Fast Facts

The Learning and Development Manager at City Year will design and implement a professional development strategy for AmeriCorps members, focusing on preparing them for impactful service and enhancing their leadership skills.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include overseeing learning and training programs, collaborating with staff to execute training events, and evaluating the effectiveness of the Learning and Development program.

Skills: Candidates should possess strong organizational, strategic planning, and instructional design skills, along with experience in program development and training delivery.

Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include experience in a learning and development role, strong leadership abilities, and familiarity with education systems and AmeriCorps programs.

Location: This position is fully on-site in Baton Rouge, LA, with no remote work options available.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $70,000 - $95,000.

Application Instructions

Click Apply to submit your online application. Please attach a resume and thoughtful cover letter on the "My Experience" page in the "Resume/CV" field.

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Number of Positions: 1Work 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 ofLearning 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 AmeriCorpsmembers.

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

·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 andresponsibilities.

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

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

Learning & Development Point).

·Serve as Site Point for the Leadership After City Year (LACY) programthat 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 highmarks for attendance, behavior, and course performance in English andmath.

·Provide context, resources, and support to elementary, middle, and high school servicemodels.

·Conduct thorough and consistent assessments for AmeriCorps membersto demonstrate skill level in English and Math tutoring, use data to inform learning and development and track progress of AmeriCorps member learning.

·Facilitate, support, and conduct regular formalized observations and provide constructive feedback for growth to the Impact staff and AmeriCorps members to improve quality ofservice. 

·Provide guidance and feedback to Impact Staff to standardize and align City Year’s service delivery particularly around lesson planning, interventions, and afterschoolprogramming.

·Conduct consistent surveys for AmeriCorps members to share feedbackand suggestions for learning and developmentprogram.

·Work with Impact Managers to provide and assess needs foron-going trainings inschools.

·Work with Impact Analytics Manager to use data strategically to help inform service delivery, learning, and development to ensure corps is committedto student success and equipped to meet City Year standards asStudent Success Coaches in the schools.

Manage External Speakers and Develop Relationships:

·Identify key people in the Baton Rouge area who can support the Learning and Development program and provide high quality learning and trainings to ourcorps.

·In collaboration with the Development team, develop and manageexternal relationships with trainers across the Baton Rouge area.

Identify venues in Baton Rouge that are potential venues for a CityYear training spacepartnership.

Benefits

Full-time employees will be eligible for all benefits including vacation, sick days and organization holidays. You may participate in all benefit programs that City Year establishes and makes available to eligible employees, under (and subject to all provisions of) the plan documents that govern those programs. Currently, City Year offers medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and other benefits including 401(k) plan(s) pursuant to the terms and conditions of company policy and the 401(k) plan document. For more information, click here.

Employment at City Year is at-will. 

City Year does not sponsor work authorization visas.