Position Title: Program Coordinator
Joyce Preschool seeks a Program Coordinator to provide educational leadership in meeting bilingual curricula goals and developing model sharing activities in a unique and exciting dual immersion (English-Spanish) preschool program. This part-time position will work as a job share with our current program coordinator, focusing more in the areas of external relations and collaborations. This includes documentation and honing of Joyce's dual immersion model, coordinating collaborative projects between Joyce Preschool and collegial institutions, coordinating trainings, workshops, and publishing projects. This position is part-time, salaried 15-20 hours per week, 42 weeks per year.
Supervision Received/Exercised
Administrative direction is provided by the Executive Director. Supervisory responsibility includes the shared supervision of the teaching staff and interns.
Essential Duties
Working with current Program Coordinator and Executive Director in the areas of
· coordination and oversight of long-term program direction
· documentation of preschool program and model practices
· planning and development of model sharing tools
· providing technical assistance with implementation of immersion programming with one or more identified partner preschools
· identifying which community organizations Joyce Preschool has most in common with, most to be learned from, and most potential for meaningful collaborations with
· keeping up regular contact with these organizations and coordinating collaborations which improve Joyce Preschool's impact and efficiency
· attending community meetings that have to do with the work of Joyce Preschool
· sharing community information regularly with staff and board
Other Duties
This position will engage in the professional communities around early childhood education and immersion education and play a lead role in bringing more visibility to Joyce Preschool and its dual immersion model.
Qualifications
· Master's Degree or in process of obtaining a Master's in Early Childhood or related field
· Experience in bilingual preschool education setting preferred
· Spanish/English bilingual, native Spanish-speaker preferred
· Strong background in curriculum development preferred
· Background in early childhood education evaluation preferred
· Strong organizational, managerial skills
· Experience as a trainer and/or consultant preferred
Please send your resumé and letter of interest to Laura Johansson, Joyce Preschool Executive Director, 1219 West 31st, Minneapolis, MN 55408 or e-mail [email protected] by Friday, April 11th.