Tribal Engagement Coordinator

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead work with PEI Directors to ensure tribal sovereignty, expertise, and knowledge are advocated for and centered in PEI’s work to design, develop and deliver high-quality PreK-12 professional learning and educational materials.  

• Represent and contribute to PEI’s professional presence.
o Be a positive ambassador of PEI.  
o Work within the mission to implement strategic plan goals.
o Attend and contribute to statewide PEI professional learning workshops/opportunities, programs and staff meetings.
o Generate media content for social marketing and other communication outreach efforts. o Prepare presentations and support documents as needed.
o Identify and communicate strategic opportunities.  

• Work with the Associate Director of Green Jobs (ADGJ) to support PEI’s Green Job pathways.  
o Help design and support decisions regarding best practices, goals, and reporting for statewide green job programs.
o Track and evaluate project accomplishments, challenges, and opportunities.
o Align PEI’s work with OSPI’s and Employment Security Department’s work to implement state and federal Career and Technical Education (CTE) and workforce development legislation, with an emphasis on secondary CTE work integrated learning experiences, certification, industry recognized credentials, equivalencies, and dual credit options.  
o Facilitate tribal and industry focused FieldSTEM partnerships to build pathways to green jobs and careers.
o Learn and use Salesforce system to maintain a list of tribes and tribal organizations that can be supported by PEI’s successful career connected learning programs.
o Attend green jobs-related events, including WA-Association of Career and Technical Education (WACTE), Career Connect Washington (CCW), and industry conferences as appropriate.
o Help design and support systems to prioritize green job program development in underserved districts and dual language programs as defined by CCW and Washington State Report Card, including partnerships with Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families.
o Develop high-quality, career-based projects and activities in conjunction with employers that can be implemented in classrooms.  

• Develop teacher professional learning and resources.
o Collaborate with tribes, professional educators, and employers to design, develop and implement academic and industry aligned frameworks that include work integrated learning, certificates, dual credit, and other career connected learning (CCL) opportunities.  
o Coordinate and/or deliver CTE framework professional learning opportunities in collaboration with PEI consultants, community partners, and other staff.
o Create materials and programs to attract middle and high school students to green economy jobs and demonstrate the competencies necessary to succeed.    

• Support implementation of PEI’s Youth Engaged in Sustainable Systems (YESS) Program.
o Partner with school districts and tribal compact schools to launch and support YESS programs.  
o Convene project partners including PEI staff, attend regular check ins with each program team, evaluate students’ experiences, and complete site visits as available.
o Collect documentation needed to process student and teacher stipends and registration.
o Collect and review program feedback to inform decisions about future program growth.
o Recruit and partner with YESS student ambassadors to gather student feedback and advertise program.  

Desired Qualifications  

• Lived experience with tribes or as a tribal member.
• Experience working with and leading adults; skilled in meeting and workshop facilitation.
• Knowledge of the multiple education and workforce systems in the state including: CTE pathways and programs, skills centers, career connected learning and workforce development.
• Experience building and maintaining relationships between tribal nations and non-tribal communities and organizations.
• Experience working with secondary students.
• Self-directed, takes initiative to accomplish goals, working both independently and as part of a team.
• Professional, positive, creative, flexible, committed to education, teachers, and students.
• Experience in and commitment to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in education, communities, and natural resource fields.
• Up to date on current initiatives in education, e.g., Universal Design for Learning, Social Emotional Learning, Washington State Education Standards, Since Time Immemorial, Career Connect Washington, Mastery-based learning, project-based learning.
• Awareness of key green economy sectors (natural resources, renewable energy, agriculture and food systems, outdoor recreation, environmental conservation).
• Ability to provide own transportation and proof of auto insurance coverage.
• Ability and willingness to work with Microsoft Office, Google, Salesforce, and other software programs.
• Lived experience equivalent to four years of education and certifications/degrees relevant to the position.