The Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE)

The Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE)

Vision: To ensure that every child achieves his/her greatest educational potential. We strive to create a setting in which parents and teachers can collaborate to constructively transform each child's educational surroundings. Both at home and at school.

POSITION:
SALARY RANGE :
DEADLINE TO APPLY:
DIRECTOR
Based on experience.
Open

PARENT INSTITUTE'S MISSION : The Parent Institute's mission is to help bring schools and parents together as partners in the education of their children. This is accomplished by providing a nine week parent training program at elementary, middle, and high school sites that promotes strong parental involvement in a child's education process at home and a working partnership between parents and schools.

DIRECTOR'S JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

· Bachelor of Arts in the field of Counseling, Education, Public Administration, Psychology or related field.

·4 - 5 years experience in program management and administration.

·Work experience in teaching, supervision, marketing and public relations is preferred.

·Must have experience working with persons of diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.

·Demonstrate analytic ability, knowledge of non-profit business management and communication skills.

·Demonstrate leadership skills.

·Bilingual preferred: fluent in speaking and writing English and Spanish.

JOB DUTIES (Included but not limited to):

· Serves as the general office manager and reports directly to the Vice-President of Operations and the Vice-President of Program Development in terms of program management, administration and marketing,

·Identifies and secures the assigned number of schools per quarter,

·Meets with principals and other school personnel about date, time, space and all other details to prepare a successful Parent Institute program,

·Supervises recruiters and facilitators; monitors their outreach to parents, class enrollment, attendance retention and graduation,

·Maintains accurate records, hosts weekly meetings with facilitators and arranges the graduation ceremonies,

·Teaches the parent training classes as needed,

·Serves as a spokesperson for the Parent Institute,

·Supervises, monitors and controls office budget,

·Coordinates and directs the parent training classes,

·Assists the Associate Director in choosing host school sites and making necessary scheduling arrangements,

·Communicates regularly with host school staff (clusters, leaders, principals, administrators) ,

·Supervises outreach to parents including telephone and mail contacts,

·Hires and administers contracted facilitators and seminar leaders,

·Trains and monitors the progress of facilitators along with the Associate Directors by conducting weekly facilitator meetings,

·Supervises and sustains high enrollment and attendance,

·Plans and supervises the graduate ceremonies,

·Prepares correspondence related to the parenting classes.

The job is in Fairfax, Virginia, on George Mason's campus. If you are
interested please email your resume and cover letter to Valerie at
valerie.bartush@ piqe.org.