Team Leader - W.A.Y. East Jackson

Team Leader Position

Welcome to an educational experience that encourages collaboration, achieving excellence, and a clear path to college and careers. Welcome to a place where every student is provided with a personalized, project based student-centered learning experience, unique in-school, and online environments with 24/7 live access to educators. WAY provides young people with a world-class education so that he/she is prepared with the tools for success in life after graduating with a high school diploma. WAY is changing the way students are being taught by embracing the way they already learn. As WAY continues to grow in size and impact, we are always looking for great people to join our team and mission.

WAY Non-Negotiables: A relentless commitment to achieving excellence in all aspects of work, driven by a passion for fostering exceptional student outcomes. Adept at functioning effectively as a collaborative team member, valuing open communication and collective problem-solving. Wholehearted belief in WAY's student-centered learning approach, recognizing its value in empowering and equipping students for success. Proven track record of consistently exceeding expectations in delivering exceptional results for young people, reflecting a strong professional history of going above and beyond. Continuo usly striving to surpass expectations, consistently seeking opportunities to enhance learning experiences and outcomes for students.

Purpose of Job: The purpose of the Team Leader position is to remove educational barriers for our WAY students.

Qualifications: Michigan Teaching Certification Preferred Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree Broad educational experience. Ability to communicate with not only students, but to engage parents/guardians in their students' educational journey. Excellent organizational skills. Experience of child protection issues. Ability to manage and work within a large team. Experience communicating and networking with other professional agencies.

Location: Mount Pleasant, MI Salary: $40,000 plus an attractive benefits package, Accountability: The Team Leader is responsible for all matters pertaining to their employment by adhering to WAY Program model.

Desirable Skills Required: Technical literacy An understanding of issues surrounding young people's disaffection with education Understanding of research methodology and skills Presentation skills

Major Responsibilities and Duties: Assist young people in removing barriers to learning by collaborating across networks. Communicate with W-A-Y Program central team to ensure that W-A-Y Program model, policy and practice is followed. Attend Team Leader meetings and training sessions as required Monitor project deliverables and communications to ensure follow-up and continuity between mentors and researchers Monitor mentor reports and other such requirements Multi-task and be prepared to offer support to other team members as the need arises Provide intervention with researchers when necessary Ensure that child protection issues are dealt with promptly keep the local project team informed Ensure that no researcher is offline for technical reasons for more than 48 hours Ensure that each researcher has access to the standard equipment and connectivity Contribute actively to W-A-Y community Contribute to project research through experiences and discoveries Report on research as required by the project contract Report to and collaborate with W-A-Y Program central team when required Ensure that research data required by W-A-Y Program central team is accurate and up to date. Keep abreast with technical developments and maintain a level of computer literacy relevant to projects. Public Relations Promote locally: to schools, social services institutions, youth offender institutions and other organizations. Any other duties as required from time to time

Equal Opportunity Employer W-A-Y is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No W-A-Y employee will discriminate unlawfully against an applicant for employment or fellow employee because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, height, weight, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability which is unrelated to the person's ability to do the job, or any other unlawful criteria.