Lead Education Coordinator

Position Overview

The ideal candidate understands the unique challenges facing highly impacted communities of color, where access and resources are limited, and opportunity gaps persist.

Primary Duties

• Curriculum Leadership: Oversee the development and review of all lesson plans, implementation, and continuous improvement of the After School Program curriculum and daily program operations.
• Program Quality Assurance: Develop daily attendance protocols and monitor program implementation to meet contract standards, ensure safety, compliance, and alignment with organizational goals, educational standards, and best practices in youth development.
• Staff Observation and Feedback: Conduct regular classroom and program observations and provide constructive coaching and feedback to improve instructional quality and student outcomes.
• Program Support: Support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of educational programs and operations, including summer programs, field trips, enrichment activities, volunteer and mentor coordination, sports, and nutrition programs.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain accurate attendance records, assessment data, program documentation, equipment inventories, and required reports.

Staff Leadership, Supervision, and Development

• Direct Supervision: Provide direct supervision and day-to-day leadership to assigned education staff, including coordinators, instructors, tutors, interns, and volunteers.
• Performance Management: Establish clear performance expectations, conduct regular one-on-one meetings, provide coaching and feedback, address performance concerns, and support employee growth and accountability.
• Training and Professional Development: Develop and facilitate onboarding, training, and ongoing professional development opportunities to ensure staff possess the skills and knowledge necessary to support student learning, growth, and development.
• Talent Acquisition and Workforce Development: Support recruitment, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, scheduling, and retention efforts for education staff and volunteers while helping to build a strong and diverse talent pipeline.
• Team Culture: Foster a positive, inclusive, collaborative, and mission-driven work environment that promotes employee engagement, professional growth, and high performance.

Family and Community Engagement

• Community Liaison: Serve as a primary point of contact for families at assigned program sites, connecting students and families with educational and support services offered by Amigos de Guadalupe.
• Parent Engagement: Actively cultivate family involvement, parent workshops, and partnership in support of student success.
• Radical Hospitality: Demonstrate Amigos’ 2-Gen approach and philosophy of Radical Hospitality in all interactions with students, families, colleagues, and community partners.

Qualifications

• 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 PBIS, 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.
• Bachelor’s degree in Education or a related field, degree in progress, or equivalent combination of education and experience; teaching credential preferred.
• Minimum of two years of leadership, supervisory, or program coordination experience in educational, youth development, nonprofit, or community-based settings preferred.
• 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.
• CPR and First Aid certification preferred.
• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred.
• Valid California Driver’s License required.

Physical Requirements

• 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.

Compensation & Benefits

Annual Salary is $70,304.00 - $71,000.00
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Chiropractic coverage
- Life Insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Paid Holidays and Sick Leave
- 401(k) Retirement Plan after 1 year of employment

Additional Information

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of all required background clearances.
Amigos de Guadalupe Center for Justice and Empowerment is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees feel valued and supported.