3 jobs found in baton rouge

Nov 12, 2019

The Impact Manager is an effective people manager and talent developer who can directly coach 1 Senior AmeriCorps Member (Team Leader) and together lead up to 12 AmeriCorps Members in having a successful and rewarding year of service. The Impact Manager will develop and manage a partnership at the school house and community level to ensure the right conditions and resources are in place for City Year AmeriCorps Members to deliver attendance behavior, and course performance interventions to off track students. The Impact Manager will collaborate with City Year staff, school administration, faculty and community members to ensure AmeriCorps Members are trained and implementing high quality service. AmeriCorps Member Development & Program Delivery: Lead, manage, and coach a team of AmeriCorps Members to achieve service performance requirements, meet corps practitioner standards, and reach their leadership development potential. Model leadership that is animated by City Year's culture and values and create spaces that empower AmeriCorps Members to access the power of our culture and values in personally meaningful ways. This will be demonstrated by: Achieving 87% AmeriCorps Member retention by the end of the fiscal year by: Supporting Learning and Development Days and AmeriCorps Member training. Supporting the next fiscal year’s AmeriCorps Member recruitment by participating in interview days, recruitment events and confirmed ACM engagement throughout the year. Meeting end of year AmeriCorps Member survey rating targets: 75% of AmeriCorps Members rate the leadership of their Impact Manager as 4 or better on a 1-5 scale. 75% of AmeriCorps Members rate City Year as a leadership development experience as 3 or above on 1-5 scale. Ensuring 75% AmeriCorps Member survey completion on each survey given (4 times a year). Ensuring AmeriCorps Compliance and ensuring 100% of AmeriCorps Member files are complete and accurate each fiscal year by: Overseeing implementation of AmeriCorps Member management process. Tracking and documenting all infractions, suspensions, and exits. Completing all performance evaluations (with conversations) at Start of Year, Middle of Year, and End of Year. Managing and approving weekly timecards Managing and collecting all AmeriCorps Member graduation requirements School Partner Management: Build and cultivate a strong partnership with teachers, principal, school officials, and other key decision makers. Manage implementation of school partnership agreement and conditions for success (SOP): Meet end of year Service Partner survey rating targets: 95% of principals/liaisons are satisfied with the quality of service provided by the City Year team. Ensure 80% response rate on each partner survey given (2 times a year). Ensure all returning and new school partners are committed by the end of each fiscal year to continuing partnership by: Consistent meetings with school liaisons Develop school engagement strategies (ACM schedules, time on campus, school events, teacher partnerships, etc.) Coach Team Leaders on organizing and leading culture building activities and trainings within the school building Work with Impact Director to adapt model when necessary to meet changing conditions and needs Coach ACMs on how to build school relationships by understanding and meeting school/teacher needs Service Delivery & Impact: Implement City Year’s Whole School, Whole Child Tier 1 supports and Tier 2 interventions with a high degree of model fidelity to the right students, for the right dosage, at assigned schoolhouse(s) by: Leading a team of AmeriCorps Members to achieve service enrollment and impact goals: Enrolling xx students per AmeriCorps Member in Attendance, Behavior, and Math and English intervention. Ensure 80% of those students receive 15 hours of tutoring/coaching. Ensure 80% of those students improve over the course of the year. Enroll a designated number of students in after school, and manage after school programming and safety based on different models and requirements (if necessary) Achieving service implementation success: Ensuring school specific on-boarding and trainings are provided to your AmeriCorps Members. Managing teacher and faculty on-boarding to City Year partnership. Creating and managing focus lists for your AmeriCorps Members throughout the year. Creating and managing team schedules throughout the year. Creating and executing systems/processes to ensure AmeriCorps Members are creating and facilitating high quality tutoring/coaching sessions. Collaborating with Impact Director to successfully complete observation and coaching sessions of all AmeriCorps Members every 3 weeks. Collecting, tracking, and analyzing data to ensure ACMs are providing high quality service to their students in partnership with City Year Baton Rouge Evaluation team member: Collecting and submitting yearly state test scores, quarterly/trimester attendance rates and report card grades, monthly behavior assessments, birthdates, classroom assignment information, etc. Working with Evaluation team member to resolve data discrepancies. Ensuring access to students and tracking time spent with students. Reviewing data and working with AmeriCorps Members to review data entries. Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree required & 1-2 years of management/team leadership experience (Transcript Required) Demonstrated ability to communicate and present ideas with clarity, credibility, humility, and tact; lead with “the why” and incorporate vision into messaging; tailor messaging to audience and maintain professionalism in speaking and writing. Demonstrated ability to anticipate and plan for questions, listen carefully, provide constructive feedback, and remain open and responsive to feedback from others.Proven success operating in ambiguous and changing environments with the demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize projects; delegate tasks appropriately; manage progress against goals for self and others while addressing barriers. Demonstrated ability to take initiative and operate in a proactive and solution-oriented manner; identify the information needed to solve a problem; link decisions to potential consequences and know when to escalate or seek guidance. Possesses openness, responsiveness, approachability, and understanding of others’ perspectives with the demonstrated ability to maintain and build relationships through collaboration; recognize and respond to the needs of others while operating within appropriate boundaries to gain respect and maintain professionalism. Demonstrated ability to address and resolve team conflict effectively and tactfully. Demonstrated ability to identify others’ strengths and areas for growth to achieve desired results and foster personal and professional development. Strong connection to the values of servant leadership, belief in the power of young people, social justice, empathy, inclusivity, teamwork, and excellence. Willingness to powerfully represent City Year, including wearing the City Year uniform, and upholding all City Year professional standards. To succeed in the Impact Manager role, a candidate must demonstrate proficiencies in the following areas: Executes to Results: Accurately determines the length and complexity of tasks and projects. Assigns priorities and time parameters and holds others accountable. Uses benchmarks and performance measures to track progress and intervenes to address barriers to achieving results. Relationship Development: Manages relationships with diverse group of internal and external stakeholders to help achieve service goals and AmeriCorps member development. Ability to connect to and relate to others; demonstrates openness, approachability, and understanding of other perspectives. Maintains and builds relationships by recognizing and responding to the needs of others. Communication: Communicates with confidence and credibility; provides a clear sense of direction. Tailors messaging to audience; anticipates and plans for questions; listens carefully and is responsive to feedback. Communicates decisions from the organization to direct reports in an inspiring and clear manner. Talent Development: Coaches 18-25-year-olds to grow throughout service year. Develops and coach one – two team leaders to lead their teams to success. Manages a diverse population. Willingness to grow and learn new skills based on what you ask of your direct reports. Ability to work with diverse peers and departments to create consistent corps experience Team Collaboration and Leadership: Leverages diverse strengths of team members to achieve desired results; coaches and empowers others to lead; addresses and resolves team conflict swiftly and effectively. Problem Solving and Decision Making: Links problems and symptoms to identify underlying issues and focuses on addressing most critical, high-impact issues. Organizes appropriate information, expertise, and diverse perspectives for self and others to develop optimal solutions and manage decision-making. Civic Knowledge and Fluency in Education Reform: Actively seeks to understand current issues and debates related to national service and education policy and the impact they have on the communities we serve. Ability to articulate how City Years’ service helps advance education reform. Compensation and Benefits Full time employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with experience. Benefits for full time employees include health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more. City Year is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. Individuals from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including persons with disabilities and veterans.

