Associate Program Director, ACE Teaching Fellows

University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN

Notre Dame, IN

Educational Services

About the position

The Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) Teaching Fellows Associate Program Director for Pastoral Administration provides administrative, recruiting and communications support to advance the mission of ACE. This position reports to the Pastoral Team Manager.

Responsibilities

• Help Lead Teacher Recruitment, Review, and Yield
• Direct recruiting at 2-4 target universities, including Notre Dame
• Cultivate relationships with undergraduate students/alumni who have the demonstrated potential to serve as Catholic school teachers through ACE
• Recruit potential applicants at professional conferences and other relevant forums
• Build a network of partners at target universities and relevant postgraduate employers to identify, nominate, and encourage prospective ATF applicants to apply
• Help oversee the ATF selection, placement, and yield process
• Review applications and interview eligible candidates
• Support the teacher selection and placement process
• Help lead activities oriented to yield selected candidates
• Support ACE Summer Session efforts, particularly event management and delivery of M.Ed. coursework
• Support the administrative dimensions of ACE Teaching Fellows as needs arise
• Undertake other duties as assigned by the Director of the Institute for Educational Initiatives, the Executive Director of ACE, the Pastoral Team Manager, and the Senior Director of Teacher Formation and Education Policy
• Lead Pastoral Formation and Administration Efforts for Assigned ACE Teachers and Communities
• Work in consultation with the Teaching Fellows team and M.Ed. faculty members to support professional, communal, and spiritual growth for individual ACE teachers and their assigned communities
• Work with school and (arch)diocesan leaders to identify potential school sites for ACE teacher assignments
• Support the development of assigned ACE teachers through collaboration with school and (arch)diocesan leaders and other relevant local stakeholders
• Work with the Teaching Fellows team to lead retreats for ACE teachers and alumni
• Help design and lead programming related to ACE teacher formation