SHI - Education Language Coordinator - Our Ancestors' Echoes

Job Summary

The primary objective of this position is to develop heritage language material and promote inclusive language learning opportunities, which are administered through the Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) Education Department. Independent judgment is required to plan, prioritize, and organize diversified workload and to recommend changes in relation to program practices and procedures.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Oversee and report to the program manager the participation of each heritage language scholar, including monthly one-on-one check-ins.
• Monitor and share the academic performance of the scholars with the program manager, consistent with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
• Collaborate with UAS financial aid department and the program manager to pay tuition course fees for the fully funded heritage language scholars and to administer the language course scholarships each semester.
• Coordinate internships with heritage language scholars and language students on internships connecting with interdisciplinary study, travel options, and cultural programming.
• Foster partnerships with local community organizations and cultural heritage organizations for internship experience implementation.
• Coordinate mentors for scholars in each cohort, that will provide oversight and support in heritage language audio translation and transcription.
• Organize professional development opportunities for program participants and staff.
• Supervise and execute the yearly summer language workshops.
• Other duties as assigned. 

Required Skills

• Demonstrated high level of verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills. 
• Exhibited ability to manage multiple projects and activities with attention to detail. 
• Strong organizational and planning skills in program coordination. 
• Technical capacity and expertise in using charts, tables, graphs, spreadsheets, and databases. 
• Extensive knowledge of Southeast Alaska Native culture and languages

Supervisory Responsibility

This position will have no direct reports.

Work Environment

This position’s duties are performed at the offices of Sealaska Heritage Institute. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to verbally communicate. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, and climbing. The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 50 pounds.

About this Role

This is a full-time benefited position. SHI employees are expected to work during SHI’s regular business hours of 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday. Additionally, employees may work up to or over 45 hours per week or additional time as needed to meet workload demands or special events such as Celebration.

Required Education and Experience

• Three years of professional work in project management and program coordination. 
• Bachelor of Arts or Science Degree in education, language, or project-related field. 

Preferred Education and Experience

• Five years of professional work in the education or project-related field.  
• Experience in Tlingit, Haida, and/or Tsimshian languages.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.