VACANCY
ANNOUNCEMENT
TITLE: AmeriCorps Recovery Program Director
DEPARTMENT: Youth and Community Development Services
REPORTS TO: Chief Program Officer
Salary: $40,000
Status: One-Year Full Time Position (
DATE:
JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for the overall functioning of the AmeriCorps
Program. Oversee and provide day-to-day support of AmeriCorps members
developmental and social services needs.
EDUCATION,
EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
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Bachelors Degree required
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Must have a least 3 years
of supervisory, program and grant management experience
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Experience working with
youth and young adult volunteer programs
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Ability to provide
leadership and coordinate the work of a team of AmeriCorps Members
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Ability to create an
atmosphere of teamwork and commitment among AmeriCorps Members, sites and
community partners
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Demonstrate the ability
and experience in areas such as grant management, training, team building,
program development/management, problem solving, and community building
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Experience in providing
social services to adolescents in community based settings
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Familiarity with
community based agencies, services and resources
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Good interpersonal and
organizational skills, with the ability to effectively balance and integrate
task-oriented and process-oriented responsibilities
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Excellent written, verbal
communication, and facilitation skills
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Bilingual English/
Spanish preferred
ESSENTIAL
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Program
Management:
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Recruit and manage on an
annual basis, a team of 20 part-time individuals to serve as Americorps members
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Ensure that 80% of
members complete their required 900 hours of service
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Ensure that all new
members receive both a pre- and post-service training
·
Ensure that all members
and staff participate in all of AmeriCorps events (i.e. kickoff)
·
Conduct monthly meetings
with all site supervisors to ensure that they are adhering to and supporting
all AmeriCorps objectives (i.e. adequate supervision, completing timesheets and
performance evaluation, assisting with providing additional professional
training for their perspective members)
·
Maintain grant
requirements including, quarterly progress reports, monthly and quarterly
financial reports, as well as required WBRS reporting
·
Attend mandatory Program
Directors meetings
Member
Development:
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Ensure that members
continue to receive the essential training needed to perform service duties.
·
Ensure that members are
knowledgeable on the mission of the AmeriCorps program
·
Track and provide quarterly
reports to members’ supervisors regarding their service hours.
·
Coordinate monthly
community service projects that will ensure volunteerism with members and
individuals from the
·
Conduct monthly reflection
meetings with members in a smaller setting in order to enhance their AmeriCorps
experience.
Member
Supervision:
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Supervise staff, program
members, and 1 social work intern
·
Ensure that all members
receive at least 3 performance evaluations per service year (All performance
evaluation must be reviewed by the Chief Program Officer prior to documenting
it in members’ files).
·
Implement an improvement plan
to ensure that members who are struggling in meeting their service hours are
given the support and guidance needed
·
Conduct weekly site
visits where members are placed
·
Conduct weekly mandatory meetings
with all members
Professional
Development:
·
Attend any approved or
recommended trainings and/ or conferences that will support program continuity
as well as individual professional growth as a manager.
·
Special assignments as
needed
Email cover letter &
resume to:
Johanna DeJesus, Chief Program
Officer for Youth & Community Development Services
Subject: Americorps Recovery Program Director