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School Program Manager (Year Round)
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Embark on an exhilarating journey as the next School Programs Manager (SPM) at the Northwest Maritime Center. While leading a seasonal school programs team, the SPM crafts captivating program content and fosters deep connections with teachers, community partners, and school administrators to create transformative maritime experiences. Together, we'll fill our campuses and boats with eager students who will depart with a profound understanding of why we believe “The sea is the most powerful teacher we know”!
We offer a variety of hands-on learning opportunities for schools and student groups, ranging from day programs to overnight voyages. These programs include Salish Sea Expeditions, which are multi-day overnight science and sailing programs aboard the Schooner Zodiac; Puget Sound Adventures, which are single-day field trips aboard our floating science classroom, the Admiral Jack; and our local multi-day program, Maritime Discovery which introduces students to marine science, maritime skills and maritime trades.
If you've got a go-getter attitude, ready to dive into any part of the programming action when needed, then you're our kind of teammate. Creating a vibrant, inclusive, and safe learning vibe is your superpower, and you know how to switch seamlessly between solo acts and partnering with the crew. Do you have clear communication, a collaborative spirit, and the ability to ebb and flow gracefully through dynamic situations? Join us! We work hard and have fun, each day is a new opportunity to see something cool!
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Program Delivery
Manage program coordinator and seasonal staff, including recruitment, hiring, and training in coordination with other program managers
Follow best practices and support NWMC's Antiracism & Inclusion statement
Collaborate with Deputy Program Director to assess, improve, and design school program curriculum
Implement program evaluation using data collection, logic models, and annual performance goals
Follow risk management protocols established within the Programs Division
Collaborate with Registrar to facilitate program registration paperwork & database management
Program Development & Outreach
Work to expand marketplace for school programs through regional outreach to schools, teachers, communities, and program partners
Budget Oversight & Accountability
Manage expenses and revenues to meet budget
Use annual trends to build future budgets & inform program planning
Collaborate with Development department on program funding strategy through grant deliverables, philanthropic support, and evaluation of programs
Other duties as assigned
GENERAL OPERATIONS
While this position’s primary responsibility is in implementing the school programs, the School Program Manager will work as part of the NWMC team to ensure smooth operations for the organization as a whole. This could include providing information to visitors to the Maritime Center and helping out in projects and events that require all-hands-on-deck, to helping tie up a vessel coming into our dock because you happen to be standing there. We all pitch in for the heavy lifting now and then—sometimes this is metaphoric; occasionally we all have to actually help lift something heavy.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
2-4 years of experiential education program delivery with increased management responsibility over that time which included budget management and staff hiring & training
Commitment to a collaborative, solution-oriented approach to program development. This includes a willingness to envision, develop, and implement equity-driven, student-centered, maritime-focused programming
Demonstrated ability to:
foster and sustain effective and efficient program and people operational systems
be highly organized, with the flexibility and energy to thrive in a dynamic environment
take initiative and ask for help
Ability to pass a pre-employment background check and drug test
Current First Aid & CPR (or training plan)
HELPFUL QUALIFICATIONS
Maritime education experience
Maritime industry experience from underway operations to marine science and research
Experience in innovative program development and program evaluation
USCG license
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Moves maritime-related gear weighing up to 50 lbs to and from vehicles and boats
During the programming season, ascends/descends ladders in and around boats
Traverses uneven terrain and steep inclines to access boats
Frequently works in outdoor weather conditions
APPLICATION PROCESS
Submit your resume with the online application.
Deadline for applications: Open until filled, applications reviewed upon receipt
WORK LOCATION & SCHEDULE
Position will require mostly onsite work; however, some work may be done remotely in the off-season. Some work may be required on water vessels of varying sizes
Main NWMC Offices are located at 431 Water St., Port Townsend, WA 98368
Position is full-time, 40 hours/week
Reports to: Deputy Program Director
WAGE RANGE & BENEFITS
$27 - $30 per hour, non-exempt or exempt
100% company paid Health, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance + contributions to HSA account
Matching contributions to a SIMPLE IRA retirement fund after 1 year of employment
Paid time off: accrues 2 weeks of vacation per year, 17 paid holidays in a calendar year, & 1 hour of sick time accrued per every 25 hours worked
Flexible schedule & employee discounts
NWMC is committed to equal employment opportunity, striving towards being an antiracist and inclusive organization. We value the diversity of our staff and the communities that we serve, which includes a spectrum of racial, cultural, religious, sexual and gender identities, and abilities. We strongly encourage applications from people who have not seen themselves represented in the industry.