Position Title: Site Lead, Seasonal

Reports To: Program Manager, FSLA/TA

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Rate: $45.00/hr

About The Center for Black Educator Development

The Center for Black Educator Development exists to (re)build a national Black Teacher Pipeline to achieve educational and racial justice by ensuring there is equity in the recruiting, training, hiring, and retention of quality educators that reflect the cultural background and share common socio-political interests of the students they serve. Launched in June 2019, the Center for Black Educator Development is revolutionizing education by dramatically increasing the number of Black educators so that low-income Black and other disenfranchised students can reap the full benefits of a quality public education. Learn about our key strategies to build a national Black Teacher Pipeline by visiting our website at www.thecenterblacked.org. 

About the Position

As one of the Teaching Pathway programs that CBED offers, Freedom Schools Literacy Academy (FSLA) is a 4-week summer apprenticeship program that prepares high-school and college-aged aspiring educators by way of providing literacy intervention to elementary school scholars. Reporting to the Program Manager of FSLA from the central office, the Site Lead serves as the on-site leader of programming. They provide operational and instructional leadership to ensure programming is being operated with fidelity and we are providing an enriching experience to scholars, families, and apprentices. 

The Site Lead must be capable of managing an intergenerational staff and also be a strong communication liaison for families. The Site Lead must be committed to the goals and vision of the program and be familiar with the culture and dynamics of the community. The Site Lead is responsible for managing instructional coaches and collaborating with them in the supervision of Servant Leader Apprentices and Junior Servant Leaders, ensuring their professionalism, continued development, and the strong implementation of the program. 

This is an in-person seasonal position from Thursday, June 20th, 2024 to Friday, August 2nd, 2024. This includes 2 weeks of training and 4 weeks of programming. Site Leads are required to work Monday through Friday, from 7:45am-3:45pm.

Responsibilities

Operational Leadership

• Manage daily site operations and all systems (arrival, attendance, snack, lunch, dismissal, and transitions)
• Manage staff and scholar attendance tracking; develop plans to support great scholar and staff attendance. 
• Build sustainable relationships with scholars, parents, onsite staff, and school-based liaisons, communicating updates as needed
• Lead, plan, and execute parent engagement activities including weekly parent newsletter
• Lead all field trips in planning and execution, with support of Program Operations Manager 
• Manage a team of enrichment specialists and ensure quality afternoon activities for scholars
• Manage site inventory of learning materials
• Provide support to scholars experiencing academic or behavioral difficulties 
• Support strategies to tackle programmatic challenges and implement plans to address them
• Other duties as assigned

Instructional Leadership

• Lead site team meetings 
• Manage and supervise 2 JSL Coaches and 1 SLA Coach; lead weekly 1:1s
• Ensure the curriculum is being implemented with fidelity
• Review all instructional deliverables (including lesson plans, observations form, surveys, and coaching plans) and ensures the timely submission
• Ensure proper implementation of the CBED program model and create positive academic experiences for elementary Scholars
• Hold instructional staff accountable to professional expectations
• Collaborate with Coaches to supervise and support Servant Leader Apprentices and Junior Servant Leaders in carrying out responsibilities 
• Other duties as assigned

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with at least three (3) years of teaching experience with students of color that resulted in high student outcomes and at least three (3) years of experience coaching and mentoring teachers

• • Ability to facilitate meetings and conversations for a variety of stakeholders; strong communication and training skills
  • Ability to motivate others, demonstrating patience and follow through when working with colleagues.
  • Interest in and ability to work as a part of an intergenerational and multicultural team
  • Technical skills and ability to manage Google Sheets and online data tracking systems
  • Interest in helping elementary school students achieve their personal learning goals 
  • Belief in FSLA’s mission and instructional model with a ferocious desire to provide our students with world-class educational experience.

• Deep commitment to The Center’s mission, vision, and core values.