Educational Site Leader

About the role

The Educational Site Leader I plays a crucial role in creating, designing, and implementing a youth-driven program that engages students in various activities to enhance their academic, mental, and physical health.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Program Supervisor on all day-to-day operations of one or multiple 21st Century CLC program sites
• Identify students who meet program participation criteria with principal/school faculty
• Create, design, and implement stimulating enrichment after school activities to build core academic skills, confidence, and life skills with after school program staff
• Monitor, mentor, coach, and evaluate site staff to ensure the quality of program content and delivery
• Gather student data in order to locate areas where improvement is needed most
• Collaborate with school staff on best methods of analyzing data collected for the direction of program activities
• Work with the Program Supervisor to lead and participate in professional development in academic best practices
• Manage site record-keeping requirements, which include, but are not limited to EZ Reports Database, Michigan Department of Human Services Licensing Rules for Child Care Centers and United States Department of Agriculture reporting requirements: attendance, student information, sessions/activities/events, student grades and goals
• Record-keeping tasks as assigned by the Program Supervisor (learner’s profiles, template of academic data, site staffing plan etc.)
• Meet with principal and program staff about student achievement in relation to program designs
• Communicate site information to necessary team members
• Produce periodic reports reflecting program implementation and data
• Serve as liaison between the school-day and after-school program
• Communicate regularly with day-time staff (teachers, social workers and administration) to track student progress and design interventions
• Operate standard office equipment and use required software applications for program area and other applications, including Microsoft Office
• Participate in program committee meetings
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Requirements

• Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor’s degree or 120 credit hours from an accredited university/college
• Required Disciplines: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Physical Education and Recreation, Child Development, Child Guidance/Counseling, Child Psychology, Family Studies, Social Work, Human Services, Youth Development or related field
• Any equivalent combination of experience, education and/or training approved by Human Resources
• Licenses/Certifications Required at Date of Hire: Teaching certification preferred, Blood borne pathogens
• Licenses/Certifications Required within 60 days from Date of Hire: First Aid/CPR/AED
• Licenses/Certifications Required within one year from Date of Hire: 16 clock hours of training throughout the year