Position Specification

Official Title: Technology Coordinator

Reporting To: CEO and Principal

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Organization Overview:

Global Academies Charter School (GACS) will nurture creative leaders who will be globally competitive yet compassionate. As holistic educators, we will not only prepare our scholars for the 21st century work place but prepare scholars to bring change to a better world. GACS serves scholars in grades kindergarten through eighth grades. Although we have a strong community base of enrollment from the West Philadelphia community, our global studies curriculum attracts scholars from surrounding Philadelphia communities including Southwest Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, Northeast Philadelphia and Northwest Philadelphia. It is our goal that GACS scholars graduate endowed with the knowledge to continue to carve out new paths in the global community. It is this level of emotional intelligence, social intelligence and spiritual intelligence that will propel scholars to persist through high school and gain the fortitude required to successfully attain their life mission and goals.

Role Summary:

IT coordinator is responsible for reporting any IT related issues related to network not working properly, unresolved IT issues, WIFI issues, additional equipment needs, missing technology. The daily monitoring of the technology to be able to report the issues for repair to the onsite technician.

Education:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in education, computer science, business administration or related professional experience in technology management.

Qualifications:

• Ability and willingness to work an extended schedule
• Proven ability to work well with children, adults and parents
• Experience with managing and maintaining instructional technology systems.
• Experience utilizing Apple and Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)