Job Title: Academic Mentor (Dayscholar)
Location: Trivandrum, Kerala
Role Overview
The Academic Mentor plays a defining role in driving student success and holistic development within our Integrated School Program in Trivandrum. This specialized dayscholar program seamlessly bridges the gap between the Class 11–12 Board syllabus and competitive exam preparation (NEET/JEE).
Key Responsibilities
1. Data-Driven Academic Monitoring & Evaluation
- Performance Analysis: Regularly evaluate student progress across Daily Practice Problems (DPPs) and Chapter-Wise Exams (CWEs) for Board, NEET, and JEE syllabi.
- Trend Identification: Utilize data logs to pinpoint performance trends (improvement, stagnation, or decline) and address discrepancies (e.g., a student excelling in Boards but struggling with competitive MCQs).
- Targeted Interventions: Design and execute weekly corrective strategies and focused practice sessions for struggling students to ensure measurable growth.
- Balanced Evaluation: Adapt DPP grading styles to evaluate both descriptive depth (for Board exams) and speed/precision (for NEET/JEE MCQs).
2. Academic Planning & Curriculum Alignment
- Schedule Compliance: Adhere to Trivandrum school-specific timetables provided by Academic Coordinators in alignment with the master yearly plan.
- Strategic Support: Assist in executing lessons that balance theory-oriented Board topics with application-heavy NEET/JEE concepts.
- Dual Focus Delivery: Ensure deep conceptual clarity for practicals and theoretical Board writing, alongside advanced MCQ shortcuts and techniques.
3. Student Mentorship & Dayscholar Engagement
- Holistic Tracking: Maintain detailed mentor logs to monitor students with fluctuating performance, factoring in academic, behavioral, and emotional variables unique to dayscholar students (e.g., travel fatigue, home study environment).
- Motivational Support: Conduct encouraging, goal-oriented counseling sessions with underperforming students to rebuild confidence and set achievable milestones.
- Batch Management: Systematically manage a batch of 35+ dayscholar students at the Trivandrum campus, organizing a structured daily and weekly routine that includes:
- Thorough DPP checking and individualized feedback.
- Dedicated doubt-clearing sessions during post-class hours.
- Real-time academic log updates.
- Score tracking for weekly tests and Grand Institutional Batch (GIB) exams.
- Campus Discipline & Dismissal Oversight: Monitor student decorum, self-study hours on campus, and ensure orderly conduct during daily arrival and dismissal times.
4. Stakeholder Communication & Operations
- Parental Engagement: Conduct biweekly updates (via calls or in-person meetings) with parents regarding their child’s academic performance, daily attendance, punctuality, and mental well-being. Effectively communicate in the local language (Malayalam) where preferred.
- Counseling & Alignment: Address parental concerns regarding the balance between Board exams and competitive preparation by reinforcing the value of the integrated curriculum and guiding parents on how to support distraction-free study environments at home.
- Administrative Duties: Oversee fee-related communications for the Trivandrum batch, facilitate timely fee collection, and log financial updates accurately into the portal.
5. Time & Resource Management
- Optimally manage time during evaluations and student reviews within the dayscholar operating hours.
- Break down macro academic goals into daily micro-tasks for students to accomplish at school and home.
- Constantly track and report batch-level performance metrics to the Trivandrum regional management.
Skills & Competencies Required
- Academic Expertise: Strong conceptual command over the Class 11–12 Board syllabus along with NEET and JEE exam frameworks.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to read data trends, analyze test scores, and translate metrics into actionable student study plans.
- Assessment Versatility: Equally skilled in grading descriptive answers (Boards) and analyzing MCQ approach patterns (NEET/JEE).
- Scale Management: Proven capability to handle a student load of 35+ dayscholars without compromising on personalization, discipline, or feedback quality.
- Communication Excellence: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills. Proficiency in English and Malayalam is highly preferred to effectively navigate sensitive parent conversations and motivate teenagers in the Trivandrum region.
- Operational Discipline: Exceptional time-management skills, resilience under academic calendar pressures, and organizational agility to manage student transitions between home and campus.
- Mindset: An empathetic, student-first mentor who remains fiercely result-oriented and deeply committed to student welfare.
Pay: ₹15,000.00 - ₹20,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person
