Adult Education Coordinator

The Community of St. James is currently looking to add an Adult Education Coordinator to our team!

Those interested, please send a resume, cover letter, and salary requirements by July 8th for consideration to humanresources@stjamesphila.org.

The Welcome Table is St. James’ community resource center where all are invited to share what they have and take what they need. Whether food, clothing, legal services, home repairs or a listening ear, The Welcome Table is a friendly and warm place to build relationships and access resources essential to improving one’s quality of life.

The Adult Education community action is the Welcome Table’s offering focused on supporting adult learners as they identify and meet their educational goals through a diversity of classes tailored to areas of interest and/or need as well as one-on-one academic and/or professional coaching.

Position Overview:

The Adult Education Coordinator is tasked with managing the day-to-day programming and operational tasks associated with the Welcome Table’s adult education community action.

Essential Functions:

• Manage the programming and operations of the Adult Education community action. Primary programming responsibilities include:
  • Developing course/event schedule for year-round classes and adult education events
  • Identifying and recruiting instructors for classes
  • Recruiting and enrolling class participants
  • Organizing and coordinating assessment, enrollment and attendance tools
  • Supporting class registrants with completing forms for enrollment/registration
  • Follow up with students and instructors to maintain enrollment, attendance and other relevant records.
  • Ordering, receiving and providing materials and supplies for adult education classes and events
  • Working with various data platforms for attendance, data and assessment, record-keeping
  • Managing the registration and enrollment process for Adult Education classes and other events
  • Identifying individual(s) and/or organization to formally partner with to provide one-on-one academic and/or professional coaching.
  • Other duties as assigned

Additional Responsibilities

• Collaborate with colleagues within the Welcome Table and broader St. James community to support departmental/organizational goals and objectives.
• Participate in regular program development and quality improvement processes to support the Welcome Table’s service strategy.
• Maintain professional competence in the adult education field by active participation in professional organizations and activities at state, regional and local levels.
• Required participation in common life at St. James School (ex: lunch, Mass, House Meetings, etc.)
• Required participation in school events and special Masses (day & evening hours)

Qualifications/Requirements:

• High school diploma required.
• Experience teaching and/or coordinating digital literacy education for adult learners highly preferred
• Experience supporting adult learners preferred (e.g. experience as adult education instructor or program coordinator desired).
• Deadline driven, solid time management abilities and ability to prioritize work
• Adaptability, honesty, self-reliance, teamwork, dependability, flexibility, willingness to listen and learn, work ethic, determination, persistence, problem-solving skills, loyalty, and congeniality are essential
• Proactive problem solving, both detail-oriented and flexible, demonstrating mature judgment and the ability to maintain confidentiality and composure under pressure
• Proficiency in managing multiple priorities strategically and under tight deadlines, while maintaining a high degree of accuracy
• Must successfully complete background screening and verification

About the Community of St. James

• Mission Statement: St. James is a faith-based educational community deeply rooted in transformative loving relationships.
• Vision Statement: A world without inequities.
• Values Statement: St. James…
  • Believes … that every person is a child of God
  • Recognizes … that every moment is an opportunity for learning
  • Understands … the value of listening, discerning, and growing together
  • Strives … to create disruptive change around educational, wealth, health, and other disparities
  • Honors … the dignity of every human person
  • Partners with … other advocates for social justice
• The School serves students and families who are most in need, providing a full scholarship to every student. Students benefit from small class sizes, an extended day, robust music programs, extensive social-emotional support, and 11-month school year (Sept. - July).
• The Graduate Support Program is a lifelong commitment to every child. It prepares students for future success and supports them along the way – through high school, college, careers, and beyond.
• The Welcome Table designs community actions and creates spaces for members of the school and broader community to access essential needs and experience a community of sharing.
• The Church of St. James the Less seeks to be a place to encounter God, build community and grow personally with weekly mass and worship services. Learn more at: www.stjamesphila.org
• Commitment to Anti-Racism Education: So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. (2 Corinthians 5:17-18). St. James School is committed to partnering with others to dismantle systemic racism and to build an antiracist multicultural diversity within our school community and beyond. Through teaching a more complete and unbiased history, St. James School will arm students, graduates and employees with the tools and knowledge to better engage complex issues like systemic racism and privilege and to hopefully solve them rather than contributing to them.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Community of St. James is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. St. James seeks to have the best available person in every job. St. James School policy prohibits discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, marital status, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. All unlawful discrimination is expressly prohibited.

• Medical/Prescription/Dental/Vision insurance coverage. St. James contributes 92% of premium cost, with employee covering remaining 8%
• Defined Contribution Retirement plan. Employer match up to 9%, based on level of employee contribution.
• Life Insurance. St. James covers 100% of premium
• Fertility & Family-Forming Support Benefits through Maven
• Available Professional Development and Continuing Education funds
• Available Interest-Free Hardship Loans. Eligible after one year of service
• Available Tuition expense coverage, for qualifying courses of study, with dollar limits. Eligible after one year of service.
• Generous paid holiday and time off benefits
• Personal Leave and Parental Leave programs
• Monthly Wellness/Fitness benefit offered to offset gym membership or fitness classes expenses
• St. James School offers competitive salaries that are based on experience and qualifications
• Free Lunch Benefit available daily as part of the School’s school-wide community lunch program.