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Job Location drjobs

Houston, TX - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

$ 72000 - 76000

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

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Special Instructions to Applicants:

All interested applicants should attach a resume in the Supporting Documents section of the application preferably in a PDF format to avoid any formatting issues.

About Rice:

Boasting a 300acre treelined campus in Houston Texas Rice University is ranked among the nations top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6to1 undergraduate studenttofaculty ratio and a residential college system which supports students intellectually emotionally and culturally through social events intramural sports student plays lectures series courses and student government. Developing closeknit diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.

Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty staff and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rices culture. They come through in the way we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name RICE Responsibility Integrity Community and Excellence.

Position Summary:
The Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies (GSCS) amplifies Rice Universitys academic excellence and outreach through lifelong personal and professional offerings that empower individuals and organizations foster community and promote the common good in Houston and beyond.

The Program Administrator III for School Literacy and Culture (SLC) reports to the Director and administers program operations ensuring efficient effective and productive operations in early learning programs including but not limited to daylong weeklong and yearlong programs at the campus district regional state and national levels. The Program Administrator III works directly with teachers through seminars classroombased mentoring and workshops. This position is responsible for curriculum development documentation and research related to these endeavors as well as budgeting and planning. The Program Administrator IIIs effective management and implementation of SLC programming involves ongoing work with colleagues and supervision of early childhood mentors and content presenters with an emphasis on GSCS universal job competencies: technical expertise results orientation thoroughness communication and fostering teamwork. Programbased forward planning and decisionmaking required in this role are directly aligned with SLCs strategic goals for equitybased service to children teachers and families within the greater Houston community. These goals are revisited and revised on a regular basis as directed by community need.

Anticipated Annual Salary Range: $72000 to $76000

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelors degree or equivalent
  • Three years of experience in the implementation of early literacy principles advanced through the Rice Oral and Written Language Labs Classroom Storytelling approach or Early Literacy Leadership Academy and at least one year of service as a mentor teacher
  • Three years of experience teaching in an early childhood (toddlers through age eight) classroom
    • In lieu of the education/experience requirement additional related education and/or experience above and beyond what is required may be substituted on an equivalent yearforyear basis

Skills:

  • Ability to develop and initiate new strategies; demonstrated capacity for strategic thinking
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work well under pressure and manage projects simultaneously
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
  • Strong data analysis skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team to meet expected deadlines and schedules
  • Adept at problemsolving creating contingency plans and handling issues when necessary
  • Strong client service orientation and attention to detail
  • Ability to develop complex or multiple program partnerships and funding sources
  • Ability to oversee and direct staff
  • Knowledge of managing budgets and developing financial plans


Expertise in:

  • Extrapolating current educational and crossdomain research into practical classroom practices for early childhood educators
  • Maximizing effectiveness of hybrid learning models through the creation of Canvasbased learning modules and structuring of interactive inperson and remote seminars
  • Training supporting and supervising mentor teachers
  • Developing and disseminating equitybased early childhood education for young ESL students emergent bilinguals dual language learners and native speakers
  • Presenting dynamic interactive workshops and seminars for teachers administrators and families in a variety of inperson and virtual educational settings
  • Working to achieve operational targets with significant impact on departmental results
  • Contributing to the development of goals for the department and planning efforts (budgets operational plans etc.)
  • Managing large projects or processes that may span outside of the immediate job area
  • Making improvements to processes systems or products to enhance performance
  • Working with problems that may be undefined and require detailed informationgathering analysis and investigation

Preferences:

  • Masters degree

Essential Functions:

  • Administers program operations ensuring efficient effective and productive operations
  • Creates and implements plans to achieve program objectives and mission
  • Interprets implements and ensures compliance with policies and regulations and recommends changes to procedures and processes as needed
  • Creates and implements outreach plans that may include relationship development communications events and conference management
  • Analyzes data identifies trends develops reports and recommends and implements changes to improve alignment with institutional mission and goals
  • Creates and maintains program budgets
  • Engages in resident teacher or intern recruitment and admissions student records curriculum support coordinating the accreditation process managing scholarships and fellowships and monitoring student progress
  • Provides guidance coaching and training to teacher leaders working with SLC
  • Supports and reviews work products of individuals with professional service agreements
  • Performs all other duties as assigned

Rice University HR Benefits: Mission and Values:Mission and Values Rice University

Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national or ethnic origin genetic information disability or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please contact Rice Universitys Disability Resource Center ator for support.




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