Advisor, School-Age (P3) at Save the Children US

United States

$74.8k - $102.6k

<p><strong>Save the Children</strong></p> <p>For over 100 years, Save the Children has been fighting for the rights of children. The right to a healthy start in life. To have access to education. To be in a safe environment, protected from harm. We work in some of the world&rsquo;s hardest-to-reach places &ndash; over 100 countries, including the U.S. No matter what your role is, when you join Save the Children, you&rsquo;re creating positive, irreversible change for children, and the future we all share.</p> <p><strong>The Role</strong></p> <p>As the School-Age Advisor, you&rsquo;ll be integral to our work in helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. In this role, you will support the quality implementation and effective delivery of 21st CCLC and LEAPS elementary education programs across assigned partner sites. You will maintain a small caseload of sites in addition to providing direct supervision and technical assistance to a team of Lead Associates while delivering targeted coaching, management support, and troubleshooting to program partners. By analyzing program data, facilitating training events, and collaborating with project leadership, you will build team capacity and maintain high standards of accountability and program quality.</p> <p><strong>Location</strong></p> <p><strong>Remote &ndash; </strong>United States</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>What You&rsquo;ll Be Doing (Essential Duties)</strong></p> <h6><strong>*not inclusive of all role responsibilities. May be subject to change</strong></h6> <p><strong>Program &amp; Quality Implementation (50%)</strong></p> <ul> <li>Work independently with minimal guidance to guide and support program staff and site teams, ensuring quality implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of Save the Children&rsquo;s program models according to established standards.</li> <li>Apply in-depth knowledge and best practices of out-of-school time and elementary education to solve complex implementation problems and adapt existing solutions for local site needs.</li> <li>Visit assigned sites in compliance with the program model to conduct observation, coaching, and mentoring, completing required site visit reports (in-state travel required).</li> <li>Ensure accurate and up-to-date data collection and reporting for each assigned site, maintaining high fidelity to educational program models.</li> <li>Provide in-person and remote technical assistance for site staff to deliver continuous implementation support.</li> <li>Communicate regularly with leadership and team members to resolve complex implementation challenges and share site successes.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Team Supervision, Capacity Building &amp; Operational Support (40%)</strong></p> <ul> <li>Train, develop, coach, lead, and supervise staff, clearly communicating organization, division, and department priorities, and how their work contributes to our mission and supports Save the Children values, while ensuring the working environment continually fosters diversity, inclusion, and belonging.</li> <li>Exercise judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information (program outcomes, site visit metrics, observation data) to provide targeted feedback, model effective practices, and develop quality improvement action plans for underperforming sites.</li> <li>Partner with school district personnel and site leaders to troubleshoot educational program implementation issues and build strong local relationships.</li> <li>Oversee the planning and execution of onsite and virtual training events, maintaining a trainee database to monitor ongoing professional development needs.</li> <li>Ensure state staff and partner teams have access to strong knowledge management tools and resources needed for daily operations, data entry, and practice sharing.</li> <li>Collaborate closely with the Project Director to align technical support, coaching, and capacity building with broader grant standards and expectations.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Project Lead for Other Education Initiatives (10%)</strong></p> <ul> <li>Develop strong inter-sectoral and multi-sectoral community relationships to expand collaboration, share resources, and address local educational gaps.</li> <li>Create systematic communication materials (newsletters, program updates) to share best practices with trainees and the broader education community.</li> <li>Collect and analyze data on community needs related to summer program gaps and educational access to support future programming.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Required qualifications for the role</strong></p> <ul> <li>Minimum of a bachelor&rsquo;s degree or equivalent experience, plus at least 5 years of relevant experience</li> <li>Demonstrated experience supervising a team and managing performance</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with individuals and teams at all levels, both internally and externally</li> <li>Professional proficiency in MS Office suite</li> <li>Professional proficiency in spoken and written English</li> <li>Willingness and ability to travel, regionally and nationally, up to 30% of the time.</li> </ul> <ul></ul> <ul></ul> <p><strong>Preferred qualifications&nbsp;for the role</strong></p> <ul> <li>Prior experience implementing or supporting 21st CCLC, LEAPS, or state-funded extended learning programs</li> <li>Proven experience supervising, coaching, and developing remote, field-based, or multi-site teams</li> <li>Experience utilizing data tracking systems and observation tools to evaluate program quality and guide site improvement</li> <li>Degree in Education, Educational Leadership, Leadership, Child Development, or a related field (or equivalent experience).</li> </ul> <p><strong>Compensation</strong></p> <p>Save the Children is offering the following salary ranges for this position, dependent on candidate location:</p> <ul> <li>Geo 1 - NY Metro, DC, and other locations with labor costs significantly above national average: Target Salary for this position is $91,800 - $102,600 base salary</li> <li>Geo 2 - Locations around the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $83,725 - $93,575 base salary</li> <li>Geo 3 - Locations significantly below the US National Labor Cost Average: Target Salary for this position is $74,800 - $83,600 base salary&nbsp;</li> </ul> <ul></ul> <p>The salary ranges listed above are for US based candidates. For candidates located outside of the US, salary ranges will be based on the salary scales of the local employer of record. Actual base salary may vary based on, but not limited to, relevant experience, base salary of internal peers, business sector, and geographic location (more information on job structure is available <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.savethechildren.org%2Fscus-salary-scales-nov-2025pdf-ch11481782.pdf%2Fccv6h13w88vj5a1803mkq46546t04g14.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7Caroberts%40savechildren.org%7Cfb0f291d9fc54f6e071008de70a5b840%7Cd1934b2d792c47cca2f5fc634183cd2d%7C0%7C0%7C639072054241619220%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9JmVXHhEV3jX3DrsP6Tz7ZiZN2oGCYgnDoKoudmwwHM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>).</p> <p><strong>About Us</strong></p> <p>We are looking to build an inclusive team at Save the Children. We offer a range of outstanding benefits to support this goal:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Flexible schedules and time off:</strong> Flexible schedules, generous PTO, 11 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays, and hybrid working opportunities</li> <li><strong>Health:</strong> Competitive health care, dental and vision coverage for you and your family</li> <li><strong>Family:</strong> A variety of paid leaves: caregiver, parental/adoption, critical child illness and fertility benefits</li> <li><strong>Employee Rewards Program: </strong>Annual merit increases and/or additional incentives for eligible employees</li> <li><strong>Retirement: </strong>A retirement savings plan with employer contributions (after one year)</li> <li><strong>Wellness: </strong>15 safety and wellness days annually (if hired on or after July 1, safety and wellness days prorated to 8 days), mental health benefits and support through Calm and company-hosted events</li> <li><strong>Employee Assistance Program</strong>: free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services</li> <li><strong>Learning &amp; Growth: </strong>Access to internal and external learning &amp; development opportunities and mentorships</li> </ul> <p>Click <a href="https://www.savethechildren.org/us/about-us/careers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> to learn more about how Save the Children US will invest in you.</p> <p>Save the Children is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for the children it serves and helping protect the children with whom we are in contact. All Save the Children representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of child abuse.</p> <p>Save the Children is committed to minimizing safety and security risks for our valued employees, ensuring all are given training, support and information to reduce their risk exposure while maximizing the impact of our programs for children and families. Our shared duty, both agency and individual, is to seek and maintain safe working conditions for all.</p> <p>If you require disability assistance with the application or recruitment process, please submit a request to <a href="mailto:applicantsupport@savechildren.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">applicantsupport@savechildren.org</a>.</p>