Program Specialist Community Education (21st CCLC)

Salt Lake City School District•Salt Lake, UT

About The Position

The Program Specialist Community Education position would oversee the four (4) 21 st Century Community Learning Center (21 st CCLC) grant elementary schools: Glendale, Liberty, Mountain View, and Rose Park, and two (2) School Age Quality 22 (SAQ 22) grant elementary schools: Backman and Escalante. This position will focus on delivering high-level program support in the four (4) areas of engagement: Academic, Organizational, Student, and Community. This position will develop trainings and help create lesson plans to be shared throughout the Community Education After-School Program (CEASP). This is a time-limited, grant-funded position, and continued employment is dependent upon continued grant funding.

Requirements

College-level coursework
Experience in and knowledgeable of age-appropriate activities, stages of child development, Individual Education Plans, and concepts of learning
Experience working with community programs and partnerships, volunteers, families, and stakeholders in programs and services that support after-school programs
Experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.)
Speak, read, write, and present professionally, analyze, and interpret English written and verbal communications
CPR/First Aid Certificate: must complete and earn certification within 30 days of starting work
Valid Driver’s License and evidence of insurability with dependable/reliable access to transportation
Ability to operate standard office equipment, including phone, scanner, and copy machine

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in education, social work, or another related field
Experience in a K-12 education or public employment environment
Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.)
Spanish or other language proficiency, including the ability to read, write, speak, and understand

Responsibilities

Provides oversight and programmatic support of the 21 st Century Community Learning Center (21 st CCLC) grant schools and School Age Quality 22 (SAQ-22) schools.
Provides Academic Engagement: to grant schools by providing support to staff and students using the academic engagement online platform used by the Community Education After-School Program (CEASP).
Provides Organization Engagement: to meet the social and emotional learning (SEL) needs of the participating students by utilizing an evidence-based curriculum to train staff. This position will train coordinators in leadership, management, mentoring, coaching, youth well-being, and quality programming with the objective aimed at increasing program quality.
Provides Student Engagement: to ensure that students are measured a minimum of four times per year using the Community Education Social and Emotional Competency Assessment (CE-SECA).
Assists with lesson plan creation and preparation to be shared throughout the CEAPs to be utilized and for continuity of high-quality programming.
Oversee SEL lessons twice per week by CEASP staff, ensuring to incorporate Kagan structures.
Provides Community Engagement: during the duration of this grant period, help facilitate and build relationships with community-based organizations (CBOs) throughout Salt Lake County.
This position supports family engagement events at the CEASPs a minimum of four times per year.
Collaborates with internal and external parties (e.g., District personnel, other districts, community Organizations, state agencies, etc.) to implement and/or maintain services and programs.
Communicates with department employees (e.g., by phone, in person, via email, etc.) to provide information, program support, and ensure effective and efficient operations of After School programs.
Prepares focused trainings based on the quality concentration needed most assistance in the department to provide high-quality programming for all our CEASPs using the program quality assessment tool.
Performs department personnel functions (e.g., facilitates training to ASP staff, reviews with new site personnel training previously deployed at the beginning of the school year, monitors and maintains required training hours needed for state requirements, offers additional training to employees who require extra support to improve their performance, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring adequate staffing to deliver quality programs.
Participate in meetings, workshops, and seminars, as assigned, to convey and gather information required to perform functions.
Evaluate situations (e.g., involving other staff, students, parents, the public, etc.) to take appropriate action and direct to appropriate personnel for resolution.
Support a team environment by collaborating with own and other work units to effectively perform the duties of the position.
Work under limited supervision, utilizing time-management and prioritization strategies, accurately processing detailed information, and meeting deadlines.
Adapt to changing work priorities and work with frequent interruptions, as required.
Speak, read, write, analyze, understand, and follow written and verbal communication in English, including grammar and punctuation; listen to, and understand information and ideas presented verbally or in writing.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance to fulfill job requirements efficiently and effectively.
As needed, roll, push, pull, bend, reach, stoop, and lift up to 50 pounds.
Other duties as assigned.