Summary

Staff whose work requires or potentially could require any in-person interaction with Save the Children colleagues, partners, or beneficiaries must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless otherwise required by law. Save the Children complies with federal, state, and local laws with regard to accommodations related to this policy.

The Site Coordinator will be responsible for implementation of all aspects of the afterschool programs including the Developing Reader and Emergent Literacy Blocks, Healthy Choices, homework/math help and enrichment activities. The Site Coordinator will provide guidance and support for site staff and maintain good general order and conduct among the children participating in the program. The Site Coordinator will work closely with the assigned school’s Principal to address and resolve challenges to daily program operations and will be the main contact for teachers at the site for participation in student study teams as needed and recruitment of students for program enrollment based on student needs. The Site Coordinator will be the main site contact for the area Program Director and Lead Associate, Afterschool Program.

What You’ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)

• Work directly with site Principal to recruit students for program participation (back to school, parent engagement activities, etc.), communicate program activities to site teachers through staff meetings, manage site use of facilities changes and address site tech issues (access to Internet, Renaissance Place, computer hardware) and collaborate with other afterschool activities on-site calendar that requires shared use of spaces. 15 %
• Accountable for and support of site Literacy staff and initiate literacy activities (as the ratio of 1 to 20 program staff to participating children) of children participating in the afterschool literacy program including read a louds, independent self-selected reading, utilizations of Accelerated Reading tools, and fluency activities, as outlined and described in the Developing Reading and Emergent Reader Literacy Blocks of Save the Children’s Literacy Model. Provide support for Literacy staff to facilitate implementation of afterschool Literacy program and manage Accelerated Reader STAR testing procedures. 30%
• Accountable for and support of Healthy Choices Coordinator to identify and address challenges to daily operations of Healthy Choices program components. 15%
• Provide direct support and guidance to all site assistants to facilitate implementation of afterschool Literacy and Heather choices program components. 20%
• Maintain children’s reading logs and perform various administrative needs of the afterschool literacy program, including monitoring children’s literacy progress, tracking and entering attendance in Monitoring & Evaluation database and running diagnostics reports. Complete forms to address discipline issues with children in the after school program and initiate meetings with parents to address behavior interventions. 10%
• Attending training sessions as directed by Program Specialist and Program Manager. Review and approve timesheets for all site staff. Other duties as assigned by Program Specialist or Program Manager. 10%

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years' experience in area of expertise

• High School or Technical/Vocational Degree
• Basic comfort level with computers, Internet, and software such as Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Previous experience working with 1st through 6th grade children required.
• Ability to understand and follow instructions of supervisor.
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Ability to work professionally with children.
• Ability to effectively communicate child concerns with parents.
• Ability to learn/practice problem solving techniques to deal with staff conflicts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Courses in education, psychology, and child growth and development are desirable.
• Previous experience collaborating with and supporting staff is desirable.

Save the Children also offers paid vacation, accrued at least 12 days a year, depending on paygrade and length of service, paid safety and wellness leave of at least 1 day per month worked for a full time employee which is pro rata reduced for employees working less than a full time schedule, and at least 10 paid holidays a year. Employees may be eligible for additional bonus compensation. Save the Children US also offers outstanding benefits that include health, dental, vision and life insurances, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, a retirement savings plan with employer contribution, family leave, paid parental/adoption leave of 60 days, commuter benefits, paid caregiver leave days, 1 paid volunteer day a year, paid critical child illness leave days, dress for your day, and much more.

About Save the Children

No matter your role when you join Save the Children, each and every day you will challenge yourself to devote your skills, talent and expertise to changing the world for kids. It’s an ambitious goal, and a meaningful one no matter how you see yourself professionally: an accountant, a writer, a data analyst, a teacher, a driver, a designer, or any one of the hundreds of dozens of roles we’re looking to fill every day.

You see, Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In the United States and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share.

Our work for children and their families requires that we commit—at every opportunity—to work together to identify and dismantle persistent systemic and structural racism, inequality, and any other forms of discrimination in this country and beyond. As an anti-racist organization, Save the Children will not tolerate discrimination in any form—in our employment practices, amongst our staff, in our leadership or toward the people we serve. We stand in solidarity with all people to fight for equal rights, justice, inclusion, and belonging.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, ancestry, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap, disability, marital status, or status as a veteran. Save the Children complies with all applicable laws.

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Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.

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