Job description

As the keeper of our mission and program experience, the Program Manager of After-School Programming will supervise our Sunnyvale location and manage our multi-site staff teams.

Our staff are passionate about working with communities and making an impact. They think innovation is important—so important that it’s at the cornerstone of how they lead, motivate, and inspire their stakeholders and their staff. They are effective relationship builders, project managers, detail-oriented operations specialists, and visionary entrepreneurs. They embody our values of being visionary, courageous, collaborative, determined, and reflective.

We value divergent thinkers who bring various experiences and viewpoints to the table at Galileo. We strongly encourage members of underrepresented groups and people of diverse backgrounds to apply.

Note on interview/hiring timeline: The hiring process for this role can take about 4 weeks with an anticipated early/mid January start date.

What is Galileo Learning?

Galileo Learning brings best-in-class educational programs to tens of thousands of kids each year through in-person summer day camps across the country and after-school programs for low-income students in the San Francisco Bay Area.

We believe the world needs innovators and that innovation can be taught. We think kids who learn to explore and who are willing to tackle challenges despite their fears are happier, more creative, and more confident when faced with life’s challenges. And we think kids with these skills are more likely to change our world and be masters of their own.

Here, values aren’t just lip service — we aim to be visionary, courageous, collaborative, determined, and reflective each day and back that effort up with structure to ensure our success. People who joyfully work hard together, feel accountable for their work, are mission-driven, and play well with others tend to thrive in our culture. We've been ranked #1 Best Place to

Work in the Bay Area more than 10 times, have been named one of Forbes' Best Small Companies in America, and over

97% of our summer staff say they would recommend working for us. Joining Galileo means joining an organization that is a model of innovative learning, with a company-wide commitment to Inclusion and Diversity, broadening our impact, and a stellar staff experience.

Who are you?

• You’re intrigued and inspired by Galileo’s mission and purpose. You believe in innovation. You believe that when kids are fearless, they learn and care more deeply. You believe that these fearless innovators will go on to change the world.

_ You believe that all kids should have the opportunity to learn, play and grow. _You love working with kids and creating an inclusive environment that fosters that learning.

_ You feel personal responsibility for results. _You view impact through the lens of measurable outcomes and hold a commitment to excellence and to achieving your set goals.

_ You’re a strategic problem-solver. _You love to tackle new and varied challenges and projects simultaneously using a flexible approach. You are pro-active and solution-oriented, taking ownership over your own performance, and striving to make Galileo—and yourself—better every day.

• You’re a relationship building master. You communicate clearly and effectively while acting with a deep sense of empathy. You know how to bring people along to your vision, building trust quickly and knowing what resonates with your audience.

_ You’re a leader — a servant leader — at heart. You believe that the best managers are ones who serve and support their teams , _and you measure your success in large part by the success of those around you.

• You’re a lifelong learner. Growth mindset is your mantra, and you continuously seek to learn and develop. You’re eager to build on, redesign and learn from information that you gather, varied problems that you solve, and opportunities you uncover.

_ You operate with an all-hands-on-deck mentality_. You understand that there’s no task too big or too small, especially when your impact is so big.

What’s the job, really?

As a Program Manager on the Field Operations team, you’ll lead Galileo’s South Bay after school programming while contributing to our organization as a whole. This position will be through the end of the 2023 school year, with potential to be through the summer. This position will report to the Bay Area Territory Director and will directly manage the Site

Coordinators of each school’s program while also acting as the Site Coordinator for our Sunnyvale location.

Essential responsibilities include:

• You’ll supervise programming at our 3 sites which includes 2 Site Coordinators and 10 instructors. You’ll be a people-centered, supportive manager with high expectations. You’ll engage with and actively evaluate potential — strengths and areas of growth — and will thoughtfully push your team to greatness in ways that have an astounding ripple effect.

• You’ll directly run our Sunnyvale site. You’ll brilliantly build, lead, and maintain your site through managing attendance processes to nurturing and retaining your staff to creating program culture and traditions.

• You’ll occasionally step in to support your staff. When extra staff are needed, you’ll jump in as a substitute instructor, teaching STEM projects, leading games and facilitating activity times.

• You’ll be an operations mastermind. You’ll visualize efficient and joyful program operations and then implement them at a variety of facilities, taking in account site nuances and supply needs.

• You’ll brilliantly build and maintain relationships with families and stakeholders. You’ll liaise cross-functionally with school partners and districts, student families and Galileo departments to make sure all school objectives are being met and that everyone is being kept in the loop on program progress and updates.

• You’ll lead with a constantly iterating, entrepreneurial spirit. Working from a results-oriented mindset and with exceptional executional savvy, you’ll get things done. You’re determined, flexible and scrappy when needed, always being the first to jump in and to support the program and your people.

• You’ll support a variety of special HQ projects. When additional help is needed, you’ll join our HQ teams to support marketing campaigns, Field team administrative tasks, and other work projects.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

• 3+ years experience working with K-8th grades in schools, after-school programs, camps or equivalent educational or youth programming

• 2+ years managing projects and a team; skill in coaching and providing instructional leadership to others, multi-site operations management is a bonus

• Excitement for mission-minded work especially working with underserved populations

• Readiness to stick around: We’re looking for someone to stay with the program for the entirety of the school year, potential for additional summer work with Galileo after that time.

• Working remotely for some admin work but mostly in-person at our Sunnyvale site M-F, 1-6:30pm with occasional visits to our other sites in Cupertino and Santa Clara

Note: Galileo Learning does not currently sponsor employment-based visas for this position.

Physical requirements

These requirements are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, with or without reasonable accommodation:

• Occasionally lift and carry up to 30 lbs.

• Constantly operate a computer (including typing and reading)

• Frequently remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time

• Regularly move about the school sites, walking or standing for extended periods of time

• Constantly communicate in person, virtually, and from a range of distances

Compensation, Classification & Benefits

• 30+ hours/week at $33/hour

• This is a non-exempt, hourly, temporary role, from January 2023 - June 2023 (final dates TBD during offer)

• We offer a significant camp discount to seasonal employees

• This role is not eligible for benefits

Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the requirements, women and other

underrepresented people tend only to apply when they match all criteria. Even if you don't necessarily meet every

checkbox in the job description, but you think you have what it takes, we encourage you to still apply.

COVID-19

Galileo prioritizes the health and well-being of our staff, and vaccines are currently the best tools available to protect our staff. Therefore, for everyone's safety, as a condition of employment, all employees will be required to demonstrate that they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 if their role requires them to be in person. Whether you require a reasonable accommodation or exemption will not impact the consideration of your candidacy.

As COVID-19 guidelines evolve, we'll aim to be transparent and communicative throughout our process if your role will be impacted.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: Up to $33.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• After school
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Sunnyvale, CA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location

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