Location: St. Paul office; hybrid working conditions.

Full Time: Some limited evening work. Valid Driver's License and reliable transportation needed. This is a one-year position at this point in time. We are open to either independent contractor or employee status.

Salary: $47,000-$55,000 commensurate with experience.

Benefits for employees: Health Insurance, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Holiday pay, Paid Time Off, Earned Sick and Safe Time, flexible work environment. Additional benefits may include retirement, life and disability benefits.

About East Side Learning Center (ESLC)

ESLC envisions a community where all children read with pride and joy to become life-long learners. The mission, "unlocking each child’s potential through the foundation of reading,” aims to provide children with the skills needed to be successful in school, graduate, and fulfill their potential as future leaders.

Program and Relationship Management

• Develop and maintain online tutoring schedules and student rosters.

• Manage and monitor overall program performance and compliance including direct oversight of virtual programs, while maintaining working relationships with families, site coordinators and volunteers.

• Organize instructional materials for easy access for virtual tutoring services and create tutoring kits for virtual tutors and students. Refresh kits as needed throughout the year.

• Complete all Salesforce and Google onboarding and set up for virtual cohorts. Schedule tutoring sessions in the Experience Corps Hub.

• Manage Coordinators in implementing structured session guides for each reading level. Guide Coordinators and volunteers in responding to each child’s individual learning style.

• Maintain student and volunteer data for referrals, onboarding, training, attendance, tutoring dosage, literacy assessments, and student engagement.

• Meet with families to share ESLC program information and collaborate in enrolling students.

• Develop systems for virtual site coordinators to communicate with families regarding session information, scheduling, attendance, ESLC events, etc.

• Supervise two part-time site coordinators, assuring that they meet all program requirements. Coach .

• Assist with volunteer interviews and onboarding, as needed.

• Fill in for site coordinators and tutors as needed.

• Work with staff on expansion of the virtual tutoring program by recruiting students outside of the Liberty Plaza housing complex and tutors/observers from a wider outreach area.

Data and Assessment Management

• Maintain student and volunteer data for referrals, onboarding, training, attendance, tutoring dosage, literacy assessments, and student engagement.

• Assist site coordinators in the administration of student assessments (Dibbels Acadience/SEL).

• Enter data into Salesforce at beginning, middle, and end of year. Share student progress with site coordinators and volunteers. Provide interventions to further student progress.

• Document and gather data to chart student growth/attendance as required by Experience Corps/AARP and ESLC.

• Along with other program managers, provide documentation of student growth/attendance to Executive Director, ESLC Staff, ESLC Board of Directors for evaluation and planning purposes.

  Training

• Along with other program managers, provide training and instruction for tutors around data, computers, apps (Zoom, logging hours, student sessions).

• Support and train volunteers in maintaining accurate timesheets and session progress notes using online platforms; technologies needed for virtual tutoring including Zoom, the Experience Corps Hub, Google Classroom, Epic, etc.

• Monitor calendars, schedules, and safety procedures.

• Along with other program managers and the volunteer manager, schedule and deliver new and returning volunteer training in the Fall of each year. and ongoing as new tutors enroll.

• Ensure that each tutor completes all required Experience Corps video trainings.

• Provide technical support as needed.

• Provide Training and mentoring to new staff as needed.

• Assist with planning events, trainings and orientations.

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in education, social work, human services, or a related field is preferred.

Experience: Experience with the administrative complexities of a federally funded grant program is essential. At least 2 years of experience in AmeriCorps, Experience Corps or similar volunteer service programs. Experience working with children in an educational or mentoring capacity is highly desirable.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build rapport with volunteers, staff, and students.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Experience in training and mentoring.

• Excellent public speaking and presentation skills.

• Knowledge of child development and/or literacy education strategies is a plus.

• Ability to remain flexible and adaptable in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and volunteer management software is preferred.

Personal Characteristics:

• Passionate about education and community engagement.

• Patient, empathetic, and able to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds.

• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on accuracy and consistency.

• Energetic and proactive, with a strong sense of initiative.

• A collaborative team player who can also work independently when needed.

East Side Learning Center is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.