ABOUT THE POSITION, in the role of Site Coordinator, you provide on-site consultation and professional development to staff that fosters social thinking and increases physical activity through play-based learning. You will work directly with a designated school’s administration, teachers, and recess teams to provide expertise on Playworks best practices, as well as model and teach the strategies, games, and systems to develop and sustain a positive classroom and recess culture. In partnership with the school, Site Coordinators create opportunities for students and school staff to be active, learn leadership skills and conflict-resolution tools, and practice respectful behavior.
Here’s where you come in:Specifically, you will have Program Implementation, Coaching, and School Partnership duties as follows-
Program Implementation Duties - Plan and implement a consultative play-based program at two to four public elementary schools.
- Coordination with administration, educators, and recess teams for scheduling programmatic delivery in person or virtually.
- Collect and maintain paperwork, including organizing and updating daily, weekly, and monthly schedules, meeting agendas, notes, and data.
- Maintain communication between Playworks staff, school staff, teachers, and volunteers.
- Plan and implement the learning and training required for recess staff members.
- Deliver onsite coaching, consultation, and modeling to School Personnel regarding implementation of the following components.
- Recess - With School Personnel, create and coach recess staff to develop a safe, positive, and healthy recess experience.
- Student leadership program – With School Personnel, organize an in-person “Junior Coach” student leadership program by facilitating training and coaching staff to supervise and manage Junior Coach roles in the classroom and at recess.
- Instructional classes (Class Game Time) - Coordinate and lead in-person instructional classes for elementary-grade students and their teacher, focusing on skills building, cooperative games, and recess activities.
Coaching Duties: - Model Playworks core values, program implementation, group management, and rapport-building strategies for School Personnel.
- Provide school personnel with action plans, feedback, and resources regarding program implementation.
- Lead monthly meetings with school personnel to discuss best practices for program implementation and program quality goals.
- Provide the Playworks Program Manager with observation notes and program strategy to improve program quality and align with school priorities.
- Facilitate training(s) with the Program Manager for school staff.
School Partnership Duties: - Consistently represent Playworks’ brand in a professional manner.
- Design a program schedule with input and support from the school administration.
- Communicate with school administration regarding program implementation logistics and management support needs.
- Facilitate the school’s transition to other Playworks training, programs, and products in preparation for the future school year.
- Showcase Playworks services to additional prospective schools to support an existing school recruitment strategy for growing partnerships within the region.
- Participate in opportunities to become a certified trainer in Playworks Pro services.
Administrative Duties: - Provide timely client communication, proactive internal Playworks communication, and timely reporting.
- Collect and maintain paperwork, including organizing daily, weekly, and monthly schedules, timesheets, and mileage reports.
- Support school recruitment administration that may include school contact research, analyzing outreach data, attending local conferences, and resource fairs.
- Provide the Playworks Program Manager with weekly observational updates on program quality and partner in consultation priorities to schools.