My New School Coordinator

The My New School Coordinator manages educational and enrichment programming for the IRC’s After School and Summer Camp Programs, ensuring integration of best teaching practices and social-emotional learning. The role involves program implementation, grant management, volunteer supervision, and collaboration with school staff and caregivers to achieve youth education goals.

Responsibilities

• Manage implementation and program delivery for the IRC After School Program and Summer Camp at schools and potential school sites.
• Manage participant recruitment, retention, attendance, and family engagement.
• Manage program files and databases (enrollment, attendance, outcomes monitoring); maintain accurate and complete records.
• Collaborate with Program Supervisor to implement M&E tools and ensure program monitoring & evaluation activities are carried out, report on program progress and achievements.
• Lead volunteers and interns to support program administration and implementation for After school and Summer Camp programs.
• Lead grant management, outcomes tracking, monitoring and evaluation, compliance, and funder reporting, including RSIG-DHS services, billing, and monitoring.
• Plan and coordinate caregiver and teacher conferences.
• Conduct teacher observations and coaching using the IRC Framework for Effective Teaching.
• Co-lead and plan weekly workshops and lessons.
• Prepare internal and external reports for programs supervised.
• Collaborate with external partners, serving as a liaison between organizations.
• Ensure program data is consistently collected and entered in relevant databases.
• Lead recruitment and supervision of program volunteers and interns.
• Attend Youth Education Team meetings and complete administrative duties, including but not limited to reporting, timesheets, and expense reports.
• Participate in program meetings and staff development as an engaged team member.
• Comply with all policies, procedures, and protocols of the agency.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in education, social work, counseling or the equivalent.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years teaching English Language Learners, required.
• Teaching certification and experience in the public school system desirable.
• Responsive classrooms and/or restorative justice trained, highly desirable.
• Experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations, highly desirable.
• Proven success planning and delivering creative and engaging curricula for beginners to intermediate ELLs.
• Cultural competency training experience, desirable.
• A belief in the ability of all youth to reach their education, career, and personal goals.
• Demonstrated competency in program planning and implementation skills, including the ability to manage large groups of students and the ability to think creatively and strategically.
• Initiative, creativity, and ability to complete projects independently.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook); ability to use the internet and other digital tools for data entry, research, and problem-solving purposes.
• Organized, responsible, and flexible: able to maintain responsibility for multiple tasks in the context of a diverse, fast-paced work environment and maintain composure under pressure.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written; proficiency in language(s) spoken by client group is desired (such as: Spanish, Dari, Pashto, Arabic, French, Haitian-Creole).

Skills

• Teaching English Language Learners
• Programme Planning
• Program Implementation
• Curriculum Design
• Cultural Competency Training
• Restorative Justice
• Responsive Classroom Techniques
• Refugee and Immigrant Education
• Volunteer Supervision
• Grant Management
• Social-Emotional Learning
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• Microsoft Outlook
• Data Entry
• Research
• Education Program Management

Languages

English, Spanish, Dari, Pashto, Arabic, French, Haitian-Creole