What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Coordinator position at arizona?
1. Coordinates program components.
- Monitors budgets and works with the PCCE Admin team to ensure funds are spent according to plan and adjusted as necessary
- Works with instructors to schedule classes
- Develops registration and outreach materials
- Arranges childcare and food if assistance is needed
- Ensures staff input attendance and collect evaluation tools
- Ensures data collection tools are entered into electronic databases
- Monitors progress of program delivery towards established goals
- Communicates with business office to ensure FEP follows UA financial policies and procedures in a timely manner
2. Facilitates community education.
- Teaches classes to the community on topics that could include brain development, child behavior management, or financial literacy.
- Schedule classes with community partners
- Set up, deliver and break down classes
- Arrange for food and other supplies to provide to families
- Make referrals for families to community partners
- Communicate with childcare providers when necessary
- Help program meet goals established by funders
3. Contributes to Family Engagement Program Team.
- Provides onboarding to new staff and childcare
- Attend regular staff meetings
- Contribute to improved efficiency of team using technological advances and organizational strategies
- Submit paperwork for travel and expenses
- Provide feedback and recommendations on program goals and quality improvements
4. Represents Family Engagement Program in the community.
- Develops partnerships to increase outreach and visibility of FEP
- Share program goals with community partners
- Identify new sites and populations for program delivery
- Help fill gaps in service delivery for parents in Pima County
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to deliver classes in Spanish is strongly preferred.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Skill in tracking budgets and expenses.
- Ability to communicate effectively with different groups/individuals verbally and in writing.
- Skill in teaching information to groups of adults and children.
- Knowledge of parent education and child development.
- Knowledge of basic elements of grant funded programming.