UACS Site Coordinator, Netter Center Community Partnerships

Position: UACS Site Coordinator, Netter Center for Community Partnerships
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Posted Job Title

UACS Site Coordinator, Netter Center for Community Partnerships

Job Profile Title

Coordinator B

Job Description Summary

The Netter Center's UACS Site Coordinator will serve as the connector between the school site and the University. Specifically, the UACS Site Coordinator will supervise school day, out-of-school time (OST)/after school and summer enrichment programs, as well as academic program partnerships and activities. The UACS OST/after school programs offer academic, cultural and recreational programming to students Monday through Friday from the last bell (2:54pm) until 6:00pm through the academic year and from 8am - 5pm for 6 weeks each summer.

The academic schedule is typically 9:30AM - 6:30PM.

Major components of the position include planning, organizing and supervising the program's PT staff, university student workers and volunteers and supporting their delivery of effective instruction and programming. This position will also implement direct service related to program implementation. This position will implement all required program reporting and compliance, including that of funders and the Netter Center. Compliance activities include proper and complete student participant enrollment and student attendance documentation, among other tasks.

This position works as part of a team with other Netter Center staff and school partners and will work closely with ABCS courses and facilitate connections to faculty partners. This position works closely with the school building leadership and the Director of Teaching and Learning to ensure programming addresses the academic needs of students and also supervises undergraduate fellows, work-study and volunteer Penn students.

The position is supervised by the UACS High School Program Manager.

Job Description

Founded in 1992, the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships is the University's primary vehicle for advancing civic and community engagement  brings together the resources and assets of both the University and the wider community to help solve universal problems such as poverty, health inequities, environmental sustainability, and inadequate, unequal education as they are manifested in the University's local geographic area of West Philadelphia and Philadelphia  Netter Center develops and helps implement democratic, mutually transformative, place-based partnerships between Penn and West Philadelphia that advance research, teaching, learning, practice, and service and improve the quality of life on campus and in the community.

The Netter Center works with and serves as a model for other higher education institutions across the United States and around the world. The Netter Center's university-assisted community schools (UACS) is a strategy to educate, engage, empower, and serve all members of the community in which the school is located and engage students (K-16+) in real world, community problem solving.

Duties/

Job Responsibilities:

School day, OST/after school and Summer Program Supervision and Implementation:

In partnership with Netter staff, University partners, school administration, after school instructors, UACS teacher-partners and Penn students, select, design, coordinate and implement programs that improve student academic achievement using youth-centered and problem-solving learning approaches. Consult with the program's director, principals, and teachers to ensure the program goals are being met.

This position will work closely with ABCS courses and facilitate connections to faculty partners. Ensure that all programs meet funder compliance…