Evening Administrative Clerk — Adult Night School CTI

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Starting Date: Immediately

CTI Administrative Clerk, Salem High SchoolSalem Public Schools

Job Type: Part-time, grant fundedSalary:
Per AFSCME contract

About Salem Public Schools Salem is a small, diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history. Salem Public School educators are passionate about urban education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement. We respect and value the racial, cultural, and linguistic diversity of our students and their families, and have a strong commitment to the Salem community. We seek individuals who are able to serve all of our students, regardless of ability, economic status, gender/gender identity, language, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, or other backgrounds.

Salem Public Schools has a clear equity statement and core values that guide and drive our work as an anti-racist organization. Applicants who have experienced working in urban schools and have bilingual skills are strongly encouraged to apply.

Grant Funder:
Comm Corp Career Technical Initiative Salem High School is the recipient of a $ grant from Commonwealth Corporation on behalf of the Baker Administration to increase a skilled workforce in the trades through third shift programs.

This initiative, announced by Governor Baker, seeks to address the persistent need for skilled labor in construction, trades, and manufacturing. Commonwealth Corporation administers these funds in hopes of eliminating the skills gap facing employers by providing an opportunity for youth and adults to retrain for skilled occupations, as well as transforming vocational high schools into Career Technical Institutes that run three shifts a day to bring more high school students and adults into the program.

As part of a multi-year strategy, CTI plans to train 20,000 new skilled workers in key trades and technical jobs. Among the grants approved by the Workforce Skills Cabinet in 2021, 35 new career pathway programs and 22 expansions of career pathway programs at 10 vocational-technical schools will provide training and job placement for more than 800 adults.

What You’ll Do Salem High School is seeking an Administrative Clerk to support the startup and implementation of an adult night school program beginning this summer. In this role, you will work in a collaborative team environment to support the success of our adult learners in Salem Public School’s new third-shift program as part of the Salem High School Career and Technical Education department.

This role will work during the program training hours to support the CTI Program Manager and CTE Director, processing documentation and student communication, and other duties as assigned.

This position is grant-funded through the Career Technical Initiative with Comm Corp and is part-time, with 200 hours allocated until June 30th, 2023, and 900 hours allocated between July 1st, 2023, and January 30th, 2024 with the opportunity and intention to extend the program and contract hours.

Role Responsibilities:

• Assist with administrative tasks related to the implementation of the adult night school program at Salem High School
• Provide customer service to students and families in both English and Spanish (Portuguese preferred)
• Help with data entry, scheduling, and coordination of events and programs
• Manage and maintain files and documents
• Assist with outreach and recruitment efforts
• Attend meetings and take minutes as needed
• Prepare invoices, requisitions, and purchase orders as needed
• Manage a dedicated phone line for the program
• Perform other duties as assigned by the CTE Director and CTI Program Manager

What You’ll Bring: We are looking for candidates who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission, and are highly motivated to change adult lives through education. You’ll be right at home here if you are a reflective practitioner who values collaboration with colleagues and pushes yourself, your work, and the people around you to the next level. We expect our SPS employees to:

• Hold a deep commitment to students and families and value diversity - The SPS community is vibrant and diverse in background, ethnicity, language, and…