Program Manager-Market A

The Role

As the fulltime Program Manager Market A you will be based in New York City the New York downstate area or the Massachusetts/Boston area and will be primarily responsible for:

• Coaching school staff (teachers counselors social workers administrators and other school staff etc. in our partner schools who are serving as advisors and mentors as they implement our programs in their schools. Similar to the training role described immediately below coaching is characterized by a facilitative approach that mirrors the ways that faculty are trained to work with their students.
• Facilitating at training events which includes cofacilitating small groups in an experiential learning setting at both residential (overnight) training experiences as well as 1day training experiences at designated training site locations and schools.

Through these two key responsibilities you will provide daytoday management of a portfolio of CSSs leadership solutions throughout NYC NY downstate and/or MA/Boston area. The Program Manager will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with partner schools and providing technical assistance and coaching to teams of administrators and faculty to plan for successful program implementation. The Program Manager will assist schools in developing implementation action plans troubleshooting implementation obstacles and planning for program sustainability. Based on grant opportunities you may also support school participation in a rigorous evaluation study. The Program Manager will ensure that CSSs programming is implemented at exceptional levels of quality.

These two primary responsibilities will be grounded in the following foundational principles that will be applied to all of your coaching and training work:

• Groups as the Unit of Change: The unit of change with which CSS works is at the group level grounded in the belief that safe supportive engaging and inspiring groups enable social emotional and academic growth.
• Facilitation as the Key to Change: Our work is grounded in a commitment to expert facilitation of activitybased experiences on multiple levels: our facilitation with educators the facilitation of educators with their peer leaders/educators and the facilitation of peer leaders/educators with their groups of younger students.
• Professional Feedback & Continuous Improvement: While CSS hires deeply skilled professionals we are also committed to continuous improvement for both ourselves and our partner schools. You can expect that you will be continually challenged to articulate both your successes and your areas of challenge/growth opportunity and to participate in a variety of internal learning opportunities that rely on collegial collaboration feedback and reflection.

Key Job Responsibilities

SchoolBased Program Implementation Coaching

In addition to the responsibilities detailed above the Program Manager will regularly collaborate with other Program Managers to assess needs and trends across school partners and participate in internal processes designed to continuously improve the quality and efficacy of our work in schools. Other responsibilities will also be assigned as needed.

Qualifications and Experience

Education: Youve likely earned a bachelors degree and potentially also hold a masters degree in a related field such as education psychology or social work or have achieved equivalent work experience.

Professional Experiences and Personal Qualities/Skills: You likely have at least 25 years of experience in educational coaching and/or training facilitation including experience working in schools and/or nonprofit organizations. You likely have extensive knowledge of and experience working in public schools; exceptional abilities to problem solve plan and prioritize; a rollupyoursleeves entrepreneurial startup attitude; knowledge of and experience working in education reform and student support services; proven ability to work in a fastpaced environment managing multiple projects; and demonstrated high level interpersonal and crosscultural skills including the ability to build relationships internally and externally and to manage effective teams.

In addition you have likely had the following experiences and have demonstrated the following attributes:

Location

The Program Manager Market A will be based in either New York City New York downstate area (Hudson Valley Westchester etc. or Massachusetts/Boston area.

Work Environment/Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working at a computer including participating in virtual videoconference meetings
• Communicating with others in writing and verbally to exchange information
• Traveling long distances by plane/car

Compensation and Benefits

The anticipated starting date for this position is January/February 2023. The annual salary range for this position is $59300 $74100 per year. CSS offers the following benefits:

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits plan including health dental vision flexible spending accounts health reimbursement accounts commuter and transit accounts
• 403(b) plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Paid holidays and winter break
• Flexible work option based on job role eligibility
• Employee Assistance Program
• Reduced schedule on Fridays during summer months
• Phone stipend

To Apply

Center for Supportive Schools is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity inclusion and equity in its work and staff. CSSs Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action related policies are available upon request.

Position Announcement:

Program Manager Market A

About CSS

Center for Supportive Schools (CSS) is an antiracist fastpaced collegial and teamoriented organization wholly committed to helping schools become places where students want to be. Our work directly addresses student disengagement a root cause of diminished academic performance students dropping out of school and other highrisk student behaviors. We partner with schools in three areas: developing all students into leaders; empowering teachers to collaborate with each other and with students; and engaging entire school communities to improve how learning happens.

CSS is driven by the vision that one day all students will thrive in schools that graduate them prepared for the rigors of college and lives filled with meaningful work active citizenship and personal fulfillment.

