EDUCATION COORDINATOR

Position Summary

Responsible for planning and delivering support activities aimed at ensuring both children and adults are provided the opportunity to participate in the Tribal Scholarship Program.  In addition, the position monitors all Pueblo/School relationships.  This will be accomplished with continuous communication with schools, collection of data, reports on students’ performance, and working with the families of the community.

Our philosophy is built on the principles of integrity, fairness, collaboration, communication, and recognition for performance excellence. Meeting all performance standards leads to attracting and retaining a qualified workforce, provides opportunities for qualified team members, and contributes towards the ongoing success of the Pueblo of Sandia today and in the future.  

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Assists in the development of a comprehensive educational plan to address student, parent, and guardian concerns.
2. Compiles and makes summary attendance and grade reports.
3. Assists in the development of a departmental budget.
4. Attends meetings with local educational agencies, as needed.
5. Identifies students enrolled in area schools.
6. Contacts school personnel regarding student performance and develops plans to assist with growth and development of students.
7. Through testing results and conversations with schools, develops relearning, retaining, and enrichment programs, coordinates tutoring activities with students, schools, and Tribal programs.
8. Oversees all aspects of the Tribal scholarship program.
9. Assists students with general preparation for continuing education, i.e., college, trade, or vocational schools, along with financial aid requests, and preparation of entrance documents.
10. Plans and conducts educationally oriented field trip opportunities, including inter-department functions.

12. Punctual and regular attendance is an essential responsibility for all team members and are expected to

      report to work based upon the assigned scheduled each day in accordance with the Attendance Policy for

      Pueblo Sandia.

 Additional Responsibilities

1. Work is normally performed on weekdays; infrequent weekend and evening work may be required.
2. Performs additional duties and responsibilities as necessary or when requested.

 Key Performance Indicators

 This position has Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) identified as a measurement of success.  KPI’s will be shared with all team members who work in this job title and feedback will be provided regarding the successful completion of the KPI’s as part of the performance review process.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

1. Ability to plan, develop, and implement educational programs.
2. Ability to identify student problems and recommend solutions to Education Director.
3. Ability to prepare technical documents and reports.
4. Ability to write agency reports and give oral presentations.
5. Ability to deal effectively and professionally with school officials, Tribal members/residents, and the general public.
6. Knowledge of available community resources for student referral.

7.   Ability to utilize and operate various types of computer software, i.e., word processing,

      database, and spreadsheet programs.

8.  Ability to work harmoniously and professionally with team members and supervisors.

   Education and Experience 

Required:

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Early Childhood Education, Special Education, K-12, Native American Studies or related field from an accredited college or university.

Note:  Relevant work experience or education may be substituted to satisfy education and/or work experience

License/Certifications/Registrations

1. Must possess and maintain a valid unrestricted New Mexico driver’s license. 
2. Must be able to successfully pass a Background and Character Investigation in compliance with PL 101.630.
3. Will require a pre-employment and random drug screening.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

The following selected physical activities are required to perform the essential functions of this position

Physical Requirement

Description

Balancing

Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.

Climbing

Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.

Crawling

Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.

Crouching

Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Feeling

Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

Finger Dexterity

Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.

Grasping

Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

Hearing

Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

Kneeling

Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.

Lifting

Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.

(Must be able to lift at least 40 lbs.)

Pulling

Using upper extremities to exert force to draw, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Pushing

Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.

Reaching

Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Seeing

The ability to perceive the nature of objects by the eye.

Walking

Job requirements include, in the performance of duties, walking throughout the work area, on various work surfaces throughout internal or external locations.

Sitting

Particularly for sustained periods of time.

Standing

Particularly for sustained periods of time.

Stooping

Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.

Talking

Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

List Working Conditions Required:

SEE REFERENCE MATERIAL ON WORKING CONDITIONS.

1.  Duties are performed indoors and outdoors.

2.  Work is normally performed on weekdays; infrequent weekend and

     evening work may be required.

3.  Subject to hazards such as driving in traffic.

4.  Duties may involve walking, climbing, crouching, kneeling, sitting, and

     standing.

5.  Specific required movements include the following:

• Trunk-bend, twist, rotate, push, pull, carry
• Arms-reach, carry, push, pull, twist rotate
• Legs-push, pull, twist, rotate
• Hands-grasp, manipulate, eye and hand coordination.