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Adult Basic Education Program Coordinator

Job Summary:

As an important team member of the only non-profit organization in Oakland County, Michigan solely dedicated to lifting adult literacy and numeracy levels, the Adult Basic Education/GED Program Coordinator will help recruit and manage a caseload of adult learners and volunteer tutors to help learners achieve high-school equivalency degrees, career readiness skills, or personal literacy and numeracy goals.

Responsibilities:

Actively recruit student learners who have the greatest literacy and numeracy needs in southern Oakland County through outreach and building relationships in communities with the highest high school dropout rates and highest poverty levels.
Provide group orientations to new learners and complete intake interviews that include goal setting, onboarding to online learning platforms, and matching with one-on-one tutors;
Regularly check in with learners encourage their progress and persistence;
Train new volunteer tutors, offer professional development at least once a quarter, and recommend curriculum or instructional strategies;
Monitor monthly instructional hours and follow up with learner/tutor matches not meeting expectations.
Coordinate annual progress testing for learners with Testing Administrator.
Develop improvement plans for students who do not make progress on annual review tests.
Maintain accurate database information on learners and tutors.
Contribute occasionally to monthly tutor newsletter and identify tutor/learner success stories.
Attend annual student graduation event and occasional field trips planned for tutors and learners.

Required Qualifications:

Knowledge of foundational reading and math skills;
Experience, comfort, and fluency with productivity tools. OLC uses Microsoft office productivity tools (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word), the Zoho customer relationship (CRM) database, online learning platforms, and AI tools for improved productivity.
The ability to work effectively with diverse groups of volunteers and learners;
Strong interpersonal communication and administrative skills;
Friendly, helpful, flexible, and passionate about serving adult learners.
The ability to organize, juggle, and prioritize multiple tasks, use time effectively, and work independently as well as part of a team

Desired Qualifications:

Experience in education, training and development, literacy programs, volunteer management, workforce development, and/or community-based nonprofits desired.
Valid Michigan teaching certificate with secondary endorsement.

Salary and Hours: 20-25 hours per week, with the majority of time on-site at Pontiac office. Occasional weeknights and Saturdays required. $22-$25/hr.

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Adult Basic Education (ABE) / GED Program Coordinator