Education & Innovation Coordinator

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Omaha, NE, US

Salary Range: $22.00 To $22.00 Hourly

The mission of the Latino Center of the Midlands (LCM) is to cultivate generations of engaged, thriving Latinos through educational foundations, workforce development, and leadership opportunities.

The Education & Innovation Coordinator supports the day-to-day implementation, and delivery of LCM's workforce Education initiatives.

The position's primary responsibilities are program coordination and implementation, with regular instructional, workshop-facilitation, and individualized participant-support responsibilities.

Under the direction of the Education and Innovation Program Manager, the Coordinator/Instructor coordinates classes, workshops, assessments, participant communication, records, and learning opportunities that strengthen participants' educational, digital, employment, and entrepreneurial skills.

The position directly implements Adult Education initiatives established by the Program Manager, including workforce education, artificial intelligence (AI), digital skills, NCRC/Work Keys, job-readiness programming, and other innovative learning opportunities.

Passion for helping adults achieve educational, employment, entrepreneurial, and personal goals.

Comfortable teaching, facilitating workshops, and providing individualized participant support.

Interested in technology, AI, workforce development, and innovative approaches to adult learning.

Resourceful and able to learn new tools and translate them into practical learning opportunities.

Highly organized and capable of coordinating multiple classes, workshops, participants, schedules, and program activities.

Strong communicator who can build positive relationships with participants, staff, instructors, and community partners.

Collaborative, adaptable, and willing to support evolving participant and program needs.

Coordinate Adult Education classes, workshops, orientations, assessments, testing, events, and outreach activities under the direction of the Education and Innovation Program Manager.

Implement assigned program activities, processes, and initiatives in accordance with established Education goals, curriculum, procedures, and performance expectations.

Coordinate classroom and workshop schedules, instructional materials, technology, assessments, participant communications, and other logistical requirements.

Maintain assigned program calendars and coordinate classroom and meeting space with appropriate LCM staff.

Ensure computers, Chromebooks, tablets, virtual-learning platforms, presentation equipment, AI tools, and other instructional technology are appropriately prepared for program activities.

Support student recruitment, enrollment, orientation, placement, attendance, retention, assessments, and course or workshop completion.

Respond to participant inquiries regarding classes, workshops, assessments, enrollment, schedules, and available program opportunities.

Conduct timely follow-up with participants regarding attendance, participation, assessments, progress, and program requirements.

Document participant follow-up and promptly communicate significant attendance, engagement, performance, or other concerns to the Education and Innovation Program Manager.

Identify participant needs or barriers and, in coordination with the Program Manager, connect individuals with appropriate LCM programs, workforce services, educational…