Breakthrough Summerbridge Director of Programming and Instruction

Position: Breakthrough Summerbridge Director of Programming and Instruction

At San Francisco University High School, we believe that the deepest learning requires collaboration among people who embody a diversity of backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, and perspectives. In order to build and sustain a community that is comprised of a wide range of social and cultural identities, we must continually engage in furthering our self knowledge, equity literacy, and ability to communicate effectively across differences. We challenge ourselves to do this work on both a personal and institutional level, recognizing that our community is part of a larger and more complex world.

San Francisco University High School wishes to announce a full-time opening for the position of Breakthrough Summerbridge Director of Programming and Instruction. Breakthrough Summerbridge, founded in 1978 at San Francisco University High School (UHS), is a tuition-free, year-round intensive academic enrichment and advocacy program. Founded by Dennis Collins, former head of San Francisco University High School, and two pioneering faculty members, Lois Loufbourrow and Mal Singer, the program they envisioned would utilize the resources of University High School to serve the  city of San Francisco. It is the flagship site of the Breakthrough Collaborative. Today, there are 24 Breakthrough programs around the country.

For over 40 years, Breakthrough Summerbridge has advanced three primary goals:

• Preparing ambitious middle school students from under-resourced circumstances to enter and thrive in well-matched high schools, for the purpose of securing admission to, succeeding in, and graduating from a four-year college
  Providing intensive summer teaching internships for high school and college students who are passionate about the power of education, and creating meaningful volunteer experiences throughout the academic year for members of the UHS and San Francisco communities
  Transforming lives through the unique and powerful relationship between the Breakthrough Summerbridge and UHS communities and their families

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The Position

The Director of Programming and Instruction (DPI)  provides year-round instructional leadership, ensuring that our students receive academically rigorous instruction in our after-school enrichment (ASE) and summer programs, preparing them for success in rigorous college preparatory high schools and beyond. The DPI recruits, selects, trains, and manages the volunteers in our after-school program and the Teaching Fellows and Instructional Coaches in our summer program, eliciting their strongest possible performance through frequent observations, coaching, feedback, and two-way communication.

The DPI also oversees student assessment and analyzes results, determining implications for improving teaching and learning, and assists with student support and year-round program planning. This position requires the availability to participate in evening and occasional weekend community wide special events.  The DPI collaborates closely with other Breakthrough Summerbridge’s staff members and reports to Breakthrough Summerbridge’s Executive Director.

Essential Duties:

After-School Enrichment (ASE) Programming

• Develop and manage curriculum and instruction
• Teach /lead workshops or classes as needed
• Determine After-School Enrichment (ASE) class offerings
• Recruit , hire, and manage ASE teachers, volunteers and tutors
• Train ASE staff
• Collaborate effectively with other Breakthrough staff members, as well as staff at San Francisco University High School Day and other Breakthrough sites nationally; participate actively in staff meetings.
• Serve as administrator on duty and daily program close
• Take on other duties/ complete other projects as needed/ assigned

Summer Programming

• In coordination with Breakthrough Collaborative and UHS, manage hiring process of Teaching Fellows (TFs), Instructional Coaches (ICs) and support staff
• Recruit summer staff and interview candidates
• Manage, design and implement pre-summer program curriculum training
• Manage and design Core Breakthrough Collaborative Curriculum
• Serve as Dean of Faculty (Manage ICs and TFs), observe and give feedback, ensure adherence to expectations
• Take on other duties/ complete other projects as needed/ assigned

Assessments

• Select/design and manage all academic student assessments including readiness exam
• Analyze results from readiness exam to determine program eligibility in collaboration with the Director of Student and Family Services (DSFS)
• Analyze and report on all academic, student assessment results
• Select/design and manage all student evaluations/feedback
• Use assessment analyses to inform programmatic decisions
  Ensure the administration of the Breakthrough Collaborative wide pre and post summer assessment

Eligible Candidates:

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (master’s degree a plus)
• At least 3-5 years of professional teaching experience, preferably at the middle school level
• Experience with teacher training, coaching, and instructional leadership
• Experience with curriculum development and implementation
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with students from under-resourced circumstances
• Demonstrated spirit of innovation
• Demonstrated ability to hold students to high standards and achieve meaningful results
• Demonstrated commitment to educational equity
• Demonstrated cultural competence and responsiveness
• Demonstrated history of reflecting on own performance and striving for professional growth
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills
• Exceptional interpersonal communication skills
• Supervisory/managerial experience highly desirable
• Familiarity with San Francisco Unified School District highly desirable
• Prior experience with Summerbridge/Breakthrough highly desirable
• Fluency in Spanish and/or Cantonese a plus
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Availability to participate and/or lead evening and occasional weekend community-wide special events.
• Strong skills in using technology, including but not limited to online learning platforms or software, Google Suite (Google Drive, Docs, etc.)
• Commitment and Compensation

Year-round, full-time, salaried position.
Competitive compensation and benefits package, commensurate with education and experience and consistent with San Francisco University High School personnel policies