Leap School Coordinator

AREA COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES•Hamden, CT

3d•$53 - $53

About The Position

This grant-funded position supports Area Cooperative Educational Services’ Learner Engagement Attendance Program (LEAP). The program is anticipated to run through June 2027, as funding permits. The coordinator works with a team of Learner Engagement Specialists in Meriden to increase student engagement, measured through attendance and participation in engagement activities. The role reports to the City Coordinator and helps train staff on grant goals and strategies for increasing participation and engagement, with attention to program assessment and evaluation metrics. The position participates in regularly scheduled team meetings to assess needs, share strategies, and provide feedback on evaluation metrics. The role is based at Wintergreen Magnet School in Hamden, Connecticut, and is part-time.

Requirements

Be an experienced certified educator employed at Wintergreen and interested in working with students and families.
Demonstrate effective communication with a variety of constituents.
Work collaboratively.
Have skills in training others to meet job expectations, effective communication, technology including Microsoft Office, and collaboration.
Be able to problem-solve and communicate issues forwardly, work within time constraints, and synthesize and respond to needs as they arise.

Responsibilities

Coordinate a team or teams of Learner Engagement Specialists working in Meriden to increase student engagement.
Report to the City Coordinator.
Assist the Coordinator with training related to grant goals and strategies for increasing participation and engagement.
Pay careful attention to metrics used in program assessment and evaluation.
Participate in regularly scheduled team meetings to assess needs, share strategies, and provide feedback on the status of evaluation metrics.
Assess learning and provide training.
Act as a liaison and communicate issues and needs as they arise.