Job Opportunity [Bay Area - CA] - Program Manager for 49ers STEM Leadership Institute

[Janet Wu]

Program Overview 

The 49ers STEM Leadership Institute (SLI), created in partnership with the San Francisco 49ers, ALearn Silicon Valley Education Foundation (ASVEF), and the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD), is a six-year program that will prepare students with high academic potential to be outstanding. SLI began in Summer 2014 with a cohort of 60 incoming seventh grade students. A new cohort of 60 incoming seventh graders is selected through a competitive application process each year, and students advance with their cohort to the next grade level. By the end of the six-year rollout process, there will be a total of 360 students from grades 7 – 12 involved in the program, located at two state of the art digital fabrication labs at Cabrillo Middle School and Santa Clara High School in the Santa Clara Unified School District. Students complete a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, engage in STEM projects and competitions, and participate annually in 300+ hours of additional learning time. 

Position Description 

The Program and Technology Manager will work closely with the Program Director to implement and operate the 49ers STEM Leadership Institute at the Middle School level (7-8th grades)). Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Collaboration with Program Director and other Program Manager in establishing and executing sustainable program policies and systems that are mission aligned. 

• Planning and administration of day-to-day logistics for the SLI program: scheduling, purchases, student/parent communication, lesson planning, and preparing for competitions and events. 

• Management of usage, operations, and upkeep of digital fabrication lab facilities and machines for all audiences (including teacher training). Continued tracking of lab usage and impact. 

• Supervision and instruction of students alongside SLI teaching team and administrative staff, including ongoing support of students during optional Open Lab sessions. 

• Support of SLI teaching team: monitoring of collaboration time, guidance of proposed extended hours curriculum, and focus on lab curriculum and classroom integration. 

• Maintenance of technology devices and usage (iPads, MacBooks, ChromeBooks). 

• Recruitment, engagement, and retention of university and industry mentors, education and business community collaborative opportunities, volunteer networks, guest speakers, field experiences, and other partners. 

• Support of non-SLI teachers’ usage of digital fabrication space and other school site partnership needs. 

• Continuous monitoring of developments in the STEM Leadership arena and introduce new ideas to further the growth and development of the SLI program and its students. 

• Adherence to all additional staff responsibilities as pertains to ALearn Silicon Valley Education Foundation. 

Qualifications 

• Ability to work independently and without direct supervision. 

• Strong skills in project management, time efficiency, organization, written and verbal communication. 

• Quickness to adapt and learn; strong work ethic as part of a team. 

• Commitment to the mission and vision of the 49ers STEM Leadership Institute. 

• Clearance to work with public school students via TB testing and livescan fingerprinting. 

• Willingness to perform some required evening and weekend work. 

• Familiarity with technology and Google/Microsoft environment a must. Comfort with digital fabrication and makerspaces strongly preferred. 

• Possession of a teaching credential and Bachelors degree (minimum) in a STEM field and strong experience working in education spaces strongly preferred. 

Preferred Start Date and Salary Parameters 

Preferred start in August, salary commensurate with experience. 

Application Process 

Send cover letter and resume to the 49ers SLI Program Director, Janet Wu: ja...@svefoundation.org