Job Description:
Program Operations Manager – Philadelphia Teaching Fellows
Philadelphia, PA
The New Teacher Project (TNTP) strives to end the injustice of educational inequality by providing excellent teachers to the students who need them most and by advancing policies and practices that ensure effective teaching in every classroom. A national nonprofit organization founded by teachers, TNTP is driven by the knowledge that effective teachers have a greater impact on student achievement than any other school factor. In response, TNTP develops customized programs and policy interventions that enable education leaders to find, develop and keep great teachers. Since its inception in 1997, TNTP has recruited or trained approximately 43,000 teachers and worked with more than 200 districts in 31 states - benefiting an estimated 7 million students. Meanwhile, TNTP's acclaimed studies of the policies and practices that affect the quality of the teacher workforce -- most recently including The Widget Effect (2009) and Teacher Evaluation 2.0 (2010) -- have influenced federal education policy and inspired reform efforts across the country.
TNTP is active in more than 25 cities, including 10 of the nation's 15 largest. For more information, please visit www.tntp.org .
We are currently seeking a Program Operations Manager for our Philadelphia Teaching Fellows program. The Program Operations Manager will be a TNTP employee based in the Philadelphia Teaching Fellows office at the School District of Philadelphia. This position is available immediately.
New Teacher Effectiveness
TNTP’s New Teacher Effectiveness Group is responsible for recruiting great teachers to teach in high-need schools and subject areas, and for preparing those teachers to be immediately effective in the classroom. TNTP’s Teaching Fellows programs streamline the path to teaching for accomplished career changers and recent graduates. In 2011, TNTP will recruit, select and provide training to outstanding teachers in more than 20 cities and 18 states. In 9 of those states and the District of Columbia, TNTP is also approved to recommend teachers for certification through our rigorous, relevant preparation model, which has been shown to produce highly effective teachers. Building on this strong track record, TNTP is pioneering an evaluation program to recommend certification only for teachers who demonstrate their ability to advance student learning.
The Program
TNTP is currently entering its seventh year working in Philadelphia to implement the Philadelphia Teaching Fellows (PTF) program, a high quality and highly selective alternate route into the classroom for outstanding career changers from a variety of backgrounds who commit to teach critical shortage subject areas in high-need schools in Philadelphia. Through a rigorous training institute, Fellows prepare to begin teaching in classrooms each year. The Philadelphia Teaching Fellows partners with both the School District of Philadelphia and charters to recruit, select and train outstanding candidates who show the potential to make a significant impact on student achievement in Philadelphia classrooms. To date, twelve cohorts of Teaching Fellows have been trained, and nearly 500 Fellows are in classrooms throughout the city. For more information about the program, please visit www.philadelphiateachingfellows.org.
Role and Responsibilities
The Program Operations Manager will work alongside other site staff and will be responsible for working with the Site Manager to ensure that the goals and deadlines of the contract are met. The Program Operations Manager will develop and implement recruitment and cultivation strategies to ensure high caliber applicants complete the rigorous application process, take part in the process for selecting candidates into the program, manage candidate communication, and work with principals and Fellows to facilitate district hiring. Specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
· Working with the Site Manager to design and implement a recruitment and cultivation plan (based on data and trend analysis) to retain candidates throughout the program’s application process, using different media such as mass e-mails, website management, information sessions, community outreach, college campus recruitment, referrals, internet postings, webinars, social media, etc.
· Creating comprehensive data collection systems to monitor project progress and report effectiveness of recruitment strategies
· Ensuring high quality messages are delivered to candidates in all communications (e-mails, newsletters, information sessions, etc.)
· Assisting in the planning and implementation of recruitment, selection, hiring, and training events
· Assisting in all aspects of the selection process including recruitment and hiring of selectors, coordination of selector training and identification of interview event locations
· Managing a team of part-time recruiters (Ambassadors) and ensuring they are effectively executing our cultivation and recruitment strategies
· Managing a team of selectors to ensure adequate coverage for each selection event and accurate implementation of the selection model
· Participating in extensive candidate file review after each interview event
· Representing the program and speaking publicly at program events
· Managing day-to-day operations, including maintaining the applicant database and responding to candidate communications in a timely manner
· Managing the program’s various information accounts (e-mail, phone, etc.)
· Generating innovative solutions to program challenges
· Managing administrative processes that apply to teachers including, but not limited to, enrollment in the certification program and tracking test passage
· Leading the implementation of district hiring plans to match Fellows with school-level positions
· Developing and maintaining relationships with district administrators and other hiring staff in Philadelphia, particularly at schools that have historically experienced staffing shortages
· Developing and implementing a district hiring communication plan for schools, Fellows, and central district staff
· Developing and implementing workshops and coaching tools to support Fellows in their job search
· Monitoring district hiring status and addressing specific needs and concerns of candidates
· Assisting in the operations of the summer Training Institute for Fellows, as needed
· Working with the client and TNTP Site Manager on additional projects as necessary
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