Dual Language Manager

Love What You Do and Why You Do It

Since 1987, Participate Learning has partnered with schools and districts to prepare students for career success through cultural exchange, dual language programs, and global learning. We help students build bilingual fluency, problem solving, and critical thinking skills to apply their learning in real-world settings and any career path.

What You'll Do:

The Dual Language Manager has primary responsibilities to provide programmatic and instructional leadership and day-to-day management for Participate Learning Schools, which implement at least one of three different programs (i.e. Bilingual Program, Global Leaders, Ambassador Program). We are seeking someone who is fluent in Spanish, so s/he can best meet program outcomes and deliver excellent, responsive, smart customer service for our Participate Learning Schools dual language programs. 

The Dual Language Manager, Education Programs will serve various schools in districts across North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. S/he will need to visit assigned schools every 6 weeks during the school year. The remainder of their work time can be remote, with some occasional in-person meetings at Participate Learning.

Essential Functions

Planning & Management for programs and teachers

• Provides consultative services to principals and district administrators for program understanding, site-based leadership and continuity.
• Ensures appropriate student assessments are available and utilized for progress monitoring in English, Spanish and Mandarin.
• Manages day-to-day relationships with program school administrators to promote high quality client experience, in a consistent, scalable manner.
• Conducts observations to ensure high rigor and program fidelity, and provides coaching and interventions as needed for improvements and growth.
• Manages programmatic resource needs, such as, identifying curriculum and cultural programming resources, materials ordering and distribution, communicating resource recommendations.
• Ensures strong leadership and support through online community groups and forums to facilitate knowledge exchange, sharing of best practices and sharing evidence of student learning.
• Promotes integration of programming to the entire school.
• Provides high quality, relevant and timely training and professional development to teachers.
• Collects and analyzes evaluations and provides reports on outcomes.

Program leadership

• Provides leadership and mentorship to ensure the team is contributing to the review and refinement of programming and performance standards.
• Ensures effective communications and integration across departments in the organization.
• Establishes project objectives, implementation plans, milestones, resources needed, progress reporting and assessment to ensure that targets are met.
• Keeps abreast of emerging trends, issues, strategies and key players in the international education and dual language education arena.
• Clearly articulates and supports the Participate brand through program activities.
• Ensures the achievement of short and long-term goals for financial performance and expansion.

Experience You Bring:

• At least 3 years of teaching experience; strongly preferred to be in a K-5 bilingual setting.
• School leadership experience preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree in Education/Education Administration; graduate degree is preferred.
• Knowledge of the U.S. K–12 education market and context, with considerable experience in educational administration, or program management.
• Advanced Spanish language skills required.
• Ability to effectively communicate, plan and collaborate with a wide variety of constituents, including educators, students, parents, community stakeholders and school administrators.
• Ability to gather and synthesize data and research to develop innovative, effective, relevant and sustainable programs.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and to influence and positively lead change and transition.
• Strong planning, organization, execution and evaluation, and problem solving skills.
• Ability to effectively, persuasively and credibly articulate the importance of language acquisition and global education.
• Strong understanding of and experience with rigorous literacy development.
• Experience with content based language learning is desirable.
• High comfort level with technology and tech-tools to promote progressive instruction.

Travel Required:

Ability to travel to assigned school districts and spend 60-80% of your work week on the road. 

About You

Passionate about learning and welcoming people from all over the world, learning about their culture and sharing your own culture and experiences.

Passion for global perspectives - languages, cultures, travel, etc. We value a deep interest in exploring the diverse facets of our interconnected world. 

We are looking for impact makers who believe in using their career as a force for good. 

Eager to make a difference for today and tomorrow

Flexible with your time and energy and willing to expand beyond the day-to-day expectations of your work. (And the company reciprocates with flexibility)

Cameras on during most zoom meetings - we want to see your smile. 

Believe global education is for everyone

What You'll Love About Us:

Participate Learning is a B Corporation headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC, that partners with K-12 schools and districts to provide cultural exchange teachers, global education, and language immersion programs in Spanish and Mandarin. As part of our B Corp commitment, one of the essential measures of the success of our business is the positive impact we make on our employees. Our work inspires everyone to be change agents, bringing more empathy and connection to the world.

Attractive benefit coverage for medical, dental, vision

Company paid long-term, short-term disability and life insurance

Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave

Generous Vacation and Separate Sick Time

Wellness Program

Adoption Assistance

Infant-At-Work and Bring Your Dog to Work Program

Cell Phone Reimbursement

Fully-Stocked Kitchen

Volunteer Time Off

Professional Development Funds