POSITION OVERVIEW

Every student is capable of achieving academic success, yet the public education system was not designed to meet students of color where they dream — instead they marginalize them and underestimate their abilities. TAF partners with school districts, educators, and organizations to challenge the current public education system. We address the entire public education system, from top-to-bottom, providing STEM skills and equitable, anti-racist education environments where all students can succeed and by working with emerging and established education leaders of color to improve representation at every level

• Co-manage the TAF@Saghalie public STEM school where we provide industry-relevant and equitable curriculum and experiences 
• Partner with existing public schools and coach students and staff using our successful STEMbyTAF learning model 
• Empower early-career educators and established school leaders of color through educational equity and liberation pedagogy 

The Leave to Learn (L2L) Program Manager (Temporary) will provide continuity for the TAF@Saghalie High School (HS) Leave to Learn program during the regular program manager's FMLA leave. This position plays a critical role in maintaining student momentum by directly supporting students in securing informational interviews, job shadows, and internships aligned with their career interests. The temporary manager will coordinate ongoing program activities, maintain relationships with community and industry partners, engage new community and industry partners and track student progress, and facilitate exhibitions of learning. This role requires someone who can quickly build rapport with students, families, and external partners while managing and trouble-shooting the day-to-day operations of a new program serving grades 9-12.  

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITES

• Curate external experiences at local companies for students to have industry-aligned experiences such as internships, job shadows, interviews, research, etc. based on student interest.  
• Build and steward relationships with a variety of community partners related to student interests to be part of student panels, conduct workshops, and build relationships  
• Partner with student advisors and high school teachers to help students identify their interests, make connections to content, and develop individual learning goals and projects around their interests aligned industry experiences.  
• Track experience of students in their leaving to learn experiences 
• Follow existing program structures with a lens for documenting opportunities for improvement 

DIRECT STUDENT SUPPORT FOR CAREER EXPERIENCES

• Facilitate students obtaining informational interviews, job shadows and internship placements 
• Manage record-keeping of worksite learning agreements, worksite qualification forms, health and safety check-lists, travel permission forms. 
• Ensure all district and school protocols are followed for students leaving campus 
• Maintain accurate databases for program participants and community parters 
• Conduct regular site visits where students are participating in internships and document observations and follow-up on action items 

EXIBITION AND ASSESSMENT COORDINATION

• Support management of Exhibitions during Student Led Conferences (April 1-3, 2026) 
• Support finalization of exhibition feedback rubrics and protocols 
• Facilitate student completion of learning plans including documentation of evidence of learning 

RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND COMMUNICATION

• Maintain and steward existing relationships with community and industry partners 
• Build trusting relationships with TAF staff, teachers and school administration to enable discussion, reflection, and inquiry around the L2L program 
• Work with community partners to effectively create, build and execute student interest aligned programs.  
• Willingness to coordinate and supervise off-site student experiences 
• Foster effective and reliable communication between school administration, teachers, and TAF Staff, to relay information and respond to emerging needs  
• Work with organizations to ensure volunteers represent and reflect the students in which they will be working with. 
• Communicate with families about L2L events and student progress 
• Collect mentor feedback through check-ins 

OPERATIONS

• Develop, organize, and maintain documentation/database for participants and partners (Imblaze) 
• Support the program evaluation process with TAF’s data analyst to evaluate impact and effectiveness of programming (e.g., data collection, analysis, and reporting) 
• Complete required program paperwork (e.g., quarterly, mid-year and annual project reports) as needed 

LIFE-LONG LEARNER

• Consistently seeks new experiences and opportunities for learning  
• Demonstrates deep reflection both verbally and in written form  

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to represent underserved children of color for higher education and professional success 
• Openness to participate in Racial Equity to recognize personal bias and improve performance through a racial equity lens  
• Excellent organizational, project management and communication skills 
• Experience in education 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with demonstrated ability to speak and write clearly and persuasively 
• Good entrepreneurial work ethic and a desire to take initiative and “get the job done” 
• Familiarity working in diverse and multicultural and bilingual environments 
• Pass all required criminal and child abuse background checks  
• Possess a valid Washington State Driver's license 
• Demonstrated use of project management skills and ability to take full ownership of programs and projects, including program strategy and work plans 
• Experience developing strong connections with historically marginalized members of the community ▪ Possess organization and time management systems for self and stakeholders  
• Knowledge of school and district organization and policy 
• Familiarity working in diverse, multi-cultural and bilingual environments  
• Possess strong Interpersonal skills; having the ability to build positive relationships  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to present to diverse audiences, specifically racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse communities 
• Facilitate collaboration of team members and internal and external colleagues  
• Ability to respond to new challenges and make programmatic adaptations.  
• Ability to work independently and be flexible, responsive, and willing to take strategic risks

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Fluency in languages other than English is a plus 
• Bachelor’s degree, certification or at least 3 years' experience as a program manager. 
• Excellent communication skills 
• Ability to engage with the community  
• Develop strong connections with historically marginalized members of the community  
• Experience in Education  
• Experience in leadership and program facilitation  
• Ability to represent underserved children of color for higher education and professional success  
• Familiarity working in diverse and multi-cultural and bilingual environments  

HOW TO APPLY

TAF is a proud equal opportunity employer that complies with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and follows guidelines to select the best qualified person for each position within the organization. No employee or applicant will be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, or other physical or mental disability. 

Forward resume and cover letter to the Attention of HR at tafjobs@techaccess.org. Your cover letter should express why you’re interested in this role and address the following questions: 

• What does it mean for you to have a commitment to anti-racism? 
• How have you demonstrated that commitment and how would you see yourself demonstrating it at TAF?  

For more information visit our website at www.techaccess.org/careers.  No phone calls please.