[Nesabes] Job Opp: ABE Program Director

[Monique Puig-antich]

Centro Latino de Chelsea has an immediate opening for an Adult Basic
Education Program Director.  Qualified candidates should send a cover
letter and resume to jobs at centrolatino.org
<mailto:jobs at centrolatino.org> .  Please put the job title in the
subject line.  


 


GENERAL SUMMARY


Centro Latino de Chelsea is a non-profit community organization,
incorporated in 1989 to address the human service and community
development needs of the area's growing Latino population. Its mission
is to "improve the quality of life and promote the self-determination of
Latinos in Chelsea and Greater Boston through health, education,
economic development, and social well-being strategies." 


 


The ABE Program Director is responsible for planning, coordinating, and
implementing the agency's Adult Basic Education program.  This program
is funded by the MA Department of Education and provides free ESOL and
Spanish language literacy courses to adult learners.  The program works
in partnership with Bunker Hill Community College and three other
community agencies to provide a continuum of adult education services to
the community of Chelsea.  The ABE Program Director will work under the
direction of the Director of Operations for Education & Training
Services.


 


SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES


*	Manage day to day program operations
*	Conduct student intake and counsel students
*	Hire, train, supervise and conduct professional development
activities for faculty
*	Coordinate and administer class schedules and attendance
*	Coordinate student data collection, including data entry into
the SMARTT system
*	Plan and lead monthly program management and curriculum planning
meetings for faculty
*	Plan community activities and coordinate student leadership
*	Attend all mandatory DOE meetings. 
*	Work with partner agencies and attend meetings with the Bunker
Hill Program Director 
*	Attend professional development workshops and conferences.
*	Assist Director of Operations for Education and Training
Programs in planning and administering the program budget

 

REQUIREMENTS:

*	Bachelor's Degree in Education or other related field
*	Experience teaching ESOL or ABE
*	Experience in administration of adult education programs
*	Experience working with DOE
*	Experience working with adult learners and diverse populations
*	Excellent computer skills
*	Excellent organizational skills
*	Excellent oral and written communication skills
*	Bilingual Spanish and English

 

 

Monique Puig-Antich

Director of Organizational Development

Centro Latino de Chelsea

267 Broadway, Chelsea, MA 02150

(617) 884-3238, www.centrolatino.org 

 

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