Senior Program Operations Managers-Georgia Teaching Fellows
| Institution: | Georgia Teaching Fellows |
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| Location: | Online/Remote |
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| Posted: | 01/16/2011 |
| Application Due: | Open Until Filled |
| Type: | Full Time |
| Salary: | $55,000 USD Per Year |
Senior Program Operations Managers- Georgia Teaching Fellows
Augusta, Savannah, and Southwest Georgia (Columbus and Albany), Georgia
The New Teacher Project (TNTP) helps school districts and states fulfill the promise of public education by ensuring that all students-especially those from high-need communities-get excellent teachers. A national nonprofit organization founded by teachers, TNTP is driven by the knowledge that although great teachers are the best solution to educational inequality, the nation's education systems do not sufficiently prioritize the goal of effective teachers for all. In response, TNTP develops customized programs and policy interventions that enable education leaders to find, develop and keep great teachers and achieve reforms that promote effective teaching in every classroom. Since its inception in 1997, TNTP has recruited or trained approximately 37,000 teachers-mainly through its highly selective Teaching Fellows TM programs-benefiting an estimated 5.9 million students. TNTP has also released a series of acclaimed studies of the policies and practices that affect the quality of the nation's teacher workforce, most recently including The Widget Effect: Our National Failure to Acknowledge and Act on Differences in Teacher Effectiveness (2009). Today TNTP is active in more than 40 cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, New Orleans, New York, and Oakland, among others. For more information, please visit www.tntp.org.
We are currently seeking three Senior Program Operations Managers for our Georgia Teaching Fellows Program - these roles will eventually be based in program offices located in Augusta, Savannah, and Southwest Georgia (Columbus and Albany). These positions will work out of a home office temporarily if program office space is initially unavailable. These positions are available immediately.
The Program
In Georgia, The New Teacher Project is launching the Georgia Teaching Fellows (GTF) program to attract, train, develop and certify high quality individuals for partner school districts in/around Augusta, Columbus, Albany, and Savannah. Georgia Teaching Fellows aims to recruit outstanding recent college graduates and mid-career changers to commit to teaching in the state's most high-need public schools. After a rigorous pre-service training institute, Fellows will be prepared to assume full-time teaching positions in the fall of 2011.
Individuals selected into GTF participate in our comprehensive teacher certification program. All Fellows participate in a rigorous summer training institute with a classroom based component, in which they learn how to be effective teachers in high-need schools through a focus on instructional design and delivery and classroom management and culture. During the school year, GTF coordinates a 16-session seminar series, Teaching for Results, and other program administration activities as Fellows work toward their certification. Teaching for Results is designed to ensure participants are prepared to close the achievement gap by emphasizing proven approaches to improving student outcomes.
Fellows will earn certification by completing TNTP's Teaching for Results seminar series during their first year in the classroom and by completing our Assessment of Classroom Effectiveness (ACE) screen. Our program is distinguished from other alternative route programs by the quality of its pre-service training and year-long professional development program, as well as our focus on making certification decisions based on performance in the classroom and ability to impact student achievement.
Role and Responsibilities - Senior Program Operations Manager
The Senior Program Operations Manager (POM) will be responsible for working with the Site Director to ensure that the goals of the contract and its deadlines are met. This position offers the successful candidate the opportunity to have a profound impact on how teachers are prepared to teach in hard-to-staff schools in Georgia.
