826 Valencia is looking for an educator to join our team as a full-time programs assistant. This person will manage educational programs for students ages 6-18. Do you have the perfect person in mind? If so, please encourage them to apply!

This person will:

• work closely with the programs director and the other programs assistant to implement programs at 826 with 826 tutors
  
• maintain ongoing volunteer list and schedules interviews for new volunteers
  
• manage the workshops program, including training of volunteer-teachers, creation of the workshop schedule, and management of the student registration process
  
• provide support for field trips and drop-in tutoring program
  
• support outreach to local public schools and the public school teachers
  
• maintain student, teacher, and volunteer evaluations
  
• coordinate tutor training sessions and volunteer appreciation events
  
• recruit, train, and oversee interns
  
• coordinate informational and/or educational community events
  
• manage the logistics of the scholarship program
  
• participate in all 826 Valencia's events

Other qualifications include:

1. Strong people skills.
   
2. Excellent organizational skills; ability to multi-task.
   
3. Excellent oral and writing skills.
   
4. A passion to improve literacy in students.
   
5. Experience working with groups of teachers on collaborative projects.
   
6. A deep commitment to student success.
   
7. Well versed in the issues around diversity in public school settings.
   
8. A very strong work ethic with the ability to manage projects successfully without a lot of supervision.
   
9. A love of books and publishing.

May additionally have/be:

1. Experience working with a nonprofit organization.
   
2. Experience presenting curricular and reform ideas at conferences.
   
3. Able to speak another language, preferably Spanish or Mandarin/Cantonese.
   
4. Experience in the classroom as a public school teacher.
   
5. Experience organizing large number of people moving in many directions.

Please send the following materials by December 5th. Please label these materials with the following numbers, and send them to the attention of Marta Martínez, 826 Valencia Street, SF, CA 94110.

1. A cover letter that addresses the requirements listed above.
   
2. A copy of a writing assignment with an assessment rubric. (This can be for any grade.)
   
3. A letter from a recent colleague speaking to your qualities in the workplace.
   
4. Names of three people with whom you've recently worked, with their telephone numbers as references.