Description
The Youth Education and Partnerships Supervisor coordinates educational programming for newcomer youth, including planning, implementation, and reporting for 2-4 Youth Education Programs. The supervisor collaborates closely with other supervisors and the Youth Education Manager to ensure all programs integrate best practices for teaching and tutoring English Language Learners and students with interrupted education, as well as social-emotional learning principles.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee 2-4 youth programs, including World Explorers, Youth ESOL, Mini-NYSA, and Tutoring
- Develop logical framework and program design in alignment with IRC Outcomes and Evidence Framework for all programming
- Oversee recruitment of all staff, interns, and volunteers needed for programs
- Manage 2-3 Youth Education Coordinators and Specialists responsible for program implementation
- Ensure all programming follows all IRC policies and procedures, particularly concerning child safeguarding
- Design and implement opportunities for parent/caregiver engagement
- Oversee planning of all programs, including space allocation and field trips
- Manage participant recruitment, retention, attendance, and family engagement
- Oversee Monitoring and evaluation for all programs
- Manage program files and databases (enrollment, attendance, outcomes monitoring)
- Implement all programs in accordance with the IRC Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
- Serve as a school leader for the Newcomer Youth Summer Academy
- Supervise program Academic Lead Teachers, Classroom Culture Lead Teachers, SEL Teacher and Physical Education Teacher
- Oversee teachers to coordinate, plan and develop a 6-week culturally responsive and age-appropriate curriculum
- Ensure effective implementation of IRC’s Multi-tiered System of Support
- Design progress report and report card templates and coordinate related systems of data collection and dissemination
- Plan and coordinate caregiver and teacher conferences
- Conduct teacher observations and coaching using the IRC Framework for Effective Teaching
- Co-lead and plan weekly community events and student award ceremonies
- Provide technical assistance to internal IRC programs and external subgrantee organizations
- Deliver workshops on supporting refugee and immigrant students to NYC schools and other community-based organizations
- Coordinate with community-based organizations as needed for program implementation
- Maintain existing partnerships as well as seek out new partnerships that align with Youth Education Department goals
- Prepare internal and external reports for programs supervised
- Ensure program data is consistently collected and entered in relevant databases
Requirements:
- Master’s degree in education or related field required
- A minimum of 2 years’ professional experience working with children and youth, specifically in the context of educational and social programs
- Teaching certification and experience in the NYC public school system desirable
- Experience as Head of Teaching, Instructional Coach, or School Leader, highly desirable
- Responsive Classrooms and/or Restorative Justice trained, highly desirable
- Experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations, highly desirable
- Proven success planning and delivering creative and engaging curricula for beginner to intermediate ELLs
- Cultural competency training experience, desirable
- Demonstrated ability to promote an organizational culture that reflects IRC’s core values of service, accountability, integrity, and equality
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Fluent in MS Office applications, especially MS Excel
- Organized, responsible, and flexible: able to maintain responsibility for multiple tasks in the context of a diverse, fast-paced work environment and maintain composure under pressure
- Fluency in a second language highly desired (such as: Spanish, Dari, Pashto, Arabic, French, Haitian-Creole)