Parent Leadership Training Institute; PLTI) Site Coordinator

The Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) is a family civics initiative of the Connecticut Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity & Opportunity (CWCSEO). Participants become advocates for children through a community-building retreat, a 20+ week instructional course on personal development, community leadership, and civics, and a culminating community project. Through PLTI, participants practice communication and public speaking, learn to analyze budgets, policy, and law, and build the skills to work effectively within civic and political systems.

The Site Coordinator provides leadership and local guidance for the planning and implementation of PLTI, serving as the “community face and voice” of the initiative. They understand PLTI as a civics initiative and community-builder, and models that commitment throughout the role. This person manages the day-to-day operations and logistics of the initiative and works cooperatively with the Facilitation Team, the Civic Design Team, United Way of Greater New Haven, and the CWCSEO PLTI State Director to ensure the program is delivered with fidelity to the model.

The role combines two closely linked areas of work: running the operations and logistics of each cohort and serving as the central point of coordination among everyone involved in delivering the initiative.

• Be present at the retreat, all sessions, and local (and state, if applicable) graduations.
• Organize all site logistics for the class: site selection, food, and childcare (or Children’s Leadership Training Institute).
• Order and bill for food and purchases of supplies for the retreat, sessions, graduation, and CDT and alumni meetings and events.
• Maintain accurate records of facilitator hours and ensure their submission of invoices.
• Maintain accurate records and coordinate the PLTI budget with the Sponsoring Organization.
• Prepare and have class materials ready at each session and maintain accurate records of attendance and work submission of participants; and maintain accurate records of facilitator hours and responsibilities.
• Distribute and collect pre/post participant surveys and session evaluation, ensuring data collection to inform future work and continuous improvement of the initiative.
• Maintain and submit accurate PLTI participant records to the State Director within required timelines.
• Coordinate the logistics of local graduations, including, but not limited to transportation, guest invitations, and food.
• Invite and confirm guest speakers and send thank-you letters.
• Coordinate Civic Design Team meetings and alumni events in collaboration with Civic Design Team members, Sponsoring Organization, and/or PLTI State Director.
• Draft and send communications with relevant information or resources to the to various audiences, including but not limited to the cohort, alumni, Civic Design Team, Sponsoring Organization, and/or PLTI State Director.

• Understand PLTI as a civics initiative and community-builder, and model that commitment throughout the role.
• Lead outreach, recruitment, and interviewing of a diverse applicant pool for each new cohort, in partnership with the Civic Design Team, Sponsoring Organization, and/or State Director.
• Participate in required weekly Technical Assistance (TA) sessions with the PLTI State Director and Facilitation Team to debrief and prepare upcoming sessions.
• Participate in bi-weekly Statewide Site Coordinator meetings led by the PLTI State Director.
• Provide support and resources to the Facilitation Team, before and during sessions, and step in as necessary during sessions.
• Serve as the primary liaison among class participants, the…