Science Program Assistant

Williamsburg Learning (WL) is an educational services provider that provides curriculum, mentors, and courses for Williamsburg Academy, Leadership Academy of Utah, and other partner schools. Our mission is to prepare promising students for meaningful lives as principled leaders and we do that by providing transformational learning experiences. 

WL headquarters are located in St. George, Utah, however, most of our team members work remotely across the United States. This position is a part-time (15-20 hrs/week), remote position.

We have several values that are very important to all team members:

Growth: We seek to be constantly learning and growing both personally and professionally. 

Right Action: We strive to do the right thing for colleagues and customers at all times.

Culture of Belonging: We’re real. We’re authentic. We know there’s more to life than just work, so we try to make it fun and build real connections with each other as we go.

If these values speak to you, you are excited about the job description, and you meet the listed qualifications, we want to hear from you!

Program Assistants provide valuable support to Program Leaders and Mentors at Williamsburg Learning by assisting with meetings, substituting, and grading.  Program Assistants support the Program, including the Program Leader and Mentors in the program. Mentors are ultimately responsible for ensuring that grading and communication align with Williamsburg Learning guidelines.

Attend recurring or ad hoc meetings as requested by the Program Lead.

Create agendas, take notes, and complete follow-up action items as needed.

Hold a regular 1:1 with the Program Lead based on needs. 

Substitute Mentors will be provided with prepared slides or lesson plans, and the course syllabus. They should review readings and topics for the class session(s) and be prepared.

A substitute should follow the lesson plan unless permission to alter the plan is given by the administration.

Substitute Mentors engage students in meaningful discussion using prepared lesson materials. 

They should be familiar with the Rules of Engagement, The Honor Code, and the basics of managing a classroom in either the physical environment or the online environment.

After the class has ended, a substitute provides a brief but detailed report to the class mentor on what material was covered, what insights/issues were raised, and shares any concerns or suggestions for moving forward.

Substitute Mentors fill in for online Mentors during planned and unplanned absences from the virtual classroom. Substitute Mentors have a familiarity with The Williamsburg Curriculum and The 6 Mentor Practices and are aligned with Williamsburg Learning’s mission and educational philosophy. 

Both the Program Assistants and the Mentor(s) they support should be familiar with Trainual section titled “Working with a TA.”.

If Mentors choose to have a Program Assistant grade, the assistant is allotted a certain number of hours based on the student enrollments and this has to be set up by People Operations prior to the school year. 

Grade student work and provide timely (within 4 days), detailed, and quality feedback on assignments within Canvas Learning Management System (LMS)

Monitor the weighting of assignments, checking for accuracy.

Meet with your Mentor weekly (preferred) or report via email on student progress and issues so that the mentor is completely up to date on all student progress.

Mentors and Program Assistants who grade should remember the policy that “Mentors are required to grade a minimum of four high-impact, meaningful assignments for every course each semester determined by the Program Leader. These must include no less than 30% of the final grade and be a combination of formative and summative assessments.”