Summer Assistant Program Manager
Summer Assistant Program Manager
Job Summary:
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.
Job Responsibilities:
Program Preparation
- 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.
Program Launch
- 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.
Program Implementation and Oversight
- 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.
Program Wrap Up
- 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
Experience and Education 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
About Summer Advantage:
Summer Advantage USA is a non-profit organization that runs high-quality summer learning programs for children in grades K-8. Our research-based program focuses on academics & enrichment and aims to provide children access to a well-rounded summer program that helps them succeed in school, stimulates their dreams for the future, and helps them develop as leaders in their communities.