Program Development Specialist

University of South Florida•Tallahassee, FL

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The Institute for School-Community Partnerships, Integrated Services, and Child Mental Health and Educational Policy (ISCP), which is part of the College of Education, envisions that all schools in the state of Florida and nationally will have the capacity to provide a safe, effective, and efficient environment to continuously improve the academic, social, and emotional growth of all students and to actively engage families and communities in education. The ISCP’s nearly $23 million budget is derived from grants from federal, state, and private sources. It is the mission of the ISCP to implement and evaluate research-based and innovative practices in school and community settings. This is accomplished through (a) training, technical assistance, and support to key partners; (b) community-engaged research and program evaluation to inform key partners’ decision making; (c) the development of research and evidence-based documents, tools, and resources to support implementation and evaluation activities; and (d) supporting the infrastructure and capacity of key partners to implement and evaluate federal and state educational policy. The Program Development Specialist (PDS) serves as the main support and provides guidance for 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) sub recipients who provide after-school time and expanded day learning opportunities for students across Florida. The PDS provides technical assistance and support to the subrecipients in an array of areas such as grant management, compliance with federal and state rules and regulations, quality instruction for students, adult family member and stakeholder engagement and program evaluation to enhance the quality of services provided to the students they serve.

Requirements

Position is located in Tallahassee, FL
This position requires in state travel up to 15% of the year.

Responsibilities

Provides technical assistance and support to the subrecipients in an array of areas such as grant management
Provides technical assistance and support to the subrecipients in an array of areas such as compliance with federal and state rules and regulations
Provides technical assistance and support to the subrecipients in an array of areas such as quality instruction for students
Provides technical assistance and support to the subrecipients in an array of areas such as adult family member and stakeholder engagement
Provides technical assistance and support to the subrecipients in an array of areas such as program evaluation to enhance the quality of services provided to the students they serve.