Career Opportunities
Grow your career while empowering students
The team at JA North is committed to keeping students at the center of our work and helping them reach their full potential. We prepare students to become the leaders of tomorrow by building financial skills, exploring exciting career paths, and developing an entrepreneurial mindset. Our model builds experiential learning opportunities for students so they can creatively explore how lessons in the classroom can translate to life outside of school. We are focused on equitably serving K-12 students across our entire region of Minnesota, North Dakota, and western Wisconsin. As we deliver programming, we inspire students, support educators, and partner with business and community organizations.
Our team consists of innovative, collaborative, and dedicated individuals committed to our mission. Together, we prioritize relationships, act with integrity, embrace change, and continually improve. We deepen impact across our entire region by supporting our colleagues and prioritizing our students. We're looking for engaging professionals to join this growing and dynamic team!
Along with being an equal opportunity employer, JA North offers a collaborative environment. We aspire to hire a diverse and multicultural staff and encourage applicants from under-represented backgrounds.
Job Details:
- Hiring for a July 2024 Start Date
- Location: St. Paul Public School District
- Employment Type: Full-Time; School Based
- Salary Range: $60,000 - $80,000; commensurate with experience
About the Role:
The 3DE Model Implementation Coordinator acts as the model expert on the ground in our schools leading the localized implementation of the 3DE model, guiding school growth and maturity through strategic action planning, and partnering with a collaborative team to support the integration of 3DE's instructional model within the school.
About 3DE by Junior Achievement:
3DE by Junior Achievement is a non-profit working to re-engineer the high school experience. Our model seeks to make high school more relevant, experiential, and authentically connected to the complexities of the real world through project-based learning and competency development. Through our model and our values, our work seeks to more fully prepare today's students for the demands of tomorrow's economy, providing our students with the opportunity of a choice-filled life.
Role Overview:
The 3DE Implementation Coordinator role is focused on working directly with students and teachers to implement the 3DE instructional model with fidelity at designated schools. As a collaborative member of the 3DE team, you will work directly with teachers and the local 3DE implementation team to support the critical structures and systems of the 3DE model, including establishing effective PLCs and building student and teacher culture. Within this role, you will monitor student development through direct student contact and data review, collaboratively designing student experiences that allow them to work with external business professionals at the school and during company visits for capstone experiences. This role helps cultivate and develop student and teacher leaders, promoting an inclusive culture of engagement and achievement, and developing a strong foundation for success.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree
- Middle or High school classroom teaching experience, minimum of 5 years; comparable nonprofit experience with program/project management or change management training is also acceptable
- Proven track record of successful relationship building and management with a variety of stakeholders
- Strong organization and time management skills with a proven ability to juggle competing priorities
- Strong communication, presentation, and public speaking skills. Must be able to adapt style based on the needs and perspectives of the intended audiences
- Highly skilled in collaborating with a variety of stakeholders and leading through influence
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, Google Suite, and E-learning technologies
We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
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Provided Coverage
The following benefits are offered with 100% cost being paid by Junior Achievement North:
► Employee Life & Accidental Death Insurance
► Paid Family and Medical Leave -
Combination Coverage
The following benefits are offered to eligible staff members with Junior Achievement North contributing toward cost.
► Medical Insurance
► Dental Insurance
► 401k Retirement Plan with a generous Junior Achievement North contribution of 3% -
Available Coverage
The following benefits are offered to eligible staff members at their own cost.
► Flexible Spending Account – Medical and Dependent Care
► Supplemental Life Insurance
► Dependent Life Insurance
► Long-term Disability
► 403b Retirement Plan
The Importance of Work Life Balance
At Junior Achievement North, we recognize the importance of work/life balance for our staff members, and we offer the following programs to support your work/life balance.
► Paid Time Off (PTO)
► Paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
► Paid Holidays
► Two Paid Breaks:
- 1-week Fiscal Year End Break
- 2-week Calendar Year End Break
► Flexible Fridays during the Summer Months
► Technology Cost reimbursements
Other notes about our open positions:
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to: sit, walk, occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, continually required to talk or hear, occasionally required to bend, lift, or climb, frequently required to lift and carry light weights (25-50 pounds), and specific vision abilities include: close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust or focus.
BACKGROUND CHECK
This position is subject to the successful completion of a background check / verification of educational credentials contained in resume.
This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This document does not create an employment contract implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship.
We encourage candidates with diverse experiences and backgrounds, Black, Indigenous and People of Color, LGBTQIA2+ individuals, and unemployed persons to apply. Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Junior Achievement North we aspire to find the best candidate for the job and someone who is committed to our mission and values. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of our qualifications described.