We are committed to antiracism. Our vision for students will not be realized absent the dismantling of systemic racism that permeates schools and society. Schools are not safe supportive engaging and inspiring unless they address all areas of marginalization and eradicate all the many interconnected forms of oppression. CSSs focus on antiracism results from the outsized role that racism has played in shaping the United States and its institutions from the fact that racism intersects with all other forms of oppression and given that which we learn and developtools frameworks resourcesin dismantling racism can be leveraged to abolish all other forms of oppression.

Founded in 1979 we are a national organization currently impacting 65000 students annually and committed to supporting every K12 school in the country. Most of our partners are economically disadvantaged communities where the consequences of student disengagement can be most devastating.

The Role

As the fulltime Program Manager Market A you will be based in New York City the New York downstate area or the Massachusetts/Boston area and will be primarily responsible for:

• Coaching school staff (teachers counselors social workers administrators and other school staff etc. in our partner schools who are serving as advisors and mentors as they implement our programs in their schools. Similar to the training role described immediately below coaching is characterized by a facilitative approach that mirrors the ways that faculty are trained to work with their students.
• Facilitating at training events which includes cofacilitating small groups in an experiential learning setting at both residential (overnight) training experiences as well as 1day training experiences at designated training site locations and schools.

Through these two key responsibilities you will provide daytoday management of a portfolio of CSSs leadership solutions throughout NYC NY downstate and/or MA/Boston area. The Program Manager will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with partner schools and providing technical assistance and coaching to teams of administrators and faculty to plan for successful program implementation. The Program Manager will assist schools in developing implementation action plans troubleshooting implementation obstacles and planning for program sustainability. Based on grant opportunities you may also support school participation in a rigorous evaluation study. The Program Manager will ensure that CSSs programming is implemented at exceptional levels of quality.

These two primary responsibilities will be grounded in the following foundational principles that will be applied to all of your coaching and training work:

• Groups as the Unit of Change: The unit of change with which CSS works is at the group level grounded in the belief that safe supportive engaging and inspiring groups enable social emotional and academic growth.
• Facilitation as the Key to Change: Our work is grounded in a commitment to expert facilitation of activitybased experiences on multiple levels: our facilitation with educators the facilitation of educators with their peer leaders/educators and the facilitation of peer leaders/educators with their groups of younger students.
• Professional Feedback & Continuous Improvement: While CSS hires deeply skilled professionals we are also committed to continuous improvement for both ourselves and our partner schools. You can expect that you will be continually challenged to articulate both your successes and your areas of challenge/growth opportunity and to participate in a variety of internal learning opportunities that rely on collegial collaboration feedback and reflection.

Key Job Responsibilities

SchoolBased Program Implementation Coaching

In addition to the responsibilities detailed above the Program Manager will regularly collaborate with other Program Managers to assess needs and trends across school partners and participate in internal processes designed to continuously improve the quality and efficacy of our work in schools. Other responsibilities will also be assigned as needed.

Qualifications and Experience

Education: Youve likely earned a bachelors degree and potentially also hold a masters degree in a related field such as education psychology or social work or have achieved equivalent work experience.

Professional Experiences and Personal Qualities/Skills: You likely have at least 25 years of experience in educational coaching and/or training facilitation including experience working in schools and/or nonprofit organizations. You likely have extensive knowledge of and experience working in public schools; exceptional abilities to problem solve plan and prioritize; a rollupyoursleeves entrepreneurial startup attitude; knowledge of and experience working in education reform and student support services; proven ability to work in a fastpaced environment managing multiple projects; and demonstrated high level interpersonal and crosscultural skills including the ability to build relationships internally and externally and to manage effective teams.

In addition you have likely had the following experiences and have demonstrated the following attributes:

Location

The Program Manager Market A will be based in either New York City New York downstate area (Hudson Valley Westchester etc. or Massachusetts/Boston area.

Work Environment/Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working at a computer including participating in virtual videoconference meetings
• Communicating with others in writing and verbally to exchange information
• Traveling long distances by plane/car

Compensation and Benefits

The anticipated starting date for this position is January/February 2023. The annual salary range for this position is $59300 $74100 per year. CSS offers the following benefits:

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits plan including health dental vision flexible spending accounts health reimbursement accounts commuter and transit accounts
• 403(b) plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Paid holidays and winter break
• Flexible work option based on job role eligibility
• Employee Assistance Program
• Reduced schedule on Fridays during summer months
• Phone stipend

To Apply

Center for Supportive Schools is an equal opportunity employer committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity inclusion and equity in its work and staff. CSSs Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action related policies are available upon request.

Required Experience:

Manager