Learning Center Coordinator

DESERT SANDS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL

Full-Time, Monday - Friday; 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

This position provides support to various school sites within the region, including Lake L.A. and Palmdale 5th St. The role may require travel between locations to meet site-specific needs.

Help Us Change Lives

We live by the motto that "There is a Student in Front of Everything We Do" and we are very passionate about it. Do you have a passion to work with students? If so, then this is an exciting opportunity for you! You'll have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of students supporting their growth and development. Remember the person who made a difference in your life? Now it's your turn.

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How You Will Make an Impact

The Learning Center Coordinator serves as an Administrator in charge of school in the absence of the Principal or Assistant Principal. This position collaborates with all staff to ensure effective design, delivery, and maintenance of school programs. This position reports to the Principal or designee.


RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES: This list is illustrative only and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of tasks performed by this classification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Support leadership of the staff in assessing learning center needs and determining objectives as the basis for developing long- and short-range plans for the school or assignment
• Plan, coordinate, and evaluate the on-site program of student support and enrichment services
• Assist in supervision of all assigned personnel and help identify, provide, assign and coordinate in-service growth opportunities for personnel within the school
• Carry out a program of communications and community relations and will collaborate with operations personnel to ensure safety and success of pupils and school programs
• Assist with adherence to federal and state laws and requirements and district policies
• Collaborates in the administration of state mandated testing. Supervises the administration of assessments
• Serve on committees and perform other duties as assigned
• Plans and develops after-school curriculum to meet individual needs of participating students through collaboration with principal and classroom teachers
• Reviews individualized student needs and progress. Provides support with supervision and leadership to all center staff, including volunteers (i.e. community and YMCA) for the development and coordination of all programs
• Coordinates the use of volunteers for various center activities
• Attends Parent/Teacher Conferences on a needed basis
• Schedules and coordinates training of all Personnel, tutors, and volunteers with the Assistant Principal
• Utilizes a variety of means to publicize the activities and benefits of the center to the school and local community
• Attends informational and networking meetings with the other community stakeholders
• Coordinates data collection and record keeping for evaluation and ongoing planning purposes
• Monitor to the company's Compliance Program: procedures, Rules, and Regulations; collaborate with Student Services Personnel
• Substitute teaching when necessary; maintain a student roster as needed
• May carry a minimum of ten (10) students in a caseload
• Provides ongoing communication about the activities of the center to the school's Principal, Staff and students
• Co-Coordinate WASC and SPSA processes with the AP
• Co-Coordinate the SST (Student success Team) Process with the Lead Teacher
• Assists in facilitating 'At-Risk' formal interventions (ADA Section 504, IDEA, etc.) and works with Special Education and ELL
• Perform administrative duties, responsibilities and activities that may be assigned or changed from time to time
• SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Manage, coordinate, supervise, coach and direct the hiring, training, or performance development of team members and oversee their daily activities

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of and commitment to contemporary management and instructional techniques
• Knowledge of curriculum, including highly developed competencies in at least one content area
• Organizational and planning skills
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively with various levels of school employees and the public
• Presentation and public speaking skills
• Data analysis

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working in a school setting
• Prior teaching experience or school counseling experience required
• Bachelor's Degree required
• Valid Clear California Teaching Credential with English Language Authorization OR California Pupil Personnel Services credential required
• Knowledge and/or experience in project management, program development, organizing, prioritizing, coordinating, implementing, and managing multiple programs, projects, tasks and building teams preferred
• Proficient in student information systems (SIS) and educational applications
• Skilled in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)
• Ability to travel in performance of job duties is required
• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull objects weighing up to 10 pounds (almost all office jobs)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Mental Demands: high workflow management, high project coordination, high people engagement.
• Finger Dexterity: using primarily just the fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together.
• Talking: especially where one must convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Average Hearing: able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information.
• Average Visual Abilities: ordinary acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or operate machinery.
• Frequent multi-tasking, changing of task priorities, repetitious exacting work required.
• Working in a noisy, distracting environment with frequent deadline pressures.