Education Programs Coordinator

Community Outreach Liaison
Full-time, $65,000-72,000 + full benefits
Location: SeaTac, WA (in person)
About the Organization:
African Community Housing & Development (ACHD) is a culturally specific, community-founded organization led by visionary Black women and a community Board of Directors. ACHD works towards an informed African Diaspora immigrant and refugee community that is engaged in the holistic development of families, communities, and environment. ACHD focuses on equitable and culturally relevant health, legal, and educational services; housing stability and economic development; and land-use, real estate, and property development. Collectively, ACHD staff speak a dozen languages, and the majority identify as Black or People of Color.
About the Position:
The Education Programs Coordinator will work closely with the Director of Education to envision, organize, and execute vibrant, culturally relevant educational programs for African Diaspora youth. Our programs provide a unique, holistic approach to STEAM education that integrates SEL, outdoors, and academics to prepare students for the future that they will create-and the ideal Education Program Coordinator is an educator who has experience both in the classroom and outside it, either as an instructional coach or program coordinator or Coordinator. This position will also require an educator who is comfortable in a variety of educational settings, including the outdoors, and is passionate about equity and justice.
Position Duties:

• Work closely with Director of Education and other staff members to develop timelines and workplans to implement department projects
• Manage programs and project team(s) during implementation to ensure quality and performance standards are met
• Coordinate recruitment and communication strategies for programs with Outreach Coordinator
• Analyze and evaluate program outcome data and prepare reports for funders, Director, and other community collaborators
• Manage coverage by Education staff and instructors to ensure favorable student/ instructor ratios in all activities
• Manage and maintains Education Programs' inventory
• Support Director of Education in cultivating and stewarding relationships with collaborators with partners, including the Museum of Flight, the University of Washington, etc.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years' experience as a lead teacher
• 2-5 years' experience as an instructional coach, grade level team lead, and/or program coordinator/Coordinator
• Comfortable in various educational contexts and outdoor education settings
• Excellent time management skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to facilitate training and supervise teaching staff
• Strong verbal communication and writing skills
• Experience applying differentiated classroom and behavior management techniques
• Competence in creating safe, culturally relevant, anti-racist, and age appropriate social-emotional learning teaching spaces
• Experience working respectfully with diverse communities, including non-English speakers
• Enthusiasm for STEAM education, and knowledge of curriculum design
• Regular weekday evening availability, and occasional weekend field trip availability
• Valid WA state driver's license
• National background check and verification of COVID vaccination

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in education/communications/business
• Fluency in an African language, especially Somali, Amharic, Tigrinya, or Swahili
• CPR and First Aid certified
• Current WA state teaching certification
• Comfortable teaching in an outdoor context
• Experience working with teenagers

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position will be supervising 2-4 staff members, depending on the season.
Benefits Package:African Community Housing & Development offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), 401(k) retirement plan, 11 paid holidays, 10 sick days accrued monthly, and 15 vacation days accrued monthly.
Note: ACHD emphasizes a highly collaborative approach that is rooted in equity and co-learning. Supervisors are to lead with equity and humbleness, recognizing that each staff member brings a highly valuable and essential background and perspective. Accordingly, supervisors are also accountable to staff members, working to ensure they (supervisors) are meeting the needs of staff and providing a healthy and safe environment where feedback and learning is two-way. In other words, supervisors should work to build a positive environment where staff and supervisors learn together, and mistakes are considered a healthy part of personal and professional growth.
African Community Housing and Development does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.