Specific responsibilities include:
Operations
* Generate innovative solutions to program challenges
* Help build client relationships with school district clients by maintaining and providing up-to-date and accurate data on Fellow progress and performance
* Manage all administrative processes that apply to Georgia Teaching Fellows including day-to-day operations, maintaining the applicant database, and responding to candidate communications in a timely manner
* Communicate directly with Fellows regarding program updates and requirements through in-person contact, email, large mailings and newsletters
* Generate memos, reports, and other analysis on the status of various initiatives
* Maintain accurate candidate files and records
* Create and send standard applicant communications and generate reports in TeacherTrack, GTF's online data management system
* Coordinate the operations related to the planning and execution of the program training institute for Fellows
* Manage part-time operations staff as needed throughout the year
* Working with the client and Site Director on additional projects as necessary
Selection
* Identify, select, train, supervise and evaluate part-time staff including a Lead Selector and Selectors who assess and evaluate our teacher candidates
* Coordinate all logistics and help manage selection events
Enrollment and Certification
* Manage the submission and approval of all Fellow certification applications
* Manage the tuition collection process and ensure effective relationships with districts for tuition collection
* Create enrollment accounts and state certification accounts for all new enrollees
* Ensure that all steps of participant enrollment are completed in a timely manner
Data Management
* Maintain and improve upon the processes and technology used to facilitate applicant admissions, tracking and certification
* Develop and implement systems for tracking Fellow retention and other relevant program data
* Manage and organize various data collection efforts essential to the successful implementation of the effectiveness screening process for Fellows
Qualifications
We are seeking candidates who believe deeply in our organization's mission, who thrive in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment, and who demonstrate a record of achievement. Successful candidates will also demonstrate:
* Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills
* A commitment to producing consistently high quality, detailed work
* The ability to learn quickly, work in a fast paced environment and multi-task effectively
* The ability to identify challenges and actively work to find solutions
* The ability to work effectively with others at all levels of an organization and to consistently display a high level of professionalism in all interactions
* Strong communication and writing skills
* Excellent event planning, organizational and time-management skills
* Extraordinary attention to detail
* The ability to work well independently while collaborating with others on meeting common goals
* Flexibility and comfort with ambiguity
* Strong quantitative and computer skills, specifically Microsoft Office suite
* Public-speaking abilities, including the ability to inspire others
* Knowledge of the Georgia public school system (strongly preferred)
* Experience working with under-performing schools (preferred)
* A willingness to work non-standard hours and occasional weekends
Compensation
The annual salary for this full-time position is $55,000 or commensurate with experience in a similar position with the potential for a performance based bonus. We also offer a motivated team of colleagues, a collegial atmosphere that values professional development, a comprehensive benefits plan effective on the first day of employment - including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, 403(b) plan with matching- as well as the opportunity to impact the direction of a growing, mission-driven company that is committed to the success of our nation's children.
To Apply
Please submit your resume and tailored cover letter online at:
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=THENEWTEACHERPROJECT&cws=1&r id=713
We review applications on a rolling basis - so it is to your advantage to apply as soon as possible. We will not consider applications without a cover letter tailored to this position, which can be addressed to the Human Capital Team. The New Teacher Project is committed to fostering and capitalizing on the diversity of our organization. We are an equal opportunity employer and seek individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply to this position. If you would like to learn more about our mission, please visit our web site at www.tntp.org.
Augusta, Savannah, and Southwest Georgia (Columbus and Albany), Georgia
The New Teacher Project (TNTP) helps school districts and states fulfill the promise of public education by ensuring that all students-especially those from high-need communities-get excellent teachers. A national nonprofit organization founded by teachers, TNTP is driven by the knowledge that although great teachers are the best solution to educational inequality, the nation's education systems do not sufficiently prioritize the goal of effective teachers for all. In response, TNTP develops customized programs and policy interventions that enable education leaders to find, develop and keep great teachers and achieve reforms that promote effective teaching in every classroom. Since its inception in 1997, TNTP has recruited or trained approximately 37,000 teachers-mainly through its highly selective Teaching Fellows TM programs-benefiting an estimated 5.9 million students. TNTP has also released a series of acclaimed studies of the policies and practices that affect the quality of the nation's teacher workforce, most recently including The Widget Effect: Our National Failure to Acknowledge and Act on Differences in Teacher Effectiveness (2009). Today TNTP is active in more than 40 cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, New Orleans, New York, and Oakland, among others. For more information, please visit www.tntp.org.
We are currently seeking three Senior Program Operations Managers for our Georgia Teaching Fellows Program - these roles will eventually be based in program offices located in Augusta, Savannah, and Southwest Georgia (Columbus and Albany). These positions will work out of a home office temporarily if program office space is initially unavailable. These positions are available immediately.
The Program
In Georgia, The New Teacher Project is launching the Georgia Teaching Fellows (GTF) program to attract, train, develop and certify high quality individuals for partner school districts in/around Augusta, Columbus, Albany, and Savannah. Georgia Teaching Fellows aims to recruit outstanding recent college graduates and mid-career changers to commit to teaching in the state's most high-need public schools. After a rigorous pre-service training institute, Fellows will be prepared to assume full-time teaching positions in the fall of 2011.
Individuals selected into GTF participate in our comprehensive teacher certification program. All Fellows participate in a rigorous summer training institute with a classroom based component, in which they learn how to be effective teachers in high-need schools through a focus on instructional design and delivery and classroom management and culture. During the school year, GTF coordinates a 16-session seminar series, Teaching for Results, and other program administration activities as Fellows work toward their certification. Teaching for Results is designed to ensure participants are prepared to close the achievement gap by emphasizing proven approaches to improving student outcomes.
