Mission
To promote health, academic achievement, and character development through positive youth development.
Vision
We use tennis and the principles of sport to build a community of children, youth, and adults who work, learn, and play hard together.
Aces in Motion (AIM) Academic Coordinator Job Description
Title: AIM Academic Coordinator
Work Schedule: 10:00 - 6:00 with flexibility required
Location: Prairieview Elementary + AIM Tennis
Reports To: Program Director and Executive Director
Supervises: Academic Lead Coach, tutoring staff and student Coaches in Training during tutoring sessions
Salary: $35,000-$42,000 + health/vision/dental
Mission
To promote health, academic achievement, and character development through positive youth development.
Vision
We use tennis and the principles of sport to build a community of children, youth, and adults who work, learn, and play hard together.
Job Summary:
The Academic Coordinator is a student facing role responsible for the day to day academic support of students within the program. The Coordinator builds and maintains Khan Academy cohorts and targeted classrooms with programmed student work, oversees the weekly tutoring program including PEAK tutoring, and provides direct academic support to students during academic time, working closely with coaches, tutoring staff, and families.
The Coordinator works as part of the Academic Team alongside the College and Career Coordinator. Data management, Skyward administration, and academic tracker maintenance are owned by the data team, and academic reporting and counselor outreach are owned by the College and Career team. The Coordinator uses the data those teams provide to target student support, and supplies them the tutoring and participation information they need each week.
This position must demonstrate AIM Values and Skills: Learning, Integrity, Leadership, Community, Teamwork, Effort, and Resilience.
Responsibilities:
Academic Programming and Student Support
Commit to and model the AIM Mission and Values for all staff, students and families
Build and maintain Khan Academy cohorts and targeted classrooms, assigning student work based on each student's assessment results and academic needs, and confirm students are active in the correct classrooms
Oversee tutoring every week: schedule and run tutoring sessions, including PEAK tutoring and one on one pull out tutoring with the academic tutor, and hand tutoring attendance to the data team every Friday so PEAK participation measurements can be completed
Work directly with students to identify areas of need, ensuring they have adequate academic support
Provide 1:1 meetings with students to assess academic progress, address challenges, and structure academic time effectively
Run the daily academic block in the cohort rooms: students in seats with assigned work, students without homework working in Khan Academy, and students assigned to PEAK tutoring in tutoring
Develop and implement strategies to keep students engaged during academic time, including interactive components for when students have no homework or assignments such as Peak Literacy and iXL
Identify striving students and create personalized plans for their academic support, collaborating with teachers and other educational professionals
Support success plan meetings with individualized strategies for students' academic and post secondary success
Support the January informational night planning with the College and Career team, including settling the event date with Nasseeka Denis and Isa Velasco, and plan academic award celebrations, scheduled on the master calendar at least two months in advance so students and families know what they are working toward
Write the weekly academic letter to families and support family one on one academic meetings
Supervise student Coaches in Training during tutoring sessions
Guide Coaches in the academic rooms on academic time expectations and daily activities when appropriate
Daily set up and breakdown of program equipment, resources, and areas used during programming
Responsible for cleanliness and order of program sites at the beginning and end of program hours
Conduct Team Huddles to review the daily schedule and assign roles during academic time
Relationship Building
Support and encourage youth through modeling and daily reflection of AIM values and skills: Learning, Integrity, Community, Teamwork, Passion, and Resilience
Facilitate relationships between students, volunteers, and staff members
Cultivate positive relationships with youth and offer quality, engaging, and fun educational opportunities
Implement multicultural educational strategies needed to support youth from the Gainesville community to improve individual academic performance, life skills, and character development
Willingness to learn and understand youth development and/or educational work with youth, families, and organizations of Alachua County
Act as a liaison between students, teachers, parents, and other stakeholders for the students the Coordinator supports, ensuring that all parties are kept informed about student progress, challenges, and needs
Communicate with parents regarding students' academic progress and provide updates on their success plans as needed
Programming:
Work directly with students to identify areas of need, ensuring they have adequate academic support
Provide 1:1 meetings with students to assess academic progress, address challenges, and structure academic time effectively
Develop and implement strategies to keep students engaged during academic time, including interactive components for when students have no homework or assignments
Identify striving students and create personalized plans for their academic support, collaborating with teachers and other educational professionals
Manage academic time for students, ensuring that their activities during program hours are meaningful, structured, and tailored to their individual needs
Report Khan Academy activity and tutoring participation into the Monday leadership meeting measurables each week
Qualifications:
Ability to present a positive image to staff, participants, colleagues, and the community
Ability to work independently, be flexible, and manage multiple priorities. Must be capable of adaptability with daily schedule as well as be organized and plan efficiently
High degree of emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
Responsible, dependable, punctual, and initiative taking
A positive attitude and mature personality conducive to working effectively as a team player with diverse members, staff, interns, volunteers, parents/guardians and other stakeholders
Must be friendly and professional at all times
Must have a strong work ethic and high degree of professionalism
Detail oriented with excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal and writing skills
Valid FL Driver's License. Must have reliable transportation and be able to drive a car and have appropriate auto insurance coverage
CPR/AED and First Aid Certification within 90 days of employment
Proficient computer skills, especially using Microsoft Suite and Google Suite of applications