Children Services Outreach Specialist

WHRO•Norfolk, VA

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About The Position

The Children’s Services Outreach Specialist helps to provide resources to WHRO’s owner member schools and community organizations to promote early learning resources. This position is responsible for scheduling, planning, and executing the education vans programs, along with supporting other Children’s Services and Education Services initiatives.

Requirements

Experience working with young children in an instructional setting
Valid, current driver’s license and ability to drive large vehicles
Must be available to work weekends and evenings
Customer service, organizational, and presentation skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent technical and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
Two to five years of experience teaching young children as well as training parents.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with the Children Services Specialist to schedule WHRO STEM Van, Literacy Van, and Environmental Van visits.
Drive WHRO’s Education Vans to various locations and provide programs to expand educational products and services to Title 1 school communities and military families.
Develop and conduct curriculum-based, hands-on activities on location (STEM, Environmental, Literacy).
Develop relationships with schools, community centers, libraries and other community organizations
Manage documentation of Literacy, STEM and Environmental van activities
Provide trainings for children and parents at various locations on PBS Kids Resources.
Align PBS KIDS content to Virginia Standards of Learning.
Collect research through pre- and post- evaluations and prepare reports.
Assist with coordinating the PBS KIDS Writers Contest.
Coordinate and implement activities for Reading Camps, STEM Camps, and Reading Buddies programs.
Organize and maintain inventory of PBS Kids learning resources
Provide assistance at defined community WHRO events. (Virginia Children’s Festival, Spelling Bee, Great Computer Challenge, Read Across America, The Month of the Military Child, Instructional Technology Summit)
Other duties as assigned.