Square One

Job Posting

Date of Posting: Thursday July 30, 2009

Posting Expires: Wednesday August 12, 2009

Job Location: SACC @ Administrative Offices

Job Title: Caring and Relating Education (CARE) Program Coordinator

Normal Work Week: Monday- Friday

Normal Hours per Week: 30 Hours per Week

Base Salary: T.B.D /” Pending Funding”

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Internal Applicants: Please contact Marieme Sow, Hiring Specialist at 947 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103 or by phone at (413) 858-3117

Square One is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All internal applicants must apply

by contacting the Human Resource Dept. within (10) ten working days of the date of the actual posting.

If you are applying for a position internally, you must make sure you inform your immediate Supervisor or Director of your intent. Failure to comply with this process may result in the loss of internal candidate status.

SQUARE ONE

Job Description

Job Title: Caring and Relating Education (CARE) Program Coordinator

Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education
• Minimum of (2) two years of experience in working with programs for children and youth from diverse families.
• Experience in program planning, management, and assessment
• Proficient interpersonal skills to work in partnership with inter-agency staff, children, parents, and education personnel in the community
• First Aid and CPR certification is required.
• Must be computer literate in MS office.
• Must successfully pass a BRC.
• Must be able to work flexible hours based on the program needs.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish is preferred.
• Excellent working knowledge of and experience using Microsoft Word and Excel computer software

Summary:

The primary role of the Caring and Relating Education (CARE) Program Coordinator is to successfully lead the implementation of the new CARE program for homeless children attending Springfield Public Schools. CARE is a collaborative effort with the Springfield Public Schools (SPS), and the CARE Program Coordinator will have to work effectively with the person designated by SPS as their Program Director to ensure the delivery of all program elements and program assessments.

Job Responsibilities:

• Maintain regular and effective communication with the SPS Program Director to coordinate delivery of program components so that content and activities align and complement each other.

• Be present and record meeting minutes at all CARE program sessions.

· Work with Square One staff to coordinate the hiring of three facilitators for the Go FIT fitness and healthy living programming.

· Recruit college and high school student interns to assist in delivery of program components, primarily academic coaching and assistance with delivery of Go FIT fitness and healthy living programming.

· Coordinate all necessary BRC checks for program staff, interns and volunteers and work with Square One’s Hiring Specialist as needed.

· Work with the SPS Program Director to recruit homeless children to participate yearly, approximately half of the children will come from Holyoke and the other half will come from Springfield, with additional children if Square One and SPS agree to expand the program.

· Work with the SPS Program Director to ensure that a SPS Mental Health Counselor is available for the homeless children at the program site during each program session.

· Work in coordination with the SPS Program Director to ensure appropriate food and/or snacks are available at each program session.

· Work with the SPS Program Director to ensure that accessible bus transportation and or public transportation is provided for homeless students who live in Holyoke and Springfield homeless facilities.

· Work with Square One staff and the SPS Program Director to oversee purchasing of educational materials and supplies, including materials for the program’s Literacy Backpacks and literacy incentive items for the children.

· Work with the CARE program’s SPS identified Teachers to keep maintain, track and monitor attendance records of each program session.

· Work with the SPS Program Director, Square One staff, CARE staff, and CARE volunteers to ensure delivery of health and wellness information, information about SPS’s Parent and Community Engagement workshops, information about Square One’s Parenting Works program, and information about other resources is made available to the homeless children’s parents or caregivers

· Create, prepare and develop reports to assess the program results and analyze the evaluations.

· Coordinate with SPS to engage two UMASS masters-level students, program staff, volunteers, and participants to conduct program evaluations.

· Assist in recruiting and coordinating with other program collaborators as needed.

· Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Physical Requirements:

• Must have reliable transportation to the CARE program site at German Gerena Elementary School in Springfield, and to other facilities as needed for meetings

and visits.

• Good visual and mental alertness.

• Ability to prepare documents, reports as needed for the CARE program.

Accountability:

To the Assistant Vice President of Programs

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Signature Date

8/09