Mobile Learning Center Coordinator

Job Type: 210 days/year

Salary: Based on the per diem rate from the certified staff salary schedule starting at $41,214 and determined by experience (Grant funded through September 2022)

Supervises: 2 bilingual tutors and 4 stipend staff members

Summary Job Description:
The Mobile Learning Center Coordinator is dedicated to empowering students and families with academic, social-emotional, and community resources. The Coordinator will manage the new Mobile Learning Center (MLC) program to provide high-quality learning opportunities through a
refurbished school bus that will travel to neighborhood sites each day. This position will oversee programmatic efforts including tutoring support, site logistics, inter-agency coordination, technical assistance, and academic enrichment. The Coordinator is also responsible for
supporting the district’s work to ensure that all students and families have equitable access to school-based resources and that our schools and staff provide a welcoming and culturally competent environment.

Essential Job Tasks:
● Promote LCSD’s core mission by challenging students to reach their full potential through personal, engaged, and rigorous learning in the classroom and beyond.
● Increase access to resources that facilitate academic success, social connectedness, and improved wellbeing for all students.
● Coordinate with school leaders, teachers, tutors, and parents to help students make up for learning losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.
● Planning and implementing instructional programming aligned with district and school priorities.
● Organize MLC access by establishing consistent neighborhood locations and creating a system for signing up to utilize onboard resources including wifi, the library, tutoring support, academic enrichment programming, meals, and more.
● Work with the Healthy Schools Director, the Out of School Time Director, and community organizations to conduct family engagement and enrichment programming.
● Ensure strategic alignment between the MLC programming and district priorities including ensuring that 100% of families with unreliable internet will have access to the MLC at least once a week.
● Oversee evaluation methods and data collection for monitoring the implementation of Learning Center programming and to facilitate continuous improvement.
● Coordinate training and professional development where appropriate to align MLC strategies with LCSD academic culture.
● Collaborate with the Healthy Schools Director to assess resources needed to sustainably support MLC goals including partnerships, funding, curricula, and staffing.
● Administer an incentive program for students participating in summer academic work.
● Contribute to ongoing program design.

Required Qualifications
● Bachelor’s degree in education, administration, or related field OR 2 years of administering/coordinating large programs with diverse stakeholders.
● Leadership and/or management experience in a non-profit or educational setting.
● Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusivity with awareness of culturally competent practices and a deep knowledge of and connection to the school community.
● Experience working with diverse populations who experience educational disparities.
● Effective communication, time management, organization, and strategizing skills.
● Detail oriented with a flexible approach to creative problem solving.
● Comfort both in working alone and collaboratively, with strong relationship building skills.
● A team leader who can manage several projects at one time.
● Expertise with Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and other communication tools.
● Willingness to work evenings and weekends, as school and community events require.
● Demonstrated passion for improving our school community.

Preferred Qualifications
● Strong connections with Lake County community and organizations.
● Experience working in a school district as a teacher, para, or administrator.
● Bilingual (Spanish and English) and bicultural.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear for extended periods of time. The employee is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and vision sufficient for driving.

To Apply
Please submit a resume and cover letter describing your interest to Carlye Sayler, Healthy Schools Director, at csayler@lakecountyschools.net by January 10, 2021.

Specifications are intended to present a description of the range of duties performed by employees. Specifications are NOT intended to reflect all the possible duties that could be performed within this job. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.