Soaring Wings Hiring for Education Specialist Job at Greenbrier, AR Full Time

Education Specialist
Job Description

Reports to: Campus Director

Summary: The Education Specialist is responsible for coordinating the SWR Educational
Enrichment/tutoring program, overall educational educational enrichment experiences for the children, supporting Houseparents in the children’s educational needs, and communicating with Greenbrier Public Schools.

The Education Specialist position is a part time, hourly, non-exempt position.

Hours: 16-20 hours per week total
Tuesday and Thursday 3:00-4:30 required for Education Enrichment/tutoring time;
Other office hours per week are flexible and may be coordinated with the Campus Director on a seasonal basis (e.g. summer vs. school year)

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Education Enrichment Program (E2)

• Work with Greenbrier Public Schools to facilitate all aspects the Educational

Enrichment/tutoring program.

• Communicate with UCA to secure tutors for 1st and 2nd semester Educational

Enrichment.

• Directly supervise tutors and “sign-off” on performance.
• Train and support tutors during Educational Enrichment.
• Coordinate GBPS employees who assist in the tutoring program.
• Provide “Target Work” sheets based off report cards, parent/teacher emails, newsletters, and grade level websites within the student’s E2 folder.
• Email teachers to check on student progress on particular subjects or on weak areas to see how these needs can be targeted during E2 time.
• Check all student’s grades on a weekly or biweekly basis. Meet with students during tutoring to discuss any issues or celebrate successes.
• Provide Houseparents with information and strategies to deal with educational issues at home.

Support for Children & Houseparents

• Communicate with SWR Houseparents on techniques/strategies to help individual SWR children living in their home.
• Provide recommendations for educational situations to the Houseparents, students, or teachers at GBPS.
• Collaborate with Houseparents and Social Worker to identify gifted children or students with undiagnosed special needs.
• Conference with students on their report cards, calculate and distribute grade money, and celebrate academic successes each quarter of the school year.
• Arrange academic field trips and camps during the summer.
• Organize and work with individual children and learning groups during the summer.

• Along with UCA professors, plan a UCA summer educational camp for SWR students as available.

• Provide information to parents of cultural activities and educational opportunities within the community. Coordinate activities as directed.

External Communication/Coordination

• Set up conferences for special education evaluations and placement, as well as with teachers of new SWR children
• Attend and record information from all Parents Teacher Conferences and IEP meetings.
• Be a point of contact (in conjunction with the Houseparents) for the schools regarding the academic needs and performance of SWR children. (Behavioral issues will be addressed between the Houseparents and the child’s teacher.)

• Ensure completion of enrollment paperwork for Greenbrier School District at the beginning of the school year and upon admission of a new child.

• Notify school of students leaving the district.

General

• Research academic and behavioral records of SWR children from past schools upon admission or referral of a child.
• Quantify and report academic performance of SWR children each semester.
• Secure, and in collaboration with the Campus Director and Business Manager, coordinate Title I funds from the Greenbrier School District.
• Consistently demonstrate strong character and embody the values of our Christian community at all times: Act Justly, Walk Humbly, Love ‘Mercy.’
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Maintain at least 15 hours of job-related continuing education per year
• A bachelor’s degree in an education related field

Benefits/Time Off:

• Competitive hourly pay, based on experience
• IRA with 3% matching

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.00 – $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to submit to a child maltreatment & criminal background check?

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Work Location:

• One location

Work Remotely:

• No

Work Location: One location