Program Coordinator of Schuylkill ACHIEVE 21st Century Community Learning Center Afterschool Program

Program Coordinator of Schuylkill ACHIEVE 21st Century Community Learning Center Afterschool Program

Qualifications:

· Minimum of four-year degree with experience working in an education program; education degree preferred; education administrative or operations experience preferred.

Examples of Duties:

· Acts as a central point of contact for Pennsylvania Department of Education’s 21st Century Community Learning Center grant.

· Maintains excellent knowledge of grant proposal in order to fulfill mandated grant requirements.

· Oversees Schuylkill ACHIEVE sites, activities, and collaborative process between the SIU, participant school districts, and community partners.

· Visits program sites monthly to monitor activities and operations to ensure grant compliance.

· Assists program sites with daily activities and operations as needed.

· Researches best practices in Afterschool to ensure the delivery of high quality programming to students.

· Researches topics, creates presentations, organizes operations, and delivers programming for monthly, on-site professional development meetings for Schuylkill ACHIEVE staff.

· Disseminates an informative professional development meeting minutes to Schuylkill ACHIEVE staff not present during professional development meetings.

· Works directly with Schuylkill ACHIEVE Lead Teacher and school district to complete a Schuylkill ACHIEVE Emergency Readiness Plan.

· Exhibits during school district Open House events to create awareness about the SIU’s Schuylkill ACHIEVE Afterschool Program.

· Assists in the collection and preparation of information for the required yearly state and federal reporting. Information is provided to the External Evaluator.

· Attends yearly, required state and federal (if applicable) 21st CCLC trainings/conferences.

· Maintains positive relations with formal grant community partners and seeks partnerships with additional organizations.

· Coordinates and/or provides professional development, including, but not limited to STEM technology, to district lead teachers and instructors on program components.

· Disseminates program information to program stakeholders that could include direct mailings, print media, or through technology-based methods.
· Coordinates cohort sites with participation in the National Lights on Afterschool Campaign.

· Seeks additional sources of funding for program sustainability, as appropriate.

· Manages the purchase of program components that includes obtaining vendor quotes, creating requisition forms, and processing receipt of supplies documentation.

· Develops surveys, forms, inventory logs and other program specific documents.

· Coordinates events and programs such as “STEM Saturday” with Penn State Schuylkill Campus, “Art Around the World” with Walk-In Art Center, and Summer Programming with Schuylkill Technology Center.

· Collaborates with community partners to implement activities and events as outlined in the grant proposal.

· Coordinates family engagement services available to parents of students in Schuylkill ACHIEVE (adult education classes, computer skill workshops, etc.) and provides information to families for participation.

· Performs any other activities to fulfill grant guidelines as assigned by the Program Supervisor.

Program/Classification:

· Curriculum/Community Based Education. & Staff Compensation Plan

Reports To:

· Director of Curriculum & Instruction or assigned designee

Supervisory Responsibilities:

· None

Terms of Employment:

· Part-time position, 28 hours per week (Monday through Thursday), for the duration of the grant period based on a schedule accommodating the timing of grant events, maximum 36 weeks; Position is contingent upon grant renewal.

· Coordinator will be permitted a 30 minute lunch, and include 3 personal days and 7 sick days.

Physical/Sensory Requirements:

· The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

· Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· This is an active position requiring the ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, reach, stand, walk and occasionally lift and/or move objects up to 50 lbs.; verbal and hearing skills to effectively communicate; visual acuity to oversee projects, and make observations. Work is done mainly indoors but could include outside tasks.

Method of Evaluation:

· Performance of the job will be evaluated annually by the Director of Curriculum & Instruction or assigned designee in accordance with provisions of the Board’s Policy and evaluation of personnel.

The public schools of Schuylkill County and the Schuylkill IU 29 do not discriminate against any persons in employment, educational programs or activities based on race, color, sex, creed, religion, age, disability, national origin, marital status or because a person is a disabled veteran or a veteran of the Vietnam era. This policy extends to all other legally protected classifications and is published in accordance with state and federal laws including Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Job Type: Part-time

Expected hours: 28 per week

Benefits:

• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Work setting:

• In-person

Ability to Relocate:

• Mar Lin, PA 17951: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person