Coordinator, Multilingual and Immigrant Inclusion, OML - 26417

Position Summary: The Office of Multilingual Learners (OML) ensures that our Multilingual Leaners/English Language Learners (MLs/ELLs) receive the high-quality, rigorous learning opportunities and targeted support they need to thrive in college and careers. OML drives the New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) focus on and support of its vast number of MLs/ELLs and creates professional development opportunities across New York City to help educators be educators of MLs/ELLs. Consistent with the NYCPS priorities, OML is committed to better serving culturally- and linguistically diverse learners and promoting equity by:

• Leading all ML/ELL initiatives system-wide, including the creation, development, deployment, implementation, and monitoring of ELL supports, resources, and services across districts, central offices, and schools;
• Developing and implementing innovative programs and supports to ensure postsecondary success and welcoming school environments for every ML/ELL and immigrant student, including MLs/ELLs with disabilities, in temporary housing, with interrupted schooling, or who are newcomers or long-term ELLs;
• Expanding parent choice with the creation of new Dual Language Bilingual Education and Transitional Bilingual Education programs to support MLs/ELLs in gaining language proficiency in English and their native language;
• Promoting meaningful family and community engagement; and
• Providing standards-aligned professional development opportunities for principals, teachers and staff to deepen their understanding of second language acquisition and literacy development.

The Multilingual and Immigrant Student Support team aims to ensure our students can safely navigate school and pursue a postsecondary pathway, with the assurance that families can equitably engage in the fullness of their educational journey. We focus on supporting transition planning across grades, culturally responsive postsecondary planning and access, capacity building across diverse stakeholders, and equitable family engagement that prioritizes multilingual and immigrant students and families.

The Coordinator of Multilingual and Immigrant Inclusion collaborates most closely with the Office of Student Pathways (OSP) to develop culturally responsive strategies and equitable opportunities for ML/ELL and immigrant students within the NYCPS’s college and career articulation initiatives. The Coordinator will focus on citywide advisement practices, supporting postsecondary planning and access programs, and select CUNY partnerships on behalf of multilingual and immigrant students. The Coordinator is expected to scale and sustain these programs and use these models to support other NYCPS teams in reimagining program designs and structures for these populations. The Coordinator will identify system-wide gaps and create resources to ensure ML/ELL and immigrant students, regardless of language and immigration status, have the information they need to thrive in high school and in postsecondary institutions, as well as professional learning for educators focused on creating welcoming and inclusive schools for students. Performs related work.

Reports to: Senior Director, ML Postsecondary Readiness

Direct Reports: N/A

Key Relationships: Office of Student Pathways and related offices, including the Research and Policy Support Group (RPSG), Field Offices, the Office of Safety and Youth Development, Project Open Arms, Students in Temporary Housing, the City University of New York (CUNY), other colleges and universities, local CBOs, and career-focused organizations.

Responsibilities

• Creates resources to ensure students and families can actively understand the postsecondary planning process and see themselves intimately reflected in the future they desire and deserve.
• Partners with the Office of Community Schools, particularly the team focused on students in temporary housing to ensure resources, strategies, and trainings designed to support multilingual and immigrant students.
• Supports the NYCPS’s vision, strategy, and implementation efforts to ensure effective college and career planning district-wide for ML/ELL and immigrant students.
• Supports the Office of Student Pathways Advisement Team to contribute citywide postsecondary strategies and resources for ML/ELL and immigrant students in all schools.
• In partnership with the Senior Director, represents OML and the NYCPS in external and intergovernmental relations, including liaising with high-level officials of government agencies, researchers, CBOs, private foundations and corporations.
• Oversees near-peer postsecondary programs such as the Immigrant Ambassador Program through strategic direction, school support and implementation, training for all participants and resource design.
• Oversees and drives citywide professional learning focused on the NYS Dream Act and alternate financial aid applications - designed to ensure immigrant students can access financial aid for their postsecondary education.
• Supports the designs of resources and facilitation of professional learning focused on building welcoming and inclusive environments for multilingual and immigrant students.
• Conducts citywide workshops for groups of school-based staff and district teams throughout the city.
• Manages research-intensive projects, evaluates results, and presents recommendations to senior leadership focused on postsecondary support and inclusive practices for multilingual and immigrant students.
• Focuses on enhancing culturally responsive counseling and access services by strengthening counselor resources and whole school capacity building through professional learning communities, to support access to bilingual education programs, dual enrollment opportunities, work-based learning, college, and financial aid options.
• Provides project management support, conducts school visits, and connects schools to OML resources to ensure quality programming and equitable outcomes.

Qualification Requirements

Minimum

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two (2) years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
• High school graduation or equivalent and six (6) years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to “1” or “2” above. However, all candidates must have at least one (1) year of experience as described in “1” above.

Plus

In addition to meeting the minimum requirements, individuals must have two additional years of relevant work experience.

Preferred

• Experience working with MLs/ELLs and creating resources for immigrant populations.
• Experience in designing resources and content in a family-friendly format.
• Flexible, collaborative attitude is needed to effectively function in a fast-paced and highly-changeable environment.
• Strong commitment to the belief that Postsecondary Readiness models can drive student outcomes and opportunities for all students
• Experience working with and building influential and meaningful relationships with families and diverse constituencies and partners across different titles and positions.
• Strong strategic thinking, organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to proactively identify key issues and risks for MLs/ELLs and immigrant students.
• Project management skills in creating project plans, identifying tracking methodologies, and understanding project interdependencies and risks with a lens to anti-racist impact and accountability.
• Superior skills in proposal development, program planning, and monitoring.
• Excellent and effective communication skills, including the ability to write well and make clear and concise presentations and written reports.
• Ability to manage and administer large-scale programs with a well-articulated plan for sustainability.
• Fluency in another language is strongly preferred.
• Insights and experience supporting immigrant and undocumented communities highly valued.
• Actively raising personal racial literacy and racial consciousness.

Salary: $72,114 - $97,343

(Internal candidates who are selected for this position and who currently hold comparable or less senior positions within the DOE will not earn less than their current salary.)

Please include a resume and cover letter with your application.

NOTE: The filling of all positions is subject to budget availability and/or grant funding.

• New York City Residency is NOT Required *

We encourage all applicants from the New York City tri-state area to apply

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