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.
This position supports the administrative steps of the elementary school implementation process and will manage the JA kit of material inventory and shipping processes. In addition, this position will assist with the Emerging Leaders volunteer engagement processes and administrative JA in a Day tasks. Interested parties should email a resume and cover letter to hr@janorth.org.
Position Details:
Department: Programs
Location: In-person in Saint Paul, MN
FTE Status: Full Time, non-exempt, 40 hours per week
Compensation Range: $20-22 per hour, benefits included (see below)
Primary Responsibilities:
School Partnership Support
• Support processes and educator inquires related to program implementation.
• Verify program implementation.
• Communicate pertinent information to data team.
Curriculum and Supplies Management
• Prepare curriculum for shipping to educators and / or volunteers as directed.
• Maintain organized and accurate inventory records and communicate purchasing needs.
• Update class records to reflect kit details.
• Provide necessary information to Accounting to ensure billing for such kits is accurate.
• Assist with set-up/clean-up for kit rebuilding events with partners / individual volunteers.
• Lead lower-level workspace organization and updated material changes.
Program Support
• As needed, assist with JA-In-A-Day events at metro elementary schools.
• Support JA North’s customer service plan to ensure quality of program delivery.
• Main support for Focus Beyond & Lionsgate Job Skill programs at JA North.
• Support our Emerging Leaders program at local High Schools by:
• Tracking / Monitoring registration forms.
• Collaborating with Capstone team on support plans.
• Debrief/ survey team.
• Prepping, shipping /collect Kits.
• Co-lead, and support virtual / in-person volunteer orientation.
JA In a Day Program Support
• Prepare teacher meeting resources.
• Track volunteer registration forms.
• Support event in case of multiple sites participating.
• Ship kits/collect kits.
• Assist with additional program needs as assigned.
Capstone Support
• Create a positive experience for students, teachers, and volunteers in partnership with JA North staff during the onsite experiential learning simulations.
• Provide high quality customer service and support to all stakeholders that contributes to renewing commitments from existing schools and educators involved in the program.
• Assist with planning and facilitating the school visits.
• Set up and reset the Capstone labs after each school visit.
• Gain and apply knowledge and understanding of the program operations, software systems and equipment.
• Create content and implement summer programs in collaboration with the team.
• Other projects as required.
Qualifications:
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and take initiatives when the need arises.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to deal with a diverse type of people.
• Good work ethic, a flexible and non-judgmental approach to people.
• Strong communication skills that include absorbing, sharing, and understanding information and communicating details (whether written or verbal) in multiple outlets.
• Computer literacy with iPads, Google apps and Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong attention to detail.
• Knowledge and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Ability to contribute to a positive organizational culture.
• May need an active driver’s license and vehicle to commute to external schools.
These Qualities Will Help You Stand Out:
• An educational/instructional background.
• Fluency in Spanish, Hmong, or Somali language.
• Business and/or entrepreneurial experience.
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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.