Learning and Development Manager

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Number of Positions: 1

Work Location: 100% On-Site

Position Overview

The Manager, Learning and Development (L&D) is responsible for planning and implementing a year-long professional development strategy to prepare AmeriCorps members to deliver high-quality and high-impact service to students in schools while increasing their leadership capacity and skills. The L&D Manager plays a pivotal role in ensuring AmeriCorps members are prepared with the proper training and learning opportunities throughout their service year. Duties include: Collaborate with Staff to plan and execute site-wide programming and onboarding for ACMs throughout the year, develop and adapt training sessions by aligning and updating HQ material with local needs including site cultural needs and school districts’ requirements, support the creation and delivery of new resources, diversify training resources and materials by collaborating with other service providers and local trainers; identify, screen, and secure key people who can support the Learning and Development program and provide high quality learning and trainings to our corps; and collaborate and support the execution of learning and development events with the Returning AmeriCorps member point.

Job Description

Corps Learning & Development:

Oversee the execution of AmeriCorps member learning, training, and development.

·       Plan and execute the schedule, logistics, sessions, and facilitators of Learning and Development Days throughout the year that are focused on AmeriCorps member service training, leadership development, and Leadership After City Year (LACY).

·       Plan and execute all Learning and Development events such as Basic Training Academy, Mid-Year Summit, Learning and Development Days, school-based trainings, and on-going trainings for all AmeriCorps members.

·       Work with City Year Impact Staff to develop a year-long comprehensive program for AmeriCorps members that takes into account varied trainings to help all AmeriCorps members in their service delivery and to develop their civic leadership skills.

·       Work with City Year Impact Staff to develop additional year-long comprehensive programs for Service Leaders (Returning AmeriCorps members) that take into account their experience, leadership roles and responsibilities.

·       Evaluate on an on-going basis the Learning and Development program to ensure trainings are meeting corps, impact staff, and external partner needs.

·       Work with City Year Headquarters to share best practices in training and to continue to develop the Learning and Development program (serve as HQ

Learning & Development Point).

·       Serve as Site Point for the Leadership After City Year (LACY) program that connects AmeriCorps members to resources and networking events and opportunities.

·   Secure venues and other resources for training, in particular in-kind resources.

Strengthen Whole School Whole Child Service and Programming:

Oversee observations and service delivery in all our schools and ensure that resources and the Learning and Development program is meeting the needs of our AmeriCorps members and schools to ensure they are equipped to meet City Year standards as Student Success Coaches in the schools in Tier 1 supports and Tier 2 interventions.

·       Collaborate with various staff to develop trainings and programming that will assist AmeriCorps members to coach students towards achieving high marks for attendance, behavior, and course performance in English and math.

·       Provide context, resources, and support to elementary, middle, and high school service<