Copy of Education Coordinator

Catherine-Mcauley-Center---Cedar-Rapids-Ia; Cedar Rapids (IA); Remote; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Catherine-Mcauley Center in Cedar Rapids seeks an Education Program Coordinator (part-time, hourly) to support Education Services by mentoring students, guiding volunteer tutors, and handling record-keeping. This role offers flexible hours Monday–Saturday with limited from-home work subject to supervisor approval; strong communication, organization and team skills are essential.

Responsibilities include assisting the program manager, administering assessments, tutoring, maintaining files, and

Qualifications

• Training in Adult Basic Education and/or a related field.
• Speaker of other languages preferred.
• Knowledge of the education resources and programs available in Linn County and surrounding areas.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality concerning volunteers, clients, students, children, and staff or agency business.
• Excellent written and verbal/oral communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with others as part of a team.
• Ability to develop rapport with people of all ages, backgrounds, and economic resources, and to treat others in a friendly, courteous, and appreciative manner.
• Flexibility and ability to handle stress and new or undefined situations.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize projects and tasks.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, take initiative, and manage multiple projects with changing priorities.
• Computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office Suite and databases, and/or ability to learn new software and systems.
• Behave as a professional representative of CMC and communicate the mission and activities.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to issues related to literacy, immigrants, refugees, women, poverty, and mental illness.
• Commitment to the CMC mission and the values of the Sisters of Mercy.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Education Services Program Manager in guiding and mentoring students
• Assists with administering and tabulating student test assessments and surveys.
• Tutor students when needed.
• Interviews, tests, and evaluates new students in order to determine language level.
• Monitors student progress in curriculum.
• Helps maintain a safe, nurturing atmosphere for children.
• Assists the Education Services Program Manager in guiding and mentoring volunteer tutors.
• Acts as a mentor and supervisor of volunteer tutors.
• Assists new pairings.
• Assists with record keeping and database entry.
• Assists in maintaining appropriate student, tutor, and program files/statistics and data.
• Assists with maintenance of daily tutoring schedules.
• Keeps appropriate records and provides reports as needed.
• Assists in maintaining educational materials for use by tutors/students.
• Helps maintain a safe, nurturing atmosphere for children.
• Assists with other aspects of program as requested by the Education Services Program Manager.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Independent work

Microsoft Office

Database entry

Confidentiality

Multilingual

Education

Adult Education training

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Databases

Job description

Education Program Coordinator

Part-time, Hourly

Position Summary

The Education Program Coordinator’s duties fall into three areas of focus in Education Services programming. The first area of duty of the Education Program Coordinator is assisting the Education Program Specialist in guiding and mentoring students; the second is assisting with guiding and mentoring volunteer tutors; and the third is assisting with record keeping and database entry. The position’s hours are anytime between Monday and Saturday. This position has an option to work from home on a limited basis and requires supervisor approval.

Accountability

The Education Program Coordinator is accountable to the Education Services Program Manager.

Qualifications

• Training in Adult Basic Education and/or a related field.
• Speaker of other languages preferred.
• Knowledge of the education resources and programs available in Linn County and surrounding areas.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality concerning volunteers, clients, students, children, and staff or agency business.
• Excellent written and verbal/oral communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with others as part of a team.
• Ability to develop rapport with people of all ages, backgrounds, and economic resources, and treat others in a friendly, courteous and appreciative manner.
• Flexibility and ability to handle stress and new or undefined situations.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize projects and tasks.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, take initiative, and manage multiple projects and changing priorities.
• Computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office Suite and databases, and/or ability to learn new software and systems.
• Behave as a professional representative of CMC and communicate the mission and activities.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to issues related to literacy, immigrants, refugees, women, poverty, and mental illness.
• Commitment to the CMC mission and the values of the Sisters of Mercy.

Responsibilities

Education Program Coordination

• Assists the Education Services Program Manager in guiding and mentoring students
• Assists with administering and tabulating student test assessments and surveys.
• Tutor students when needed.
• Interviews, tests, and evaluates new students in order to determine language level.
• Monitors student progress in curriculum.
• Helps maintain a safe, nurturing atmosphere for children.
• Assists the Education Services Program Manager in guiding and mentoring volunteer tutors.
• Acts as a mentor and supervisor of volunteer tutors.
• Assists new pairings.
• Assists with record keeping and database entry.
• Assists in maintaining appropriate student, tutor, and program files/statistics and data.
• Assists with maintenance of daily tutoring schedules.
• Keeps appropriate records and provides reports as needed.
• Assists in maintaining educational materials for use by tutors/students.
• Helps maintain a safe, nurturing atmosphere for children.
• Assists with other aspects of program as requested by the Education Services Program Manager.

General Agency Duties

• Be able to explain CMC program information to students, clients, residents, volunteers and others in the community.
• Present a positive image of the Center and its programs.
• Provide direction, guidance and support to volunteers and interns as relevant to role, foster relationships with, and show appreciation for volunteers with whom you are in direct contact.
• Contribute to the CMC newsletter, board/committee reports and other public information activities as needed.
• Assist in tutor recruitment efforts.
• Assist with CMC fundraising efforts and serve on the event committees as needed.
• Maintain clean and organized facilities including the storage and archives.
• Assist with the shared staff responsibilities for security of the clients/volunteers and building.
• Perform other duties as requested/assigned.

Physical Work Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, sit for extended periods of time, work at a computer, and engage in repetitive hand and/or wrist movements.
• The employee occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 40 lbs.
• 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 individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the education resources and programs available in Linn County and surrounding areas.
• Ability to speak other languages.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality concerning volunteers, clients, students, children, and staff or agency business.
• Excellent written and verbal/oral communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with others as part of a team.
• Ability to develop rapport with people of all ages, backgrounds, and economic resources, and to treat others in a friendly, courteous, and appreciative manner.
• Strong decision-making skills
• Flexibility and ability to handle stress and new or undefined situations.
• Ability to address conflict and problem solve.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize projects and tasks.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision, take initiative, and manage multiple projects with changing priorities.
• Computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office Suite and databases, and/or ability to learn new software and systems.
• Behave as a professional representative of CMC and communicate the mission and activities.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to issues related to literacy, immigrants, refugees, women, poverty, and mental illness.
• Commitment to the CMC mission and the values of the Sisters of Mercy.

Physical Work Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, sit for extended periods of time, work at a computer, and engage in repetitive hand and/or wrist movements.
• The employee occasionally lifts and/ or moves up to 40 lbs.
• 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.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.