study plans.
- Assessment Versatility: Competence in grading both descriptive board papers and evaluating MCQ approach patterns.
- Scale Management: Proven capability to manage a batch of 35+ dayscholar students without compromising on personalized feedback or discipline.
- Communication Excellence: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills in English. High proficiency in Malayalam is preferred to navigate sensitive parent conversations effectively.
- Operational Discipline: Strong time-management skills, resilience under academic calendar pressures, and the organizational agility to manage day-to-day student transitions.
- Mindset: An empathetic, student-first educator who remains fiercely result-oriented and deeply committed to student welfare.
Pay: ₹15,000.00 - ₹17,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person