Fellows will earn certification by completing TNTP's Teaching for Results seminar series during their first year in the classroom and by completing our Assessment of Classroom Effectiveness (ACE) screen. Our program is distinguished from other alternative route programs by the quality of its pre-service training and year-long professional development program, as well as our focus on making certification decisions based on performance in the classroom and ability to impact student achievement.
Role and Responsibilities - Senior Program Operations Manager
The Senior Program Operations Manager (POM) will be responsible for working with the Site Director to ensure that the goals of the contract and its deadlines are met. This position offers the successful candidate the opportunity to have a profound impact on how teachers are prepared to teach in hard-to-staff schools in Georgia.
Specific responsibilities include:
Operations
* Generate innovative solutions to program challenges
* Help build client relationships with school district clients by maintaining and providing up-to-date and accurate data on Fellow progress and performance
* Manage all administrative processes that apply to Georgia Teaching Fellows including day-to-day operations, maintaining the applicant database, and responding to candidate communications in a timely manner
* Communicate directly with Fellows regarding program updates and requirements through in-person contact, email, large mailings and newsletters
* Generate memos, reports, and other analysis on the status of various initiatives
* Maintain accurate candidate files and records
* Create and send standard applicant communications and generate reports in TeacherTrack, GTF's online data management system
* Coordinate the operations related to the planning and execution of the program training institute for Fellows
* Manage part-time operations staff as needed throughout the year
* Working with the client and Site Director on additional projects as necessary
Selection
* Identify, select, train, supervise and evaluate part-time staff including a Lead Selector and Selectors who assess and evaluate our teacher candidates
* Coordinate all logistics and help manage selection events
Enrollment and Certification
* Manage the submission and approval of all Fellow certification applications
* Manage the tuition collection process and ensure effective relationships with districts for tuition collection
* Create enrollment accounts and state certification accounts for all new enrollees
* Ensure that all steps of participant enrollment are completed in a timely manner
Data Management
* Maintain and improve upon the processes and technology used to facilitate applicant admissions, tracking and certification
* Develop and implement systems for tracking Fellow retention and other relevant program data
* Manage and organize various data collection efforts essential to the successful implementation of the effectiveness screening process for Fellows
Qualifications
We are seeking candidates who believe deeply in our organization's mission, who thrive in an entrepreneurial and dynamic environment, and who demonstrate a record of achievement. Successful candidates will also demonstrate:
* Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills
* A commitment to producing consistently high quality, detailed work
* The ability to learn quickly, work in a fast paced environment and multi-task effectively
* The ability to identify challenges and actively work to find solutions
* The ability to work effectively with others at all levels of an organization and to consistently display a high level of professionalism in all interactions
* Strong communication and writing skills
* Excellent event planning, organizational and time-management skills
* Extraordinary attention to detail
* The ability to work well independently while collaborating with others on meeting common goals
* Flexibility and comfort with ambiguity
* Strong quantitative and computer skills, specifically Microsoft Office suite
* Public-speaking abilities, including the ability to inspire others
* Knowledge of the Georgia public school system (strongly preferred)
* Experience working with under-performing schools (preferred)
* A willingness to work non-standard hours and occasional weekends
Compensation
The annual salary for this full-time position is $55,000 or commensurate with experience in a similar position with the potential for a performance based bonus. We also offer a motivated team of colleagues, a collegial atmosphere that values professional development, a comprehensive benefits plan effective on the first day of employment - including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, 403(b) plan with matching- as well as the opportunity to impact the direction of a growing, mission-driven company that is committed to the success of our nation's children.
To Apply
Please submit your resume and tailored cover letter online at:
http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=THENEWTEACHERPROJECT&cws=1&r id=713
We review applications on a rolling basis - so it is to your advantage to apply as soon as possible. We will not consider applications without a cover letter tailored to this position, which can be addressed to the Human Capital Team. The New Teacher Project is committed to fostering and capitalizing on the diversity of our organization. We are an equal opportunity employer and seek individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply to this position. If you would like to learn more about our mission, please visit our web site at www.tntp.org.
Application Information
| Contact: | The New Teacher Project |
|---|---|
| Online App. Form: | http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=THENEWTEACHERPROJE CT&cws=1&rid=713 |
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