City Garden Montessori School
City Garden Montessori School (City Garden) is the only Montessori charter school in Missouri, and we are one of the highest-performing charter schools in the state. Our team possesses passion and determination to implement the Montessori approach to educating children in a diverse, public school environment. City Garden is committed to being an anti-biased, anti-racist community and seeks others who are passionate about these values. We are committed to continuous learning and growth for adults in the community, to foster excellence for all City Garden children.
As City Garden embarks on an ambitious growth plan, we’re seeking to hire a talented and detail-oriented individual who will lead City Garden’s volunteer program, student and family recruitment, and outreach efforts in the neighborhoods we serve and with other program partners.
The Volunteer and Community Outreach Coordinator (VCOC) will be responsible for achieving City Garden’s volunteer goals and student recruitment goals. She or he has direct responsibility for recruiting, onboarding and managing volunteers, recruiting and reaching prospective families via outreach events, door-to-door canvassing, and targeted marketing, and building and maintaining relationships with organizations, leaders and residents in the neighborhoods we serve, as well as key program partners that will benefit and uplift City Garden’s mission. In this role, they will report to the school principal and will work closely with the principal, the admissions coordinator/ school secretary, the principal’s assistant, the chief academic officer, lead guides (teachers), the communications manager, and other school and network staff. They will also work with outside groups and committees, as needed.
The priorities for the VCOC over the next two years will be:
● Building upon City Garden’s current structures, systems and procedures, to ensure a healthy, robust, effective and efficient volunteer program that will be sustained over time.
● Increasing City Garden’s level of volunteerism by 15% or more within two years.
● Contributing to City Garden’s growth by building upon City Garden’s current recruitment strategies to ensure that we have triple the number of kindergarten applicants for Fall, 2020, and double the number of Primary (preschool) applicants for Fall, 2021.
● Building strong relationships with leaders, residents and organizations in the neighborhoods City Garden serves, connecting City Garden parents and staff to neighborhood activities, and connecting neighborhood residents and organizations to the work that City Garden does.
● Working in partnership with the principal, chief academic officer, admissions coordinator/ school secretary, and other staff to contribute to the overall growth and development of City Garden Montessori School.
The ideal candidate will have a track record of success in volunteer coordination, having led a volunteer program for at least two years. They need to be strongly collaborative in order to work within City Garden’s culture of radical hospitality, and must be an excellent communicator (written and verbal), and highly organized and detail-oriented.
Reporting directly to City Garden’s Principal, the VCOC will serve on the school administrative team.
A complete list of the job responsibilities and qualifications, as well as links to our growth plan narrative can be found at this LINK.
Additional Information
This position is full time, eligible for health, retirement and vacation benefits.
This position requires a vehicle and a valid driver’s license, some evening and weekend hours; applicants must have schedule flexibility.
Please apply by submitting your resume and detailed cover letter which highlights your interest in the position, relevant experience, and how you meet the qualifications and qualities sought for the position to jobs@citygardenschool.org.
City Garden Montessori School is an equal opportunity employer and an organization that values diversity, equity and inclusion. Recruiting staff to create an inclusive organization is a priority, and we encourage applicants from all cultures, races, ethnicities, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientations, gender identities, military or veteran status, or other statuses protected by law. All candidates are evaluated solely on their qualifications to perform the work required.
