Academic Coordinator - Fitzsimonds

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Seasonal/Temporary/LTE Professional Milwaukee, WI, US

11 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $19.00 To $26.24 Hourly

Job Summary:

Responsible for delivering academic student support during non-school hours, which is integrated with the day school academic program, with a maximum of 6 hours per week. Collaborate with school staff to align, support, and accomplish both school and Club academic outcomes.

This is a seasonal academic year position, which is typically September through May.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as liaison between the day school and the Club to ensure a seamless learning day which includes information sharing, alignment between day school and after school curriculum, creating professional developments, and integration into the school culture.
• Assists and works with the day school in identifying and recruiting students with academic need through the use of data review and established criteria to participate in selected Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee (BGCGM) and CLC required programming.
• Assists with developing a CLC Program Plan that identifies learning curriculum to be implemented for CLC academic enrichment.
• Collects, analyzes, and evaluates student data on an ongoing basis to determine effectiveness of the strategies and curricula implemented based on the CLC Needs Assessment.
• Meets regularly with the School Support Teacher (SST), and attends Learning Team (LT), Behavior Intervention Team (BIT), and all other required or relevant meetings as a representative of BGCGM, in order to make recommendations regarding academic programming needs and student progress.
• Communicates weekly with the classroom teacher regarding student progress and individual student needs that can be supported through the extended day academic program.
• Reviews weekly attendance reports and makes parental contacts as needed when students are absent from academic components.
• Gathers and organizes appropriate instructional materials. Provides support with the development and implementation of academic programs for the staff and volunteers.
• Provides oversight of routine assessments and surveys (formal and informal) for students.
• Directs the development, implementation, coordination and monitoring academics that support achievement including program enrollment, program attendance, assessments, program evaluation and progress data.
• Assists with the facilitation of professional development and trainings for the Club staff and volunteers in a variety of areas including academic support, online learning, Common Core Standards, School Improvement Plan objectives, 5-Essentials and other relevant areas of academic focus. Provide modeling, in the classroom, of best practices for the Club staff on an as needed basis.
• Attends required meetings and trainings by Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, Milwaukee Public Schools, and/or funders.
• Assists with other Academic Coordinator duties as assigned.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in education or related field
• Wisconsin Teaching Certificate required

Experience Requirements:

• Employed as a teacher or school support teacher in the district that the school is in.

Skills:

• Enjoys working with youth.
• Small group implementation.
• Highly organized with attention to detail.
• Ability to relate effectively with a diverse population.
• Good communications skills, both oral and written.
• Must have a valid WI driver’s license, good driving record, and meets state required automobile insurance minimums.
• Efficient with technology.

Physical Demands:

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