Professional Development and Outreach Coordinator

University of South Florida•Tallahassee, FL

11h•$55,000 - $60,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Professional Development and Outreach Coordinator supports the Florida McKinney-Vento Program (FMVP) by developing training and professional development resources and delivering professional development to school district McKinney-Vento liaisons, staff, and other relevant district- and school-level personnel in Florida. The role helps school districts address barriers to identifying students experiencing homelessness, ensuring immediate school enrollment and regular attendance, and supporting academic achievement. It also conducts programmatic and fiscal monitoring of school districts and other entities under the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, reviews grant applications and amendments, and assists the FMVP Director with discretionary grants supporting statewide identification and enrollment efforts and program evaluation. The position is grant funded and must be performed in person in Tallahassee, Florida. The role assists the Bureau of Federal Educational Programs (BFEP) and local educational agencies in implementing the FMVP under the Every Student Succeeds Act. It supports program goals and objectives, develops and administers methods to improve program processes, serves as a liaison to assigned school districts, and provides technical and operational support. The coordinator also contributes to statewide subgrant oversight, monitoring, grant administration, and program reporting.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Education, Adult Education, Communication, Public Administration, or equivalent.
Three years of professional experience.
Must work in person in Tallahassee, Florida.
Criminal history background check, Level 1 and Level 2, is required.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Social Work, Education, Adult Education, Communication, Public Administration, or equivalent.
Two years of professional experience.

Responsibilities

Assist BFEP and local educational agencies in implementing all aspects of the Florida McKinney-Vento Program as prescribed in the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Assist school districts in supporting improved academic achievement for students experiencing homelessness.
Participate in developing BFEP program goals and objectives and recommend, implement, and administer methods and procedures to improve FMVP processes.
Develop live and recorded online training modules and resources for McKinney-Vento liaisons, school and district staff, and other stakeholders.
Deliver in-person and virtual professional development and coordinate or facilitate regional and statewide FMVP meetings and trainings.
Serve as the primary liaison to assigned local educational agencies on program implementation and activities, and assist with day-to-day program-related problem solving.
Gather information on challenges faced by students experiencing homelessness, progress in addressing those challenges, and the effectiveness of programs serving these students.
Conduct programmatic and fiscal monitoring of local educational agencies, as applicable, to assess compliance with applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and grant terms and conditions.
Provide targeted assistance to local educational agencies based on monitoring documentation or their requests.
Help the FMVP team develop monitoring documentation requests, review notes, and final monitoring reports.
Review grant applications and reconcile grant records for leadership review and approval.
Contribute to preparation of the annual FMVP Title IX, Part A grant application.
Assist the FMVP Director in overseeing and coordinating statewide Education of Homeless Children and Youth Identification and Training Project and EHCY project subgrants.
Meet with subgrant coordinators to review deliverables and review communications, training materials, and reports.
Review applications and amendments for both EHCY projects.
Research policy in response to technical assistance inquiries and attend or conduct meetings on behalf of the FMVP Director, as assigned.
Perform other duties as assigned by the FMVP Director and Bureau Chief.