Current Positions Available:
(updated 1/25/10)
LPFI currently has the following positions open for submission of application materials:
- Education Program Associate
- Academic Program Director
- Scholarship, Internship, Fellowship Coordinator
- Development Associate
- Chemistry Instructor
- Physics Instructor
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POSITION DESCRIPTION
posted 1/20/10
Title: Education Programs Associate
Location: San Francisco, CA
Reports to: Assistant Director of Education Programs
Full-time, Salaried position with benefits
The Education Programs Associate will provide administrative leadership and support to the IDEAL and SMASH programs that currently works with more than 120 high-achieving low-income students of color and their families.
Responsibilities:
ADMINISTRATIVE (50%)
- Track scholars’ meeting attendance, academic records, stipends, and scholarships
- Work with staff Events Manager to co-manage education events (e.g., reserving rooms, food and beverage needs, RSVPs, etc.)
- Attend selected meetings with Assistant Director of Education Programs to determine administrative program needs
- Maintain and organize both paper files and electronic files for current scholars and alum.
- Communicate with scholars and their families about upcoming events and workshops.
- Translate written documents from English to Spanish
- Maintain database of student information and support evaluation data collection.
- Work with fundraising staff to provide student demographic and academic information to funders
PROGRAM RELATED (40%)
- Work with Assistant Director of Education Programs in implementing logistical aspects of the summer and academic year components of SMASH and IDEAL
- Assist in recruiting, reviewing, and nominating student participants
- Provide administrative support during the IDEAL internship process
- Be available for weekend meetings and events, in particular during May through July
- Prepare materials for summer residential program
- Manage student loaner-laptop program
FINANCIAL SUPPORT (10%)
- Work directly with UCB financial aid office to determine scholarship eligibility
- Work with accounting staff to ensure accurate scholarship amounts are disbursed
- Notify scholars of financial form deadlines (e.g., renewing FAFSA)
- Manage payments for student summer internship program
- Provide information and support to scholars and their families on financial aid options
Success Factors
We anticipate that the right candidate will have most of the following qualifications:
- 4 year degree in an education-related field and/or 2 years of experience in education administration
- Extreme focus to detail
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once with many diverse stakeholders
- Understanding of and sensitivity to the barriers that students of color face in accessing higher education
- Demonstrated effectiveness working with low-income youth underrepresented
- Strong verbal/written communication skills and financial skills
- Ability to speak and write in Spanish strongly preferred
- Able to work efficiently both independently and collaboratively
- Ability to work some nights and weekends as required for some program events and workshops
- Access to a vehicle during the summer component of SMASH program (mid-June through July)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite software (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook, Zimbra)
- Familiar with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
- Accessible to students and families
- Position requires lifting up to 15 pounds for ¼ of the time
- Good sense of humor
- Commitment to LPFI’s Organizational Values:
- Teamwork
- Personal integrity and accountability
- Transformation and growth
- Openness and transparency
- Individual initiative
- Sustainability and impact
Application Information
To apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter to Shantina Jackson at shantina@lpfi.org (with “Education Associate” in the subject title). Position open until filled.
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POSITION DESCRIPTION
Closes: January 31, 2010
Title: Academic Program Director
Location: San Francisco, CA
Reports to: Director of Education Programs
Full-time, Salaried position with benefits
This position reports to the Director of Education, and is responsible for the success of the academic components of the five week residential SMASH summer academy and its academic year program, as well as the academic services offered to our IDEAL Scholars. This position will also craft academic services as our programs expand to serve more students in additional locations.
