PROGRAM ASSISTANT, BILINGUAL BIRDIES
JOB POSTED 5/9 APPLY BY 6/1
Bilingual Birdies is seeking an outstanding candidate who is an enthusiastic bilingual education fan, loves solving problems and crossing items off their to-do list, is highly organized and detail-oriented, and has the ability to balance multiple projects and prioritize them according to the team’s needs and resources. In this role, you will work directly with the Program Manager, Indra Palomo, and the CEO & Founder of Bilingual Birdies, Sarah Farzam. You will be an active force in supporting Bilingual Birdies’ culture across our team of driven creatives with a diverse set of backgrounds, cultures, and languages. You will be a liaison between our school partnerships, parents, and Bilingual Birdies teachers and help mitigate any issues that arise, facilitate communication, and ultimately ensure customer satisfaction along with teacher retention. If you like early childhood education, thrive in a start-up environment, prefer to work remotely (and possibly at times in person) but still enjoy participating in workplace culture, and want to work alongside the upper management of a Latina-led and growing company, this is the perfect opportunity for you.
Job Details
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Part-time; 30 hours per week; Remote
Qualifications: Bachelor’s (preferred) + Bilingual (Spanish, French or Mandarin preferred)
Benefits: Paid time off, start-up work environment; work from home with some possible in person events
About Bilingual Birdies
Bilingual Birdies is a bilingual early ed program for children in NYC and beyond. The program trains Bilingual Teaching Musicians and makes partnerships with preschools to teach weekly language lessons through music, movement, and puppetry. Languages offered include Spanish, French, Mandarin and English. In home private lessons are also available and the Bilingual Birdies Band leads fun concerts around the city. Bilingual Birdies currently educates nearly 3,000 children per week in NYC. Licensees operate programs in San Francisco, Asheville, and St. Louis.
Full Job Description
Daily Tasks and Work Flow
Recruitment & On-boarding Teachers
Assisting with Teacher Management
Maintaining Client Relations with School Directors & Parents
Research and Outreach
What you’ll bring:
Requirements
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Submit resume, cover letter, and answer to the following question to Sarah Farzam sarah@bilingualbirdies.com by June 1st. Applicants based in the Eastern Time Zone area are preferred but this is not a requirement to apply.
Question: What is the most important thing your parents ever taught you?