2024/Autumn -MA Leadership Cohort Weaver

Location: Moraga, CA
Open Date: Aug 28, 2024
Deadline:

Description:Master of Arts in Leadership program: Cohort Weaver Position.

Founded in 1863, Saint Mary's is a residential campus nestled 20 miles east of San Francisco in the picturesque Moraga Valley. Based in the Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts traditions, Saint Mary's currently enrolls more than 4,000 students from diverse backgrounds in undergraduate and graduate programs. The De La Salle Christian Brothers, the largest teaching order of the Roman Catholic Church, guide the spiritual and academic character of the College.

As a comprehensive and independent institution, Saint Mary's offers undergraduate and graduate programs integrating liberal and professional education. Saint Mary's reputation for excellence, innovation, and responsiveness in education stems from its vibrant heritage as a Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts institution. An outstanding, committed faculty and staff that value shared inquiry, integrative learning, and student interaction bring these traditions to life in the 21st century. The College is committed to the educational benefits of diversity.


Qualifications:
Masters of Arts in Leadership Program: Cohort Weaver

Overview

Masters of Arts in Leadership Program: Cohort Weaver

Term of Employment: Autumn 2024-Winter, 2026.

Saint Mary's College seeks to hire a Cohort Weaver for the Leadership Department in the Kalmanovitz School of Education.

The 18-month long Master of Arts in Leadership degree provides the student with practical skills, and personal enrichment that one may seek in a graduate education program. Students learn contemporary leadership theory and practice in peer networks of working professionals from public, private, and non-profit sectors, as well as, acquire a wide range of competencies and skills that allow one to advance and succeed in today's dynamic and complex world.

What makes the Master of Arts in Leadership Program unique in this growing and diverse field of academic leadership education programs is that it is informed by the values of the Three Traditions of Saint Mary's College, which reflect a commitment to justice, service and whole person learning. Our hybrid online/in-person program provides a transformative education in collaborative leadership for working professionals responsive to the complex and emerging challenges and opportunities of the 21st century.

Initially focused on public sector leadership, the program was expanded to include professionals from private and not-for-profit sectors. Today, program participants are not just from all three sectors, but represent diverse industries, levels of responsibilities, ages, ethnicities, and vocational aspirations. Our graduates consistently report that the program has been life-changing for them, both professionally and personally. They tell us that their employers, colleagues, family and friends recognize their increased competence and confidence in building relationships, navigating and facilitating change, working effectively under pressure, and creating the conditions for more productivity and well-being in both work and life.

Responsibilities:

The Cohort Weaver works with students in the MA in Leadership program. Each MA in Leadership cohort is assigned a Cohort Weaver to work with the cohort for the duration of the 18-month program. Developing a strong relationship to the members of the cohort is essential for the Weaver to effectively support the learners. The Cohort Weaver attends the last in-person Executive Weekend (EW) session for each course in the MA program. The EW sessions are held in person on the Saint Mary's College Moraga CA campus. The Weaver also meets virtually (synchronous and asynchronous engagement) with students to connect their learning to both 21st Century Leadership practices and learning from prior modules. The main responsibilities of the Weaver are:

to foster the development of the learning community;

support individual learning through on-going written reflection;

support experiential learning;

maintain continuity from module to module and to support the learners' integration of program curriculum through reflection papers; and

to be the liaison between the cohort and the program administration

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will hold a Master's Degree in Education or a closely related field and have relevant professional experience with online/hybrid learning and experience working with learning communities, as well as, familiarity with constructive development theory. Demonstrated teaching effectiveness at the graduate level is strongly preferred as is the ability to teach a course in a hybrid format. Candidates should be comfortable supporting and working in a multi-cultural environment.

Applicants must reside in California.


To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/153225





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