Responsibilities:
- Translate our current academic content into a replicable model which can be used to grow the LPFI education programs to other locations
- Evaluate existing academic programs/activities and make changes to enhance them
- Excellent presentation, communication and facilitation skills
- Ability to meet stringent deadlines and be flexible with change
- Proven experience in project management
- Manage a curriculum development team to customize culturally relevant course material with a STEM focus to include scope and sequence, lesson plans, instructional materials and experiential learning activities
- Design material for various workshops for scholars (study skills, interviewing, graduate school, career); train on the material as needed
- Recruit, train and develop SMASH instructional staff to ensure a high quality curriculum focus
- Refine and implement Individualized Academic Development Plans (IADP) for each SMASH scholar
- Conduct data analysis and develop reports based on results from evaluations/surveys and academic records of both program’s scholars
- Identify special opportunities to assist scholars and enrich their learning experiences in their courses of study and development
- Provide leadership and mentorship to scholars and SMASH and IDEAL staff. Anticipate problems, and proactively suggest solutions
- Serve as a source of support, inspiration, encouragement, and motivation for the scholars, but able to refer them to campus/professional resources when necessary
- Oversee all components of the student recruitment process, including outreach and selection
- Provide academic and scholar information to Development staff for requesting funds and reporting to donors
- Provide guidance to parents and facilitate student and parent meetings when appropriate; provide or arrange Spanish language translation to families, as necessary
- Participate in, and lead as necessary, key events and field trips
Success Factors:
- Advanced degree in the STEM field and/or 4 + years of experience in education, or equivalent
- Some teaching experience in Math or Science a plus
- Experience with curriculum and/or course development
- Experience in developing academic programs from conception through implementation
- Demonstrated effectiveness in working with youth from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds
- Experience in project management
- Ability to speak Spanish a plus
- Energetic, entrepreneurial spirit
- Excitement about innovative business models and non traditional organizations
- Solid commitment to diversity issues
- Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication, presentation and facilitation skills
- Able to work both independently and collaboratively
- Good sense of humor
- Position requires lifting ¼ of the time up to 15 pounds
- Commitment to our Organizational Values:
- Teamwork
- Personal integrity and accountability
- Transformation and Growth
- Openness and Transparency
- Individual Initiative
- Sustainability and Impact
Application Information
To apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter to jarvis@lpfi.org (with “Academic Programs Director” in the subject title) by January 15, 2010.
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POSITION DESCRIPTION
Posted: December 17, 2009
Closes: January 31, 2010
Title: Scholarship, Fellowship, Internship "SHIP" Coordinator
Location: San Francisco, CA
Reports to: Director of Education Programs
Full-time, Salaried with benefits
This new position will work with both high school and college students, mostly first in their families to be pursuing higher education, and all are underrepresented students of color. Working closely with the Education Team, the SHIP Coordinator will seek to continuously support the Scholars and increase their opportunities and skills. Identifying needs and setting up solutions proactively will be an important part of this role—e.g. helping Scholars learn about internships, scholarships, resume writing, interview skills, and surviving corporate cultures.
Responsibilities
SCHOLARSHIP, FELLOWSHIP (25%)
- Maintain active, current, creative scholarship database for students applying to college, and those already in college
- Special emphasis on students pursuing STEM majors
- Look for non-traditional opportunities that expand Scholars’ horizons about their fields of interest as well as careers—e.g. international, research
- Help students learn to identify opportunities and to apply for them
- Educate students and their families as to prestigious fellowships, what they are and how to pursue them
INTERNSHIPS (65%)
- Work to expand number of Scholars spending their summers in internships, including educating them as to how internships lead to better job prospects and more successful graduate/professional school applications
- Expand number of paid opportunities—e.g. do active outreach to local companies, law firms, non-profits to create more opportunities
- Maintain active, current, creative internship database for Scholars, including comments from past interns
- Work with Scholars and Director of Education to poll Scholars on their interests, and match them with opportunities
- Develop and implement ways to improve and evaluate internship program
MENTORSHIP (10%)
- Evaluate effectiveness of current mentoring program in its first year; expand, adjust as indicated by review
- Continue to recruit mentors, train mentors and mentees
- Track long-term impact of mentors on Scholars’ academic and career pursuits
Success Factors:
- B.A. or B.S.
- 2+ years experience in educational administration, career services, student
development or similar position
- Be creative, outgoing—e.g. find as many donated services as possible (e.g. prep courses for graduate and professional schools); expand the individuals and businesses who know about and support our Scholars
- Be well-versed in social media—be an agile user of new media to get the word out about our programs, to find opportunities, and to maintain contact with Scholars
- Experience working with youth from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds
- Solid commitment to diversity issues
- Demonstrated effectiveness in working with budgets, nonprofit management teams and program evaluation
- Energetic, entrepreneurial spirit
- An ability to identify challenges and actively work to find solutions
- Extraordinary attention to detail
- Commitment to producing consistently high quality, detailed work
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once with many diverse stakeholders
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work both independently and collaboratively
- Position requires lifting up to 15 pounds for ¼ of the time
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite software (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook, Zimbra);
- Good sense of humor
- Commitment to our Organizational Values:
- Teamwork
- Personal integrity and accountability
- Transformation and Growth
- Openness and Transparency
- Individual Initiative
- Sustainability and Impact
Application Information
To apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter to jarvis@lpfi.org (with “SHIP Coordinator” in the subject title) by January 31, 2010.
