Site Coordinator - Temp

Playworks•Newark, NJ

23h•$24

About The Position

in the role of Site Coordinator, you provide on-site and virtual consultation by teaming up with schools and youth partners to provide consultation and professional development to staff that foster social thinking and increase physical activity through play-based learning. You will work directly with a designated school’s administration, teachers, and recess teams to provide expertise on Playworks best practices, as well as model and teach the strategies, games, and systems to develop and sustain a positive classroom and recess culture. In partnership with the school, Site Coordinators create opportunities for students and school staff to be active, learn leadership skills and conflict-resolution tools, and practice respectful and inclusive behavior.

Requirements

Proven organizational skills in meeting or exceeding expectations in production of timely planning and deliverables such as program plans, reports and observational notes.
Extensive knowledge of youth development principles and practices, especially relating to social and emotional learning, play and inclusion.
At least 2 years of experience working directly with small and large groups of children.
Experience working collaboratively with adults and facilitating trainings for adults.
Strong written and oral communication and presentation skills with the ability to facilitate small and large group presentations.
Experience establishing and maintaining professional relationships with internal leadership and teams and external clients through excellent interpersonal skills and professionalism.
Experience interacting with diverse communities and ability to integrate into school communities.
Knowledge of computer and internet-based programs especially Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) Google Drive, and virtual meeting platforms such as Google Meets and Zoom.
This position may require travel to various regional locations. School sites may be widely dispersed in the city/region therefore daily access to reliable transportation is required.
Requires flexibility to readily adapt to a changing environment.
Ability to work from home if needed.

Responsibilities

Plan and implement a consultative play-based program at two to four public elementary schools.
Coordination with administration, educators, and recess teams for scheduling programmatic delivery in person or virtually. Including the collecting and maintaining of paperwork, organizing and keeping current on daily, weekly, and monthly schedules, meeting agendas, notes, and data.
Maintain communication between Playworks staff, school staff, teachers, and volunteers.
Plan and implement the learning units and recess staff trainings for program components.
Deliver onsite and/or virtual coaching, consultation, and modeling to School Personnel regarding implementation of the following components.
Recess - With School Personnel, create and coach recess staff to develop a safe and inclusive recess experience by organizing and playing games with 20+ students, and role-modeling positive behavior.
Student leadership program – with School Personnel organize an in person or virtual “Junior Coach” student leadership program by facilitating training as well as coaching staff to supervise and manage Junior Coaches roles in the classroom and recess.
Instructional classes - coordinate and lead instructional classes in person and virtually with elementary grade levels students and their teacher in skills building, cooperative games, and activities to increase awareness of rules, boundaries, skills utilized and cultural expectations at recess.
Model Playworks core values, program implementation, group management, and rapport-building strategies for School Personnel.
Provide school personnel with action plans and feedback regarding program implementation.
Lead monthly meetings with school personnel to discuss best practices for program implementation and program quality goals.
Provide the Playworks Program Manager with observation notes and program strategy for program quality consultation priorities to the school.
Facilitate training(s) with the Program Manager for school staff.
Consistently represent Playworks’ brand in a professional manner.
Design a program schedule with input and support from the school administration.
Communicate with school administration regarding program implementation logistics and management support needs.
Facilitate the school’s transition to other Playworks training, programs, and products in preparation for the future school year.
Showcase Playworks services in additional prospective schools to assist with an existing school recruitment strategy for growing TeamUp services within the region.
Participate in opportunities to become a certified trainer in Playworks Pro services.
Provide timely client communication, proactive internal Playworks communication and timely reporting.
Collect and maintain paperwork including organizing daily, weekly, and monthly schedules, timesheets, and mileage reports.
Support school recruitment administration that may include, school contact research, analyzing outreach data, attending local conferences and resource fairs.
Provide Playworks Program Manager with weekly observational updates on program quality and partner in consultation priorities to schools.