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Essential Responsibilities:

In accordance with organizational policies, duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Provide overall vision, planning, implementation, and leadership for the Education Department, including evaluating and updating current curriculum and programming for efficiency and efficacy within the overall mission of PAWS.
  • Support the curriculum development and teaching of youth education programs, utilizing best practices in experiential education and culturally responsive instruction.
  • Develop annual work plans with the education staff team, and support staff in delivering high quality, relevant work.
  • Engage in proactive efforts of community outreach to grow the program to reach new and diverse audiences.
  • Manage program records and assist with scheduling programs in a professional and timely manner.
  • Ensure accurate record-keeping and apprise the Sr. Director of WL, CAS and Education Services of ongoing programmatic needs and updates; submit regular reports detailing high-level activities, successes and areas needing improvement, and an annual education department summary report in January each year.
  • Work with the Education Team to strategize and implement programmatic policies and procedures to ensure alignment with organizational needs.
  • Develop and manage program evaluation tools, including quantitative and qualitative metrics.
  • Help secure diverse funding sources to support PAWS Education Programs, including researching and writing content for grant proposals, fostering corporate sponsorships, reviewing, implementing, and managing program fees, and completing follow up reports with assistance from PAWS Development staff.
  • Help develop and operate within expense budget projections and ensure the Education Team achieves education revenue goals. Work collaboratively with the CEO and CFO to create the annual education department budget for consideration.
  • Stay abreast of Washington State and national educational standards as well as trends and best practices in youth education. Ensure the relevancy of programs and determine annual goals and quantifiable outcomes.
  • Provide educational content for PAWS website and publications, in coordination with PAWS Communications staff.
  • Collaborate with PAWS leadership team on opportunities for new partnerships in alignment with the mission and seek news audiences to expand the reach of the organization.

Other Responsibilities Include:

  • Responsible for the recruitment, hiring, orientation and training, management, scheduling, evaluation, advancement, and recognition of Education Team members and potential education volunteers in accordance with PAWS policies and procedures.
  • Represent PAWS professionally in the community, including at various outreach and education events.
  • Assist staff with finding ways to improve and learn in the field of youth education through professional resources and regional trainings within budget.
  • Develop materials to support educational and community outreach activities. Work with PAWS Communications team to develop and implement marketing plan for education programs and events.
  • Other related duties as assigned.