Summary

This position will work closely in collaboration with IB Coordinator in coordination of internships, volunteer, paid work and other activities students are involved in as part of their 3-4 hour per week CAS (Creativity-Activity-Service) course.

Description

Job Title: CAS Internship Program and Service Learning Consultant 
Level: Upper Adolescent (grades 10-12) 
Classification: .12 FTE (Around 5 hours per week) 
Compensation: Commensurate with experience and education 
Reports to: Adolescent Program Director and work in collaboration with the IB Coordinator
School Year: 2024-2025, starting Immediately 

Organization description: 
Great River School is a public Montessori school serving students grades 1st through 12th grade with the International Baccalaureate program in 11th & 12th grades.  Our community is committed to an engaging environment which prepares students for their unique roles as responsible and engaged citizens of the world.  Our vision is world peace through education.  We specifically seek to deconstruct systems of bias and oppression that interrupt relationships and access to education.  We welcome applications from all backgrounds – racial justice, gender inclusion, and accessibility of education is central to our core values as a school community.

 

Primary Objective: 
This position will work closely in collaboration with IB Coordinator in coordination of internships, volunteer, paid work and other activities students are involved in as part of their 3-4 hour per week CAS (Creativity-Activity-Service) course. The ongoing monitoring responsibilities listed below will be a main focus during the months of October through May. Responsibilities in working with the IB Coordinator to plan and implement orientation for faculty, students, and caregivers happens in late August and early September.

Essential Responsibilities Include:

  1. Ongoing monitoring of CAS internship program implementation 

  • Caregiver CAS education and collection of permission slips for off-site experiences

  • Check in 1-1 via phone or email with each internship site on rotating basis once per semester 

  • Email CAS site supervisors quarterly with update, reminder on school closures 

  • Notify CAS sites when there is a snow day 

  • Communicate, collaborate, and consult via phone/email with CAS sites when they are having challenges with interns or have questions

  • Consult with new students and or students needing CAS intervention support 

  • Support new advisors on CAS processes, accountability, portfolios, and grading 

  • Intervene with students needing CAS placement and/or portfolio support

  • Communicate with students and CAS advisors when action is needed 

  • Lead communication with caregivers and students when CAS internship sites offer a one-day off-site event, such as field trip (example- field work for the science lab internships)

Collaborating with GRS CAS 7-10 & 11 & 12 Grade Coordinator and IB Coordinator to assure alignment of  CAS Program and IB requirements are met 

  • Organize and implement CAS Orientation for faculty during August in-service

  • Organize and implement CAS Orientation for students during first week of school 

  • Organize and implement CAS Wednesday tracking system (i.e. CAS internship tracking spreadsheet) 

  • Organize and implement CAS Accountability & Grading system 

  • Organize and implement at least 1 major CAS Check per quarter 

  • Ensure students and faculty members are educated on CAS Experience Proposals, Reflections, and evidence practices and expectations. 
     

Qualifications:

  • A minimum of 1 year of experience working with students individually and in small/large groups with a wide range of skills

  • Have excellent communication and outreach skills with the willingness/ability to make phone calls

  • Proficient with various word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software(Google Suite, etc.)

  • Have excellent organizational and problem solving skills

  • Have effective relationship building skills 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience working with adolescents

  • Experience communicating with caregivers and organizations 

Great River School provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and or expression, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.  In addition, Great River School will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Great River School will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted on a rolling basis until successful candidate(s) are hired.  

Please send a letter of interest, resume and three professional letters of reference (email of application materials is preferred) to:

Email:  jobs@greatriverschool.org
jobs@greatriverschool.org
Great River School
1326 Energy Park Drive
St. Paul, MN 55108