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POSITION DESCRIPTION
(posted January 25, 2010)
Title: Development Associate
Reports to: Director of Development and Strategy
Type: Full-time, salaried position with benefits
The Development Associate will be a key player in raising funds for LPFI’s existing education programs, as well as raising funds for these programs as we scale and expand. In 2010, we have a $3.5 million annual budget, with an annual $2.0 million gift committed for our operating and program expenses. One hundred percent of all revenue raised by the Development Department goes directly to student programs.
Responsibilities:
- Write proposals and reports, maintain grant files, prospect new grant funders
- Manage active grants to ensure compliance with agreements
- Work with Education Team to compile data, student stories, and note relevant trends and programs so as to effectively raise funds for education programs
- Prospect research, donor solicitation, and effective stewardship of individual donors
- Manage the donor database (Exceed! Premier) and process incoming revenue, including quarterly and annual reconciliation with the finance office
- Assist with production of annual fundraising Gala and other special events for donors
- Generate internal reports for assessing fundraising status
- Coordinate direct mail as part of a larger individual donor strategy
- Manage administrative functions of the Development Department, including pulling donor lists, filing, data collection, arranging site visits and donor meetings, and
- Work with other Development Team members (Executive Director, Development Director, Major Gifts Officer, Communications Director, and Special Events Manager) to ensure cohesive implementation of our annual development plan
Success Factors
We anticipate that the right candidate will have most of the following qualifications:
- Understanding of and sensitivity to the barriers that students of color face in accessing higher education, and deep commitment to social justice
- Grant writing experience required
- Minimum three years of fundraising experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with individual donors and special events
- Bachelor’s degree
- Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time management skills
- Ability to work with vendors such as graphic artists, event planners, caterers, etc.
- Familiarity with databases (we use Exceed Premier for our donor tracking)
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once with many diverse stakeholders
- Able to work efficiently both independently and collaboratively
- Available to work some nights and weekends as required for events
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite software (Word, Excel, PPT, Outlook)
- Position requires lifting up to 15 pounds for ¼ of the time
- Good sense of humor
- Will exemplify LPFI’s Organizational Values:
- Teamwork
- Personal integrity and accountability
- Transformation and growth
- Openness and transparency
- Individual initiative
- Sustainability and impact
Application Information
To apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter to Sara Ransom-Leedom at sara@lpfi.org (with “Development Associate” in the subject title). Position open until filled.
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POSITION DESCRIPTION
(posted February 25, 2010)
Organization: Level Playing Field Institute
Title: Chemistry Instructor
Location: San Francisco, CA
Reports to: Academic Programs Director
The Summer Math & Science Honors Academy (SMASH) is a five week residential academic enrichment program for bright, motivated, high school students from underrepresented populations (African-American, Latino/Hispanic, underepresented Asian and/or Pacific Islander and Native American) who show an aptitude for science and math. The student participants will be recruited from designated underserved communities throughout the Bay Area and will be selected through a competitive nomination, application, and interview process. These students will then spend five weeks on a college campus attending science, math, computer science, public speaking, college admissions and English classes. SMASH students will have a balance of academic training and scientific research activities to enhance their science and mathematics knowledge and capabilities. The Academy will provide accelerated classes, laboratory experiments, and an introduction to a university environment. One of the goals of SMASH is to prepare students from underrepresented communities to be competitive for selective colleges and universities in science, technology, engineering, and math-related studies (STEM).
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
• Current California credential in the subject area applying for (or information indicating your eligibility to receive one).
