24-25 ABE Program Administrator - SCALE
24-25 ABE Program Administrator - SCALE
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Job Goal:Candidates must be committed to adult academic excellence and have demonstrated capability as a dynamic instructional leader administrator and coach. This position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to build consensus work collaboratively with other administrators and staff students and the communityatlarge. The Program Administrator for ABE serves as an instructional coach and integral member of the SCALE leadership team
Qualifications:
- Possession of a Masters Degree in Education Administration or other related field preferred
- A minimum of five years successful teaching experience in adult education
- Experience teaching lowlevel ELL and/or ELL literacy classes
- Demonstrated experience in curriculum development
- Demonstrated experience in grant writing
- Experience with DESE ACLS guidelines and LACES system
- Excellent computer skills including facility with MS Excel
- Excellent organizational skills
- Excellent oral written and interpersonal communication skills
- Experience with and commitment to working with students and staff of diverse backgrounds
- Three years of experience as a supervisor or administrator is preferred
- Massachusetts DESE license or ABE license is preferred
- Fluency in Spanish Portuguese and/or Haitian Creole is preferred
- Certification as a MAPT STAR or HISET assessor is preferred
Responsibilities include:
- Curriculum development in compliance with DESE adult education guidelines and requirements
- Ensures that SCALEs ABE curriculum is aligned to the CCRSAE and supported by the standards and benchmarks of the ELA Curriculum Framework
- Identity professional development needs and coordinate professional development activities to meet ABE staff development goals
- Collaboration with ELL Program Administrator HISET Chief Examiner ADP Assessor and SHS Guidance department on programmatic issues and interdepartmental referrals
- Develop and oversee distance online mobile and remote learning programs for working adult learners.
- Provide professional support in areas of beginning to intermediate ELL literacy and instruction to GOAL staff and students
- Develop integrated education and training strategic plan in collaboration with Director of Continuing Education and ELL Program administrator for students enrolled in both departments
- Serve as the Technology Integration and Assistive Technology coordinator working collaboratively to increase the digital literacy and accessibility needs of staff and students.
- Maintains compliance with SPS district hiring practices including screening interviewing and recommending candidates for hire.
- Oversee ABE staff (departmental teachers counselors computer operators aides and tutors) and provide orientation scheduling training support and supervision
- Evaluate parttime and fulltime ABE departmental staff
- Supervision of required DESE assessments including administration of individual and small groups assessments as needed
- Production and maintenance of annual assessment report for all ABE students in collaboration with LACES data admin.
- Manage department budgets invoices and reports to funding sources
- Determine and order instructional books software and other materials and supplies
- Oversee student intake orientation scheduling and placement of students
- Coordinate intra and interdepartmental meetings communications and other activities relevant to department interests and needs
- Initiate write negotiate implement and monitor proposals grants (including local community state and federal grants) and contracts
- Act as a representative of SCALE with local agencies statewide professional organizations and funders
- Attend conferences workshops and other professional meetings and forums
- Perform other duties as designated by the Director of Continuing Education.
Terms of Employment:
- Full Time
- July June
- Union Affiliation: SCALE UAW
- The work schedule for this position includes two evenings through 9:15 p.m.
Reports to: The Director of Continuing Education
The Somerville Public School does not discriminate in its programs facilities or employment of educational opportunities on the bases of race color age religion disability pregnancy home status marital/civil union status sex/gender gender identity sexual orientation citizenship status place of birth national origin ancestry cultural identity genetics or military status and does not tolerate any form of retaliation or biasbased intimidation threat or harassment that demeans individuals group or interferes with their ability to learn or work.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
