Offer: Out of School Time Learning Institute Coordinator, Agenda for Children Out of School Time (AF:City Of Cambridge
Job description:
Cambridge residents are especially encouraged to apply. Department: Human Service Programs listing title: Out of School Time Learning Institute Coordinator, Agenda for Children Out of School Time (AFCOST) Job Code: M307-701 Civil Service Position: Non Civil Service position Union Affiliation: None Hours Per Week: 35 hours per week
ESSENTIAL tasks AND Job responsibilities: The Out of School Time Learning Institute Coordinator reports to the Agenda for Children Out of School Time (AFCOST) Co-Director. Coordinating and supporting a team of facilitators and trainers, the Coordinator supervises the delivery of professional development activities for approximately 65 Cambridge Out of School Time programs with 450 staff who work with 3,000 Cambridge children and youth. The mission of the AFCOST Initiative is to organize, catalyze and support the youth-serving community in Cambridge for the shared purpose of increasing equity, access and innovation and sustaining the highest quality of opportunities and practices for all children, youth, and families. www.agendaforchildrenost.org We are pursuing a collaborative and facilitative leader who has demonstrated an knowledge of how children and youth are affected by social inequities and how to address these impacts. The candidate must have the capability to see the big picture, be a community builder and be innovative and thoughtful in their approach. Our ideal candidate has a passion for improving the lives of children through inspirational support of the adults who work with them. » Coordinate the Out of School Time Learning Institute programs available to all Cambridge-located OST professionals including: » Monthly Communities of Practice (CoPs)- contract with facilitators, facilitate quarterly meetings with facilitators, manage content strands and connection across CoPs. » Annual OST Symposium- assess needs and interests, recruit presenters from within OST Community, assign coaches to presenters to support content and engagement, manage content strands for mix of 24-30 workshops and supervise operations during symposium week. » Trainings (live and recorded) organized into introductory, intermediate, and advanced in six content areas: leadership abilities, Equity and Access, Social Emotional Learning, Youth Development, Program Design and Family Engagement, contract with trainers, facilitate quarterly meetings with trainers. » Manage outreach, relationship cultivation with OST community and registration for all OST Learning Institute activities including, maintenance and upkeep of SCHED, an on-line registration system, AFCOST website, Google calendar and distribution list of 400+ individual OST professionals. supervise space, Zoom bookings and scheduling, and food and supplies as needed. » Recruit and engage trainers/facilitators and facilitate team meetings focused on assessing programs/training needs/alignment of trainers/facilitators. » Assess professional development current/future needs of the OST community, refine training programslocated upon participant feedback and conceptualize and identify training that meets those needs. » supervise attendance recordkeeping for all OST Learning Institute activities including ensuring data is uploaded into online TRACK system, conducting regular review of records for accuracy, and distributing reports to 60+ OST organizations. » Jointly supervise part-time OST Learning Associate working to support Institute Coordinator and AFCOST Impact and Evaluation Advisor. » Participate as a member of the AFCOST Communications Team meetings, attend monthly meetings, produce a monthly OST Learning Institute Newsletter, contribute to social media and blogs/stories, and coordinate direct email promoting OST Learning Institute activities working with the Communications Team to align communications strategies across AFCOST organization » Participate as a member of the AFCOST Core Group, AFCOST management team, attend monthly meetings, providing vision and leadership abilities ensuring that the collective mission and goals of AFCOST are supported and connected. » Collaborate with Impact and Evaluation Advisor to support, coordinate and align communications and evaluation efforts. » Innovate and build-out existing work staying current with local and national trends in the Out of School Time field. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to execute the essential functions.
MINIMUM Requirements: » Bachelor's degree with 5 years of practice in related field or 8+ years' work practice in professional development and/or youth development » Demonstrated knowledge of professional development best practices and communications strategies » Demonstrated capability to work with upper-level management and manage consultant relationships » practice with project management including planning, organizing, problem solving, and managing multiple projects concurrently with attention to detail » Strong facilitation, team building, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication expertise » practice with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, and other software/applications that will help meet work demands » The City of Cambridge's workforce, like the community Information technology serves, is diverse. candidates must have the capability to work and interact effectively with individuals and groups with a variety of identities, cultures, backgrounds, and ideologies.
BENEFITS SUMMARY : Competitive health and dental insurance, vacation, sick leave eligible, 3 personal days, 14 paid holidays WORK ENVIRONMENT : Standard office environment at 51 Inman Street, which includes fluorescent lighting, carpeting and air conditioning. Shared office space can be busy and moderately loud office environment. Please note, City of Cambridge employees are fully working on-site. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Sufficient mobility to travel all over the city. capability to read and analyze large quantities of information. capability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer. capability to lift 10-15 lbs.
RATE: $57,926-$71,066 annually plus excellent benefits
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Internal candidates submit a job bidding form and 2 copies of both your resume and cover letter; external candidates submit both your resume and cover letter via email to: employment@cambridgema.gov or to the Personnel Dept, Room 309, City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139. Fax 617-349-4312. Resume and cover letter requested by 11/30/21. Position will remain open until filled.
THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. WOMEN, MINORITIES, VETERANS, MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. THE CITY IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCING A WORKFORCE CULTURE OF ANTIRACISM, DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. CITY OF CAMBRIDGE RESIDENTS ESPECIALLY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