City Year Baton Rouge, LA, USA Full-time

Sep 13, 2019

Speech Language Pathologist Featured

We are looking for an individual who can provide the highest level of Speech/Language therapy to all scholars who need these services. This teammate will create a rigorous and supportive environment as our scholars progress to their ultimate goal: their most rigorous post-secondary outcome. This is a part-time role, with salary dependent on experience. This role will include four major responsibilities: Provide speech and language services, including evaluation Provide group and individual sessions as indicated by the Individual Education Plan (IEP). Write progress reports toward achieving goals and objectives on IEPs to be sent home with report cards every 9 weeks. Write annual speech and language IEP goals to ensure students are on track to reaching their most rigorous post-secondary outcome. Administer formal assessments to determine whether or not a scholar qualifies for speech therapy based on Louisiana Bulletin 1508 requirements. Participate in annual IEP meetings, as needed. Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) in individual and group sessions. Maintain compliance Keep certifications and licensure current. Write daily progress notes as required by Medicaid regulations. Ensure treatment ties directly to IEP goals/objectives. Willingness to be trained on and to use electronic encounter tracking system. Remain knowledgeable of current trends, including federal and state regulations in the field of speech-language pathology and special education to ensure compliance. Build capacity and support staff collaboration Consult with School Leaders, Directors of Curriculum and Instruction and Directors of Intervention and Program Leads regarding opportunities to incorporate speech and language strategies in classroom settings. Provide professional development to teachers across the network to incorporate speech and language strategies into their classes. Qualifications Must have a minimum of a Master’s Degree in Communication Disorders and maintain the necessary technical certifications for the role: valid LA license, valid LA ancillary teaching certification. Training in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Desire to work at a college-prep high school rebuilding urban education in the city of New Orleans. Desire to grow as a professional and person. Positive attitude and strong work ethic. Deep belief that all students, regardless of their backgrounds and educational pasts, have the potential to succeed in college and beyond, and that it is the responsibility of schools to help students realize that potential. Training in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).

