Educational Technologies Coordinator

St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Jackson, MS seeks a dynamic, innovative tech guru to help us as we fulfill Our Vision for the Future:

“In 2021 St. Andrew’s Episcopal School is a beacon of educational innovation, inclusivity, and wellness, empowering generations of Saints to impact the world.”

The educational technologies coordinator will be responsible for assisting faculty in designing and integrating effective, appropriate, and innovative technologies to support and enhance student learning and the delivery of the curriculum.  This individual will also provide instructional support in teaching students how to use various technologies. Additionally, the coordinator will perform a variety of maintenance, software installation, end-user support, and training tasks to ensure end-user workstations and network performance meet school and user requirements.

Responsibilities include:

• Working with students and leading classes (approximately 300 instructional minutes per week.)

• Identifying, evaluating, and recommending emerging technology initiatives that support learning and teaching.

• Collaborating with faculty and the division head to deploy and integrate age-/grade-appropriate technology applications across the school.

• Assisting faculty in teaching students how to effectively use technology applications.

• Developing, coordinating, and teaching workshops and classes on instructional applications of various technologies.

• Providing technical curriculum assistance regarding device usage, software applications, and general instructional use of technology in the classroom.

• Collaborating with the associate heads for teaching, learning, and innovation in their efforts to lead the school’s Saints Innovate initiative.

• Assisting the Virtual Saints innovation catalyst in efforts to support the school’s Virtual Saints initiative.  

• Leading Mobile Device Management (MDM) for iPads, Apple Laptops, Chromebooks, and Windows Laptops.

• Monitoring and helping prevent infrastructure failures through data-driven processes.

• Providing training on new technology and support initiatives as assigned by the chief technology officer.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with students and leading classes (approximately 300 instructional minutes per week.)

• Identify, evaluate, and recommend emerging technology initiatives that support learning and teaching.

• Collaborate with faculty and division head to deploy and integrate age-/grade-appropriate technology applications across the school.

• Assist faculty in teaching students how to effectively use technology applications.

• Develop, coordinate, and teach workshops and classes to faculty on instructional applications of various technologies.

• Provide technical curriculum assistance regarding device usage, software applications, and general instructional use of technology in the classroom.

• Collaborate with the associate heads for teaching, learning, and innovation in their efforts to lead the school’s Saints Innovate initiative.

• Assist the Virtual Saints innovation catalyst in efforts to assist the school’s Virtual Saints initiative.  

• Lead Mobile Device Management (MDM) for iPads, Apple Laptops, Chromebooks, and Windows Laptops.

• Monitor and help prevent infrastructure failures through data-driven processes.

• Provide training on new technology and support initiatives as assigned by the chief technology 

• Promote the effort to stay current with technological knowledge and skills.

• Attend and contribute in full, divisional, departmental, and team faculty meetings.

• Stay current on trends and new developments in the area of educational technologies.

• Take an active role in professional activities and attend relevant professional meetings and conferences.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional school environment.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, talk, and hear.  The employee is required to reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position with responsibilities from August – May. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in education, information technology, educational technology, or related field preferred.  Master’s degree preferred.

• One to three years of related school technology experience required.  

• Current and in-depth knowledge of instructional technology hardware, software, and related web-based or other tools.

• Experience working with faculty in all disciplines to identify instructional needs to enable/enhance student learning preferred.

• Experience teaching students how to use various technology applications.

• Fluency and proficiency working with PC and Macintosh operating systems and G Suite and Google Apps for Education.

• Experience with administrative and academic database systems. Experience with Blackbaud preferred.

• Represent the school in the larger community in a positive manner that reflects that values of the school.

• Ability to interface and maintain effective relationships with students, faculty, administrators, and parents/guardians.

• Professional written and verbal communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to handle multiple, simultaneous, and complex tasks and projects efficiently and effectively without constant supervision.

About St. Andrew’s Episcopal School

St. Andrew’s Episcopal School is a vibrant community dedicated to living out our mission of nurturing a diverse community in the Episcopal tradition, fostering spiritual growth, moral responsibility, academic excellence, and artistic and athletic pursuits, while preparing for a life of service to our community and the world.  We are an independent, coeducational, preparatory day school serving nearly 1100 students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. St. Andrew’s is a close-knit community of students, faculty, staff, administrators, and families of many faiths, cultures, and races and economic backgrounds. Founded in 1947, the school occupies two campuses in the Jackson, MS metro area. The South Campus houses the Lower School (pre-kindergarten through grade 4) in Jackson, and the North Campus houses the Middle School (grades 5 through 8) and Upper School (grades 9 through 12) in Ridgeland.