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Program Director, Northern California, EnCorps Teachers Program
Position: Program Director, Northern California
Functional Area:
Organization: EnCorps Teachers Program
Location: San Francisco, CA
Metro Region:
Overview:
The EnCorps Teachers Program is an innovative public-private partnership changing the face of education in California. Dedicated to increasing the number of much-needed math and science teachers in California’s public middle and high schools, EnCorps helps math and science professionals to transition into teaching in low-income schools throughout California. Inspired by IBM’s successful Transition to Teaching program and developed with the guidance of the Governor’s Committee on Educational Excellence, EnCorps has an unwavering commitment to student achievement and leverages the passion, skills, and dedication of experienced professionals to transform California’s high-need classrooms. To learn more, please visit http://www.EnCorpsTeachers.org
Position:
EnCorps is in the midst of substantial expansion and is looking for a dynamic, entrepreneurial individual to build our programming, presence, and impact in Northern California. Reporting directly to the President, the Program Director will play a critical leadership role in the development of our programming and will lead the recruitment of all EnCorps Educators in the region (approximately 100 professionals per year who join our pipeline to become substitutes or full time teachers.). In addition, s/he will provide ongoing support and training to each teacher in order to achieve the highest levels of student achievement. The Program Director will manage all current school relationships while actively cultivating additional partnerships with schools and administrators throughout the region.
Responsibilities:
Strategy and Regional Leadership
• Oversee all aspects of EnCorps’ programming in Northern California, including program planning, implementation, evaluation and overall program quality, driving superior performance against ambitious short-term and long-term goals for the region
• Create and manage relationships with schools and district leaders, ensuring effective teacher placements and long-term partnerships through exceptional program quality and relationship-management
• Serve as an advocate for EnCorps in the community
• Work closely with management team to gather, share and implement best practices while creating a vibrant learning community amongst EnCorps staff and program participants
Teacher Training, Support and Recruitment
• Develop strategic plan for teacher outreach efforts to meet ambitious goals at the regional level that includes building relationships with key organizational and corporate partners to develop pipelines of prospective teachers
• Coach prospective teachers on making the transition from the corporate sector into classroom teaching
• Create dynamic, relevant learning experiences and resources for EnCorps Teachers to improve performance and build skills and work closely with EnCorps teachers to define and work towards aggressive goals for student achievement
• In conjunction with the EnCorps team, design and execute key group training experiences including EnCorps’ Boot Camp and Winter Institute, coaching EnCorps teachers in the essential components of effective instruction and building their skills in goal setting, planning, assessments, and lesson execution
• Conduct classroom observations and analyze classroom data to assist EnCorps Teachers in determining key drivers for improving student achievement
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate for this position is an energetic, dynamic, and entrepreneurial professional capable of meeting aggressive goals, recruiting talented professionals to teach, building and managing complex relationships, and supporting and training new teachers. Specifically, the ideal candidate will have all or most of the following characteristics and qualifications:
• Unwavering commitment to increasing student achievement
• At least four years of classroom teaching experience and experience leading the training and development of new teachers
• Proven success in building and managing relationships with a diverse array of external constituent groups including corporate partners, government officials and educational leaders
• Demonstrated ability to serve as a high-level strategic leader and a hands-on implementer
• A passion for building successful programming combined with an entrepreneurial-spirit, high-energy work style and the ability to thrive in a dynamic environment with rapidly evolving priorities
• Impeccable professionalism and communication skills
• Strong organizational and analytical skills
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
To Apply:
Please upload a resume and thoughtful cover letter, addressed to Jennifer Anastasoff and outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity, both in Word format, at http://jobs.cgcareers.org/application.aspx?id=1605 Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
