BCL PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY COORDINATOR 3223568

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A. SCOPE OF WORK:

The role of Program and Community Director for the Burlington City & Lake Semester (BCL) is complex and multifaceted, combining aspects of classroom teaching and facilitation, program administration, advising, partnership development, and community-building.

In the 2022-23 school year, this position has two primary components: Program Director of the Burlington City & Lake Semester (BCL) program, and liaising with community partners.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

This section outlines the fundamental job functions that must be performed in this position. This includes:

Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements

Physical and Mental/Reasoning Requirements

Work Environment

These areas state the underlying requirements that an employee must meet in order to perform these essential functions. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations may be made to qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Designing units: EQs, themes, pedagogy, etc. and leading lessons, experiences, units.

Planning and scheduling experiences

Booking and managing partners

Facilitating/Leading experiences, reflection and meaning-making

Leading small groups

Organizing and leading “crews” (advising, coaching, liaising with Student Supports and/or families, organizing and leading “Contributions”)

Organizing and supporting the facilitation of Morning Meeting.

Logistics: Making travel arrangements, organizing lunch, facilities and clean-up/room set-up

Coaching and guiding the BCL faculty to ensure team coherence

Ongoing collaboration with the BCL Team, including Meetings, Program design-work, Networking and sharing excitement about BCL

Liaising with BHS/BSD Administration (BCL program issues, student needs, BHS schedule, etc.)

Liaising with Student Supports (Special Ed, EL, etc.)

Keep secondary school faculty informed about BCL in department and faculty meetings, emails, etc.

Outward-facing communication (e.g., writing blog posts , newsletters, press releases, etc.

Maintaining the BCL website and communicate media needs with Director of Communication

Work with district staff as needed to make connections with project based learning in other BSD schools.

Similar work related to other community-based programs is anticipated as programs are developed and the district considers expanding opportunities.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education

Minimum Required: Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree with a concentration in Education

Certification Required: Vermont State Educator’s License

Experience:

Minimum Required:

5 years of teaching or equivalent experience

Experience working in non-traditional educational programs

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

Working knowledge:

Sufficient familiarity with the subject to know basic principles and terminology and to understand and solve simple problems.

General knowledge:

Sufficient knowledge of a field to perform most work in normal situations. The work calls for comprehension of standard situations and includes knowledge of most of the significant aspects of the subject.

Thorough knowledge

Advanced knowledge of the subject matter. The work calls for sufficient comprehension of the subject area to solve unusual as well as common work problems, to be able to advise on technical matters and to serve as a resource on the subject for others in the organization.

Comprehensive knowledge:

Requires complete mastery and understanding of the subject. This term should be used sparingly and only for unusually exacting or responsible positions required to originate hypotheses, concepts, or approaches.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working in place and project based secondary experiences.

Experience working with youth and adult partnership.

Position Type:

Full-time

Positions Available:

1

Equal Opportunity Employer

Burlington School District is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

Job Requirements

No experience required

Contact Information

Christopher Celotto

150 Colchester Ave

Burlington, Vermont 05401

Phone:

802-865-5332

Email:

ccelotto@bsdvt.org

Learn more online at http://www.SchoolSpring.com/job?4011584

Company info

Burlington School District
Christopher Celotto
Phone : 802-865-5332