BELL JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: SUMMER PROGRAM MANAGER

 

Title:                Summer Program Manager

Locations:        Boston, Detroit, and Springfield

Reports To:      Regional Director/Executive Director/ Deputy Director

 

 

Position Overview: 

The Summer Program Manager is responsible for building a strong summer program team that works well together, overseeing the educational quality of the program and implementing the program model creating the best learning environment for the scholars.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Participate in the program planning process prior to the start of the program
  • Work with enrollment on the enrollment site plan.
  • Makes available program staff to assist enrollment pre-site.
  • Be a presence/speaker at parent events during the enrollment process.
  • Develop a calendar that incorporates all aspects of the program while maximizing instructional time
  • Coordinate all field trips, guest speakers, and the community service projects
  • Work with the Regional Director to manage the established budget and EAS.
  • Develops and maintain a relationship with the school’s administration
  • Establish spaces within the school for the program and for the management team’s office
  • Participate in parent orientation or teacher/tutor interviews as necessary
  • Manage implementation of the BELL Summer Program model and schedule
  • Manage and evaluate teachers, review lesson plans, hold weekly staff meetings, and ensure all program elements are followed
  • Oversee daily printing of attendance reports, attendance scanning and parent phone calls.
  • Audit, organize and ensure that attendance reports and timesheets are turned into the region weekly per agreed schedule.
  • Oversee scheduled withdrawal of inactive and withdrawn scholars on agreed schedule and notification of Enrollment Dept of scholar status changes on a timely basis.
  • Oversee proper teacher: tutor and teacher/tutor: scholar ratios and make adjustments as necessary
  • Work with enrichment teachers to create streamlined programs that incorporate and build on academic curriculum
  • Manage evaluation data collection on schedule and with 100% response rate
  • Manage Edusoft administration from your site (i.e., printing answer sheets, transcribing answer sheets, scanning answer sheets, resolving answer sheets, printing reports and driving instruction based on report data)
  • Review testing results and work with teachers to improve scores/develop strategies
  • Ensure that progress reports are completed and sent out the 3rd  and final weeks of the program
  • Prepare an educational report at the end of the program
  • Coordinate a parent-teacher conference night as well as teacher/tutor appreciation
  • Work with the Regional Director to develop plans for the jingle competition and closing ceremony
  • Manage all field trips, guest speakers, community service projects and attend all events
  • Oversee all communication with parents and school administration to ensure they are kept informed of progress and are aware of all events
  • Manage the timesheet and attendance process for staff
  • Handle serious behavior and disciplinary problems
  • Manage the clean up of the school and removal of all supplies at the end of the program
  • Ensure safety of scholars at all times
  • Manage compliance
  • Perform other duties as assigned

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Qualifications:

 

  • Uphold the mission and purpose of BELL
  • Minimum 3 years experience in managing a service-based workforce, extended day program workforce, school workforce, or community based youth program workforce
  • Experience managing youth programs for 150+ students
  • Demonstrate a passion for teaching and learning. Bachelors required - Master in Education preferred
  • Proven ability in staff hiring, supervision, and program management
  • Ability to lead a quality team of teachers and tutors
  • Strong interpersonal skills, communication skills, including writing, public speaking and presentation skills
  • Strong leadership skills with experience in managing different levels of staff

 

 

To Apply: Email a cover letter (stating how you heard about this position) and a resume to Lauretta Siggers lsiggers@bellnational.org.  Please title the email “Summer Program Manager - Boston, Detroit or Springfield” or fax to 617/825-6170.