Team Up Education Specialist, EducationWorks

Posted by on January 02, 2011

Job posting:  Team Up Education Specialist

Team Up Education Specialist
Position Description

The Team Up Education Specialist is responsible for providing training and onsite coaching to AmeriCorps members serving in after-school and summer programs operated by a variety of nonprofits for elementary students in Philadelphia schools and communities.

Team Up is a new EducationWorks program in which EducationWorks serves as an AmeriCorps intermediary, enabling other organizations to have AmeriCorps members.  The Education Specialist is an employee of EducationWorks, reports to the Team Up Program Manager, and is part of the Team Up team which also includes a Program Liaison.

Responsibilities

1. Establish and maintain positive, productive relationships with partner agencies’ AmeriCorps members, their supervisors and/or their site coordinators.
a. Visit each service site at least twice a month.
b. Maintain continuous stream of communication with AmeriCorps members and their supervisors.
c. Share best practices for member roles and responsibilities.

2. With the Team Up Program Liaison and the EW Training Department, provide pre-service training related to AmeriCorps and EW.
3. Train AmeriCorps members in group and classroom management, working with difficult children, lesson planning, managing student transitions during the afternoon, and generic pedagogical skills.
4. Coordinate training with the EW Training Department, the United Way’s Center for Youth Development, and the Public Health Management Corporation.
5. Collaborate with the Center for Youth Development, OST Resource Center, and others to promote appropriate trainings for AmeriCorps members and partner sites
6. Provide on-site program support and training through modeling and coaching .
7. Support the cultural competency of AmeriCorps members
8. Help coordinate efforts for major service events, e.g., MLK Day and Global Youth Service Day
9. Participate in new program development
10. Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field
• Very successful experience educating urban elementary students
• Proficient in planning and delivering training
• Experience in out of school time programming
• Understanding of AmeriCorps
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Must own an automobile and have a valid driver’s license and insurance

EducationWorks is an EOE.
Salary range:  $35,000 – $45,000/yr. with generous benefit pkg including health, dental, 401K, tuition reimbursement, cell phone, sick and vacation days, short- and long-term disability, and discount at early learning center.

Please send resume and cover letter to Trish Buchanan at TBuchanan@EducationWorks.org

Trish Buchanan
Human Resources Manager
EducationWorks
684 Whitehead Road
Lawrenceville, NJ  08648
(609) 392-6662 x121 (office)
(609) 433-1405 (cell)
(609) 392-6211 (fax)

To learn about becoming an EducationWorks AmeriCorps member and about our programs, visit our website, http://EducationWorks.org.