• Commitment to the Summer Math & Science Honors Academy’s mission is essential
• Previous experience working with students from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds
• Excellent classroom management and teaching skills
• Native Spanish Fluency desired
DESCRIPTION OF WORK REQUIRED DUTIES
• Instruct two sessions of the focus subject area class and co-teach an integrated class between content-matter and math during designated times; Mon, Wed, Fri (8:30 – 5:00pm)
• Must oversee study sessions during each week of the program (Mon & Wed 7-9pm)
• Attend 2 Saturday curriculum trainings on April 24th and May 15th and attend professional development and curriculum training sessions June 21st to July 25th ($100/day already included in summer stipend)
• Attend weekly staff meetings (June 28th to July 31st)
• Work collaboratively with the director and curriculum committee of the Academy
• Instruct students in improving and excelling in the above mentioned subject areas
• Implement imaginative courses using best practices for instruction
• Design and administer pre-and post-test of mastery of subject skills and concepts
• Design a syllabus detailing assignments, readings, and assessments to be given to students during first week of class using the curriculum scope and sequence developed by SMASH and focused on Energy as a unifying theme (must be completed before the first day of instruction)
• Participate and assist in supervision of all project activities and functions dealing with the class
• Maintain a class record of assignments and grades
• Complete written evaluations of students at midterm and final periods
Application Information
To apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter to jarvis@lpfi.org with
“Chemistry Instructor” in the subject title.
Compensation
LPFI provides competitive stipend commensurate with experience. While we cannot offer a benefits package for this position, we can reimburse you for any approved work-related expense. However, you are responsible for your own travel related expenses.
Statement of Non-Discrimination
In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination/ harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/ domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination/ harassment based on "protected categories," Level Playing Field Institute also strives to prevent other, subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (e.g., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Level Playing Field Institute.
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POSITION DESCRIPTION
(posted February 25, 2010)
Organization: Level Playing Field Institute
Title: Physics Instructor
Location: San Francisco, CA
Reports to: Academic Programs Director
The Summer Math & Science Honors Academy (SMASH) is a five week residential academic enrichment program for bright, motivated, high school students from underrepresented populations (African-American, Latino/Hispanic, underepresented Asian and/or Pacific Islander and Native American) who show an aptitude for science and math. The student participants will be recruited from designated underserved communities throughout the Bay Area and will be selected through a competitive nomination, application, and interview process. These students will then spend five weeks on a college campus attending science, math, computer science, public speaking, college admissions and English classes. SMASH students will have a balance of academic training and scientific research activities to enhance their science and mathematics knowledge and capabilities. The Academy will provide accelerated classes, laboratory experiments, and an introduction to a university environment. One of the goals of SMASH is to prepare students from underrepresented communities to be competitive for selective colleges and universities in science, technology, engineering, and math-related studies (STEM).
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
• Current California credential in the subject area applying for (or information indicating your eligibility to receive one).
• Commitment to the Summer Math & Science Honors Academy’s mission is essential
• Previous experience working with students from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds
• Excellent classroom management and teaching skills
• Native Spanish Fluency desired
DESCRIPTION OF WORK REQUIRED DUTIES
• Instruct two sessions of the focus subject area class and co-teach an integrated class between content-matter and math during designated times; Mon, Wed, Fri (8:30 – 5:00pm)
• Must oversee study sessions during each week of the program (Mon & Wed 7-9pm)
• Attend 2 Saturday curriculum trainings on April 24th and May 15th and attend professional development and curriculum training sessions June 21st to July 25th ($100/day already included in summer stipend)
• Attend weekly staff meetings (June 28th to July 31st)
• Work collaboratively with the director and curriculum committee of the Academy
• Instruct students in improving and excelling in the above mentioned subject areas
• Implement imaginative courses using best practices for instruction
• Design and administer pre-and post-test of mastery of subject skills and concepts
• Design a syllabus detailing assignments, readings, and assessments to be given to students during first week of class using the curriculum scope and sequence developed by SMASH and focused on Energy as a unifying theme (must be completed before the first day of instruction)
• Participate and assist in supervision of all project activities and functions dealing with the class
• Maintain a class record of assignments and grades
• Complete written evaluations of students at midterm and final periods
Application Information
To apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter to jarvis@lpfi.org with “Physics Instructor” in the subject title.
Compensation
LPFI provides competitive stipend commensurate with experience. While we cannot offer a benefits package for this position, we can reimburse you for any approved work-related expense. However, you are responsible for your own travel related expenses.
Statement of Non-Discrimination
In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination/ harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/ domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination/ harassment based on "protected categories," Level Playing Field Institute also strives to prevent other, subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (e.g., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at Level Playing Field Institute.