Collegiate Academies New Orleans and Baton Rouge, LA Full-time

Sep 13, 2019

IT Network Technician Featured

We are a growing organization of charter schools that is expanding significantly in New Orleans and Baton Rouge over the coming years. We are looking for all-star performers to add to our team -- individuals deeply committed to the Collegiate Academies mission and to bringing great educators to the team to help achieve it. As an organization dedicated to older kids, we have a unique opportunity to prove that every child can reach the highest bar -- college -- or their most rigorous post-secondary option. We are committed to this mission for every child. We are committed to providing college-aligned coursework and curriculum, full high school co-curricular programming, robust mental health services, school wide restorative programming, and to specialized programs to serve all types of learners. There are few organizations in education doing these things at the high school level. The Network Technician supports the Mission of Collegiate Academies and the success of our students through technical assistance and training of school-based staff. They must be an enthusiastic, passionate, and reliable partner to our schools and a constant model of excellent customer service. Our ideal candidate is passionate about technology, the impact of his/her work on students, and CA's mission to build world-class public schools that prepare all students for college success and lives of unlimited opportunity. Collaboration and Professional Development Ensure that all staff, teachers, and students have access to the technology needed to meet their goals and CA's Mission. Provide current, cutting-edge information to support decision-making on academic and administrative technology matters. Tests proposed technology applications, tools, and programs to (1) provide feedback for administrative decisions, (2) ensure appropriate acquisition of educational/operational technology solutions, and (3) assist and develop others with these functions. Support the development and implementation of a plan to ensure the security of our network systems and student data. Implementation, Maintenance, and End User Support Support the implementation of operational and educational technology initiatives (e.g. new systems, educational programs, hardware). Assist school and CMO staff with successful implementation through training and troubleshooting. In collaboration with other leaders, evaluate policies and procedures around the use of technology and software to ensure compliance with federal laws, state laws, and our values. Provide school level Operations staff with the training, resources, and direct support needed to ensure effective management and maintenance of instructional technology. Direct the installation of technology systems and tools (e.g. hardware, software, systems, wiring, specialized applications and tools) for the purpose of ensuring the safe, timely and efficient installation of technology equipment and services. Authorize permissions and individual access to technology applications or services for the purpose of ensuring proper access to technology systems by staff, students, parents and others consistent with local, state, and federal policies, as well as CA's operating guidelines and policies. Oversee technology operations for the purpose of ensuring an effective, efficient and safe environment, where IT hardware, services, and applications are utilized appropriately and efficiently to support all administrative and educational functions. Effectively manages all IT vendors and consultants to meet the instructional, operational, and financial needs of our schools. Communicate technology related activities or service interruptions in a timely manner to all stakeholders. Establish a Help Desk and/or work order management system that works in concert with school level technology support and repair services to support end users in schools and the CMO. Act as first responder to infrastructure trouble tickets such as switching, wireless, internet and server issues. Serve as escalation point for school-based operations staff providing guidance and additional support for complex issues. Identify, troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software and network related issues affecting end users. Manage external IT vendors during scheduled systems upgrades outside of normal business hours as needed. Regular maintenance of active directory & group policy to ensure user and computer policies effectively being applied Deploy and update devices via district MDM solution. Support computer based assessment systems and devices to ensure flawless operations during all testing cycles. Travel between schools in New Orleans and Baton Rouge required. Procurement and Budget Management Analyze technology needs in consultation with school and CMO level leaders and end users; recommend updates, replacements or enhancements of hardware and/or software; and manage the purchase, delivery, and installation of new systems. Work with the school and CMO leaders to align programmatic needs and outcomes with planned expenditures for technology, in order to promote the most cost-effective use of resources. Manage processes for the procurement, inventory and surplus of technology equipment, systems and related services to ensure that all technology purchases for goods and/or services are consistent with CA's technology objectives, and that equipment is properly inventoried or surplused consistent with local, state, and federal regulations. Qualifications: Associate Degree or commensurate; Bachelor's Degree Preferred. 2+ years experience in a technical/systems support role. A strong service orientation and focus on ensuring that network and other technology resources are available and used safely and responsibly rather than limiting access. Proven track record of thinking big, managing multiple priorities, working with ambiguity and delegating. Proven ability to communicate with and work well with all levels within an organization specifically working effectively within the culture and processes used in educational organizations. Proven record of accomplishment in technology planning, implementation, and management, ideally in a K-12 academic setting. Proven track record of integrating technology into a classroom setting. Highly organized with strong project management skills, and drive to meet organizational and departmental objectives; ability to manage projects on interrelated time lines. Excellent troubleshooting skills; ability to narrow down the cause of an issue and determine a solution. Experience preparing and managing budgets. Broad knowledge of industry standards and best practices in the use of technology in schools. Proven ability to effectively negotiate with and manage vendors and consultants. Knowledge of student data systems (i.e. PowerSchool), a strong plus. Basic understanding of HTML and website development and maintenance required within a G Suite for Education Domain. Experience with a range of software, hardware, and operations systems (Windows, Mac, IOS, Chrome OS). Strong understanding of the process and requirements to: setup, configure, and managing network components. Not limited to managed switches, manage of multiple plans on the network, manage an enterprise wireless network with multiple AP’s, manage network operating systems. Actual experience a strong plus. Strong understanding and experience working with MS Active Directory, group policies, security groups, and network logon scripting a strong plus. Setup and operational knowledge of Windows 7, Microsoft Server. Linux server and Mac OS X experience/knowledge a strong plus. Knowledge of classroom technology including SmartBoards, document cameras, sound systems, projectors, cameras, etc. a strong plus.

Collegiate Academies New Orleans and Baton Rouge, LA Full-time