Full-Time
Lead Education Coordinator
Amigos de Guadalupe
Compensation Overview
$70.3k - $71k/yr
San Jose, CA, USA
In Person
Bachelor's
Category
 Education (1) |
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Required Skills
CPR
First Aid
Requirements
- Knowledge of Common Core Standards and youth development best practices.
- Proficiency in balanced literacy, lesson planning, instructional delivery, and educational program implementation.
- Strong classroom management skills, including Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, conflict resolution, restorative practices, and social-emotional learning strategies.
- Demonstrated experience leading, supervising, coaching, mentoring, or training staff, volunteers, interns, or youth development professionals.
- Experience developing and facilitating staff training and professional development activities.
- Ability to effectively manage child-centered educational programs and multiple priorities.
- A bachelor's degree in Education or a related field, a degree in progress, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience working with children in school or out-of-school settings.
- Demonstrated success collaborating with educational institutions, governmental agencies, and nonprofit partners.
- Experience working in racially diverse communities, underperforming schools, and low-income neighborhoods.
- Ability to pass fingerprinting and background checks.
- A valid California driver's license is required.
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, and reach throughout the workday.
- Ability to actively supervise and engage with children in classroom, outdoor, recreational, and community settings.
- Ability to lift, carry, and move materials and equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
- Ability to travel between program sites as needed.
- Ability to operate standard office equipment, including computers, phones, and printers.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the development and review of lesson plans, curriculum implementation, continuous improvement, and daily After School Program operations.
- Develop daily attendance protocols and monitor program implementation to meet contract standards and ensure safety, compliance, alignment with organizational goals, educational standards, and youth-development best practices.
- Conduct regular classroom and program observations and provide coaching and feedback to improve instructional quality and student outcomes.
- Support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of summer programs, field trips, enrichment activities, volunteer and mentor coordination, sports, and nutrition programs.
- Maintain accurate attendance records, assessment data, program documentation, equipment inventories, and required reports.
- Provide direct supervision and day-to-day leadership to assigned education staff, including coordinators, instructors, tutors, interns, and volunteers.
- Establish performance expectations, conduct regular one-on-one meetings, provide coaching and feedback, address performance concerns, and support employee growth and accountability.
- Develop and facilitate onboarding, training, and ongoing professional development for education staff.
- Support recruitment, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, scheduling, and retention efforts for education staff and volunteers.
- Foster a positive, inclusive, collaborative, mission-driven work environment that promotes employee engagement, professional growth, and high performance.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for families at assigned program sites and connect students and families with educational and support services.
- Cultivate family involvement, parent workshops, and partnerships supporting student success.
- Develop and support lesson planning for academic programs.
- Teach, direct, and supervise students.
- Conduct regular staff meetings and facilitate effective communication among team members.
- Provide coaching, mentoring, and ongoing support to education staff.
- Monitor staff performance and provide timely feedback to promote accountability and professional growth.
- Maintain daily attendance records and support aggregate reporting requirements.
- Manage data entry and program documentation requirements.
- Inventory and maintain program materials and equipment inventories.
- Ensure student health, safety, and well-being at all times.
- Promote compliance with organizational policies, procedures, and safety standards.
- Recognize systemic inequities and implement equity-driven practices that support student success.
- Report academic, behavioral, operational, or personnel concerns promptly to the Education Program Manager.
- Utilize conflict resolution, restorative practices, and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports strategies.
- Attend and participate in meetings, trainings, professional development activities, and assigned community events.
Desired Qualifications
- A teaching credential is preferred.
- At least two years of leadership, supervisory, or program coordination experience in educational, youth development, nonprofit, or community-based settings is preferred.
- CPR and First Aid certification are preferred.
- Bilingual Spanish and English capability is preferred.