Global Citizenship Coordinator at established american curriculum school- shanghai, china
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Global Citizenship Coordinator will improve student learning around ethical global citizenship by guiding the implementation of a framework that supports sustainability, social justice and service learning aligned to the global best practices. The Coordinator will provide training and support to students and staff when using their learning to take action both within and outside the gates of the school. In this, the Coordinator will also ensure that the school engages in service work that is intentionally designed for authentic, community-driven, respectful interactions between students, faculty & staff, and community partners that is rooted in positive exchange. The Coordinator will build and develop this work alongside vertically aligned skills of ethical global citizenship, consistent throughout the school’s educational philosophy.
SUPERVISED, EVALUATED BY & REPORTS TO:
Associate Director of Educational Programs
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in International Development, Community Leadership, Education, or a related field.
- Minimum five (5) years' experience working in Service-Learning programs, with NGOs, and/or volunteer programming.
- Experience working with youth beyond the classroom.
- Two (2) years of experience incorporating sustainability, social justice and service learning into classrooms, curriculum, and co-curricular programs.
- Experience in youth program development, around subjects related to ethical global citizenship preferred.
- Skills and experience leading change through a coaching approach with faculty and students
- Intercultural intelligence, empathy and self-awareness.
- A team-minded, collaborative attitude.
- Excellent interpersonal, writing, speaking and presenting skills, in both one-on-one and public settings.
- Fluent in written and spoken English, proficiency in Chinese beneficial.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work with various community stakeholders and leaders to create and further develop opportunities for learning and action around sustainability, social justice, and service learning, centered on the goals and Framework for Service Learning and Action at the school.
- Communicate and lead the implementation of the sustainability, social justice, and service-learning framework to all students, staff, and the school community, and supports work being developed with this model as a guide.
- Consult and collaborate with curriculum leaders and teams at all divisions on ways to integrate learning and action in the classroom and in co-curricular settings both within and outside the gates of the school.
- Clarify, build, enrich, and maintain a set of strategic, mutually beneficial, long-term relationships with sustainability, social justice and service-learning community partners.
- Provide framework, regular guidance, and training for all student-led service clubs and their advisors in the High School(s).
- Serve as first contact for any community member looking to start a social justice, service, or sustainability project.
- Engage with and support divisional teams and trip leaders in creating experiences that support the development of our students as global citizens with a focus on sustainability, social justice, and service learning (including, but not limited to field trips, Menwai/micro-campus and World Classrooms)
- Train faculty and parents on framework as it applies to any potential sustainability, social justice, and service-learning project opportunity.
SCALE: Faculty Salary Scale
CONTRACT DAYS: 190 days
Apply By: June 1, 2023
Start Date: July 30, 2023
Candidates that are qualified and interested in this role please send your CV and cover letter directly to alittle@kgintledrecruit.com You may also direct any questions you have about this role to the same email address.