[Antiracism] Two Positions Open

[Rene and Susan Theberge]

Dear Friends,

For several months I have been consulting at a very progressive  
community based organization in Holyoke - The Community Education  
Project.  I am now leading the search effort for two Co-Director  
positions: Program Director and Administrative Director.  This is a  
great place to work with the opportunity to make a real contribution  
in many ways.  Please see the attached job posting for details about  
each of the positions.  Please feel free to circulate this  
information widely.

I have also posted the attachment below for those of you who may have  
trouble opening it.

Rene

Positions Available: Program Director and Administrative Director


The Community Education Project is an independent non-profit  
organization in Holyoke, founded in 1991.  CEP’s mission is to  
address the need for English language and basic literacy skills among  
Latino adults in the city.  While literacy and language programming  
remains at the heart of CEP’s activities, over the years its work  
has expanded to include popular education, leadership development,  
and community initiatives involving learners in addressing issues of  
concern to themselves and to their fellow community members.

CEP’s Staff and Board of Directors include current and former adult  
learners and other Latina/o residents of Holyoke, and is mostly  
Spanish/English bilingual.  CEP collaborates with other adult  
education programs, community organizations, and colleges and  
universities.

CEP currently offers the following programming:
§       Courses in Bilingual/Native Language Literacy and English for  
Speakers of Other Languages;

§       An ABE-to-College Transition program;

§       A GED Class in a Family Literacy setting

§       An ESOL class for parents of children in an after school  
program

§       A parent leadership development program; and

§       Educational counseling and support/referrals


The Community Education Project has two Co-Director positions available:

Program Director
This 32 Hours/Week position provides staff supervision; program  
planning and development; program administration and reporting;  
curriculum assessment, development and evaluation and represents CEP  
in community settings and collaborations.

Requires a Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of three years  
experience with adult education (familiarity with MA DOE guidelines  
preferred). Excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrated ability to  
supervise and work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds.  
Experience with and commitment to, the Latino community in Holyoke,  
MA. Oral and written fluency in both Spanish and English preferred.  
Collaborative working style a must.

Administrative Director

This 16 Hours/Week position provides financial and operations  
management, personnel administration and fundraising support.

Requires a Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of three years of non- 
profit administrative and management experience in financial  
management (familiarity with QuickBooks preferred) and non-profit  
budgeting, personnel issues, grant management and operations  
management. Excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrated ability to  
supervise and work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds.  
Experience with and commitment to, the Latino community in Holyoke,  
MA. Collaborative working style a must.


If you are interested in applying for these positions, please send  
your resume together with a cover letter and a list of three  
references to:

Rene Theberge/Director Search
Community Education Project
317 Main Street
Holyoke, MA 01040

or email to rtheberge at cepholyoke.org

Date posted: May 31, 2006 until filled








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