Academic & Instructional Coordinator

This position will provide supervision, leadership and oversight of staff serving young adults. Under the supervision of the Program Director, the Academic & Instructional Coordinator will be responsible for coordination and supervision of programming that supports opportunity youth, ages 17.5-24, including contextualized academic programming at the pre-HSE level, comprehensive High School Equivalency and work-based learning and sector focused advanced trainings.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

• Supervise the academic service and instructional staff and lead all coordination and communication with the Department of Education.
• Work in collaboration with department managers; engaging in biweekly meetings.
• Manage and coordinate program schedules.
• Manage day to day instructional operations, classroom management, and conduct classroom observations.
• Manage and coordinate curricula design including the development of immersive, differentiated, project based and responsive workshops and lesson plans.
• Lead professional development surrounding best practices in facilitation and classroom management for instructional staff.
• Create and manage external academic and instructional resource partnerships to support staff and participant success.
• Achieve all program milestones, benchmarks, and credentials at required intervals.
• Monitor the flow of young adults throughout program components.
• Cultivate and manage relationships within OBT’s interdisciplinary team and external stakeholders.
• Provide professional development to staff to share best practices and improve programming.
• Maintain all quality assurance requirements, including data integrity, reporting and client data.
• Assess and adjust program design to meet the needs of participants.
• Participate in internal trainings on Motivational Interviewing (MI) and employ MI strategies as a primary modality of practice.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge of education systems and instructional principles and best practices, particularly when working with young adults re-entering education and workforce.
• Demonstrated experience in responsive curriculum design and implementation.
• Demonstrated success in supervising, leading, and developing staff.
• Development of programmatic systems.
• Ability to work with internal and external partners.
• Ability to manage, delegate, and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced setting.
• Possess a deep understanding of the labor market and ability to utilize this to inform program design.
• Ability to support the team to achieve program quality and program outcomes.
  
  

Education and Experience/Training:

• Bachelor’s degree required; Masters preferred.
• At least three years relevant work experience
  
  

Salary Range $58,000 to $60,000

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