Summer Assistant Program Manager

Summer Advantage USA•Basalt, CO

About The Position

The Assistant Program Manager supports the Program Manager in delivering a high-quality summer learning program, contributes to program administration and site leadership, and helps cultivate a positive site culture by leading and modeling best practices for staff and scholars.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, master’s in school administration preferred.
Teaching Certification required
Proven experience in leadership capacity, experience supporting teams through staff supervision and coaching
Strong commitment to student success
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, experience managing family communications and parent engagement

Responsibilities

Support scholar enrollment efforts, including family follow-ups, completion of required compliance documentation and coordination of parent orientations.
Assist the Program Manager in planning and facilitating the parent meetings needed to achieve your enrollment goal.
Collaborate with the Program Manager to plan exciting and age-appropriate Friday experiences for our scholars to include a college campus visit, a community service project, field trips, and a closing celebration.
Oversee site facilities to ensure spaces are clean, safe and fully prepared for daily program operations.
Attend all required training to build a strong understanding of the role, program design, and performance expectations.
Support a successful program launch by inventorying curriculum and required supplies as they arrive on site and ensuring materials are organized and ready for use.
Coordinate and administer pre- and post-assessments, quizzes, and surveys, and support accurate data collection to achieve a 100% response rate.
Develop and coordinate transportation plans, including bus routes, designated stops, and assignment of bus monitors
Provide support in supervising the summer teaching team to ensure high quality academics aligned with the SA schedule are being executed along with engaging, fun enrichment courses in the afternoon.
Supervise Teacher Assistants (TAs), facilitating weekly staff meetings, providing guidance, training and redirection as needed to ensure they successfully execute their position responsibilities.
Support the planning and execution of parent–teacher conference night and staff appreciation initiatives for teachers and teacher assistants.
Assist with the coordination and on-site execution of all field trips, guest speakers, and community service projects.
Assist in the preparation and distribution of scholar progress reports at the program midpoint and during the final week.
Monitor classroom operations and the use of instructional materials to ensure adequate supplies and curriculum are available throughout the program.
Provide logistical support for the closing ceremony
Inventory and pack supplies and curriculum for future use.
Assist in ensuring all data is submitted to SA Operations as required – including completed parent, staff and scholar surveys and staff evaluations.
Assist in the close out of the program and program site