Teacher Coordinator

Paterson Public Schools; Paterson (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Paterson Public Schools seeks a Grant Coordinator to manage PACE grants and state/federal programs in Paterson, NJ. The role requires strong grant administration, fiscal coordination, and educational leadership experience.

The successful candidate will coordinate development, reporting, and monitoring of grants such as NJYC, Title II, IELCE, and WorkFirst NJ, ensuring compliance, timeliness, and data accuracy across district partners.

Qualifications

• Holds a NJDOE Intructional Certification.
• Experience in grant administration, program mangement, fiscal coordination, or educational leadership, preferably within adult education, workforce development, or grant-funded programs.
• Knowledge of state and federal grant requirements, fiscal reporting, performance accountability, and program evaluation.
• Strong organizational, analytical, communication, and collaborative skills.
• Experience with Paterson Adult & Continuing Education (PACE) programs preferred.
• Background in business, fiscal administration, workforce development, or related fields preferred.
• Coordinate development, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and completion of PACE's state and federally funded grants, includingNJYC, Title II Adult Education, IELCE, and WorkFirst New Jersey.
• Monitor Program implementation to ensure alignment with approved grant applications, staffing commitments, performance measures, reporting deadlines, and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate grant reporting, documentation, performance reviews, monitoring visits, and corrective-action follow-up with designated program and district personnel.
• Collaborate with the district's Business and Human Resources departments and designated fiscal personnel to monitor grant budgets, expenditures, personnel and benefit cost allocations, fiscal reporting, and budget modifications.
• Coordinate with the building principal and designated program staff to support the administration, staffing, implementation, and evaluation of PACE's day and evening programs.
• Serve as a liasion with grantors, consortium partners, the Workforce Development Board, One-Stop Career Center, and other community and educational agencies.
• Coordinate the review of enrollment, attendance, educational outcomes, participant follow-up, and other grant performance measures to identify areas requiring improvement.
• Support compliance with grant-specific staffing, documentation, data management, professional development, and reporting requirements.
• Develop and maitain administrative procedures, reporting calendars, and systems to promote program continuity, accountability, and sustainability.
• Perform additional grant-related coordination responsibilities consistent with the position's authorized scope and district requirements.

Skills

NJDOE Intructional Certification

Grant administration

Program management

Fiscal coordination

Educational leadership

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

PACE programs

Budget monitoring

Reporting and compliance

Liaison with partner agencies

Grant performance review

Job description

Qualifications:

• Hold a NJDOE Intructional Certification
• Demonstrate experience in grant administration, program mangement, fiscal coordination, or educational leadership, preferably within adult education, workforce development, or grant-funded programs.
• Demonstrate knowledge of state and federal grant requirements, fiscal reporting, performance accountability, and program evaluation.
• Possess strong organizational, analytical, communication, and collaborative skills.
• Experience with Paterson Adult & Continuing Education (PACE) programs preferred.
• Background in business, fiscal administration, workforce development, or related fields preferred.
• Coordinate the development, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and completion of PACE's state and federally funded grants, includingNJYC, Title II Adult Education, IELCE, and WorkFirst New Jersey.
• Monitor Program implementation to ensure alignment with approved grant applications, staffing commitments, performance measures, reporting deadlines, and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate grant reporting, documentation, performance reviews, monitoring visits, and corrective-action follow-up with designated program and district personnel.
• Collaborate with the district's Business and Human Resources departments and designated fiscal personnel to monitor grant budgets, expenditures, personnel and benefit cost allocations, fiscal reporting, and budget modifications.
• Coordinate with the building principal and designated program staff to support the administration, staffing, implementation, and evaluation of PACE's day and evening programs.
• Serve as a liasion with grantors, consortium partners, the Workforce Development Board, One-Stop Career Center, and other community and educational agencies.
• Coordinate the review of enrollment, attendance, educational outcomes, participant follow-up, and other grant performance measures to identify areas requiring improvement.
• Support compliance with grant-specific staffing, documentation, data management, professional development, and reporting requirements.
• Develop and maitain administrative procedures, reporting calendars, and systems to promote program continuity, accountability, and sustainability.
• Perform additional grant-related coordination responsibilities consistent with the position's authorized scope and district requirements.

For more information about this position, please visit the Job Descriptions page.

• Meet such alternatives to above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable
• Pending budget availability
• All postings are open for ten (10) consecutive days following the date posted or until filled

Paterson Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity and Aff’lative Action Employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the community we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected characteristic, in accordance with federal and New Jersey law.