Site Coordinator

Each school participating in the America Reads Literacy Project will have a Site Coordinator responsible for coordinating the program on that campus and guiding the work of 20-30 work-study students. Site Coordinators will report directly to the Program Manager of the Literacy Corps located in the JEP House. It is a position requiring leadership, strong managerial skills, and good interpersonal communication abilities.

Responsibilities of the Site Coordinator include:

• Maintaining communcations with the School Principal or his or her designate regarding the progress of the program;
• Communicating with individual teachers regarding the placement, tasks, work performance, and evaluation of university students;
• Participating in the development and presentation of training of students;
• Placing students with teachers and monitoring student work to insure compliance with the literary guidelines;
• Working with students to resolve problems, identify resources, and to promote the development of tutoring skills;
• Insuring that student time on the site is well used;
• Helping to develop, collect, and make available materials which will improve student efforts to tutor/teach community youngsters;
• Maintaining time sheet control;
• Running bi-weekly staff meetings on site;
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:
Must be eligible for work-study and one or both of the following:

• Experience in administration, supervision, and/or program development;
• Experience in working in urban communities, preferably in urban school;

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