As the Manager, Certification and Placement, you will provide critical support to the Corps Programming- Onboarding and Institute Team, specifically with an emphasis on matriculating our incoming corps members and setting them up for success as they transition to the Dallas – Fort Worth region by ensuring through interviewing, hiring, and certification that they will be eligible to teach on the first day of school. The Manager, Certification and Placement will also steward relationships with principals, human relations personnel and alternative certification partners and will work in close partnership with the Manager, Onboarding and Communications to achieve ambitious incoming corps member goals.
The Manager, Certification and Placement should enjoy working on many different projects at once and thrive in a flexible, ever-changing environment. The Manager, Certification and Placement will have had experience organizing projects and events, with a demonstrated ability to manage many small details.
The Manager, Certification and Placement will report to the Director, Matriculation and Onboarding.
Develop and execute plans for corps member testing and certification support before and during Institute (45%)
- Serve as the liaison between TFA Dallas – Fort Worth and the Texas Education Agency
- Manage and execute corps member TEXES support plan, including testing registration process, organization of testing resources, management of Test Prep Leader volunteers to create test prep webinars, and data tracking
- Set vision, direction and operational plan to ensure all corps members are enrolled in appropriate Educator Preparation Program
- Partner with educator preparation programs to ensure incoming corps members matriculate to their program and meet all requirements, including application process, fingerprinting, and probationary certificate
- Partner with educator preparation programs and Teacher Leadership Development team to provide aligned, ongoing corps member support—coaching, field supervising, and corps member improvement plans
- Steward the relationship with the Director of Educator Preparation Program at Southern Methodist University and Texas Wesleyan and determine coursework eligibility requirements for certification partners
- Provide support for all certification transfers, including previously certified incoming corps members and regional transfers
- Manage testing and certification emails in DFW Onboarding inbox
- Work alongside Manager, Onboarding and Communication to ensure all testing and certification information is an incoming corps communication
- Design and execute a plan aligned with TFA guidance for support of our DACA corps members
Develop and execute plans for corps member summer placement and hiring (45%)
- Collaborate with the Vice President, Corps Programming for PSA Management
- Partner with school districts to plan and execute incoming corps member interviewing, hiring and processing.
- Create a resume hub for hiring partners to manage and coordinate corps member interviews with districts.
- Manage all district processing, including application, paperwork, fingerprinting, probationary certificate, etc.
- Manage the planning and execution of District Day during Orientation week.
- Provide weekly hiring updates for ILT data meetings
- Host office hours and be available to assist corps members with all hiring questions and concerns
- Collaborate with the D, Teacher & Student Impact and the D, Institute Partnerships to reach our summer placement goals
Lead across the movement (10%)
- Serve as an active and engaged member of our community
- Support, attend and/or participate in region-wide and corps programming events including corps member selection, All Corps Conferences, staff meetings, functional team meetings, retreats, etc.
- Operate with a deep commitment to our core values, including fostering a diverse movement by partnering with people in the communities that may offer differing perspectives such as parents, teachers, and school leaders.
- Own and support broader regional and organizational priorities, including selecting new corps members, encouraging alumni and corps members to join our staff, and supporting regional initiatives
- TFA corps experience strongly preferred, but not required.
- 2-4 years of experience
Skills
- Ability to build relationships and connect with others across lines of difference
- Strong written communication skills for telling the story of impact and communicating regularly with stakeholders
- Skills analyzing data to make decisions and report on impact
- Ability to make smart choices about what to prioritize and what matters most over a quarter, a month, and a week
- Ability to project plan for 6-18 months, while taking into account stakeholder schedules and roles.
- Ability to engage in difficult conversations
- Willingness to reflect and proactively work to grow and improve
- Willingness to engage in personal development around diversity, equity, and inclusiveness
- Decision making and judgment ability that takes into account key stakeholder interests, the impact on equity, and organizational stewardship
Work Demands
- Some evenings and weekends required
- Ability to travel 1-2 times per year
- Reliable transportation required
- Desire to work on project based work with periods of work requiring lots of individual contribution and other periods of work requiring lots of team collaboration