We greatly value the commitment and contributions of our staff toward furthering the mission of Need in Deed among students, teachers, schools and the community.
Here you will find job descriptions for positions for which we are currently seeking qualified candidates. Please email a cover letter and resume to the address listed in the job posting. Please do not call; we will respond to your submission at our earliest convenience. Thank you.
Program Coordinator/ Full-time position
Position: Program CoordinatorReports to: Professional Development Director
Overall responsibility: Support Philadelphia public school teachers (3rd-8th grades) in the facilitation of NID’s service-learning framework in their classrooms. Work with Professional Development Director and Program Manager to support a service-learning teacher network and to deliver other professional development services.
Specific areas of responsibility:
• Work with Professional Development Director and Program Manager to: support Teacher Network members in service-learning theory and practice through formal and informal professional development sessions and classroom visits, assist teachers in connecting service-learning activities to the curriculum, contact potential community partners and schedule classroom visits, research ideas for field trips and service-learning projects, and develop database of local community partners;
• Assist in all operations of the Teacher Network, including coordination of administrative details for teacher training sessions, program evaluators, grant partners, and recognition events for teachers and students;
• Maintain and update records on Teacher Network activities;
• Make recommendations for the future direction of the Teacher Network; and
• Stay current with service-learning literature and trends.
Access to a car is a necessity.
Desirable characteristics and areas of expertise:
• Required: Bachelor’s degree
• Excellent interpersonal skills: able to interact over phone, by email, and in person with various NID constituents, including teachers, students, administrators and community partners
• Self-motivated: able to see tasks/projects through from start to finish
• Organized: able to stay current with changing Teacher Network needs and maintain relevant records, attention to detail is high priority
• Pro-active: able to anticipate tasks/needs and plan accordingly
• Strong verbal communications and presentation skills: able to promote organization and its capabilities and to communicate essential information in timely matter to NID staff
• Good written communications: able to compose basic letters, emails, documents and reports
• Computer literate: familiarity with Macs, Word, Excel, Filemaker Pro
• Desirable background could include: youth program development, classroom teacher, knowledge of city’s human services/non-profits, service-learning.
Salary: mid 30’s (w/benefits), DOE.
Email resume to: / No calls, please.
