Program Director, EngageKY Foster Grandparents

Overview

Program Director, Engage

KY Foster Grandparents

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• Working Title
  :
  Program Director, Engage
  
  KY Foster Grandparents
• Department
  :
  EngageKY
• Compensation Title
  :
  Program Director, Engage
  
  KY FGP
• Position Number
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• Position Status
  :
  Contract, Grant
• Work Schedule
  : M-F 8:15-4:30
• Hours per Week
  : 37.5
• Months per Year
  : 12

The Program Director is responsible for the overall management, capacity building, and sustainability of the Engage

KY Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) funded by Ameri Corps. Engage

KY FGP will place 50 senior (55 years+) volunteers in colleges, high schools and their feeder schools throughout the state of Kentucky to provide youth with literacy and math tutoring, mentoring, and to support students with developmental disabilities. The Ameri Corps focus area is Education with attention to rural communities and those in rural areas, and addressing learning loss lingering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The goal is to have 200 youth with increased skills in math and/or reading and 120 youth with increased academic outcomes.

This role involves supervising 50 Ameri Corps Seniors, managing a $500,000 budget, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures, and representing the program at the local, state, and national levels.

• Recruit schools to serve as FGP host sites. Recruit, train, support and oversee 50 Ameri Corps seniors.
• Develop systems and processes that will ensure strong implementation and ongoing capacity building with a goal focused on long-term sustainability.
• Manage the program’s budget, ensuring financial stability and accountability.
• Develop a policies and procedures handbook that will apply to Engage
  
  KY staff, agencies hosting Ameri Corps Seniors, and the Ameri Corps Seniors members.
• Work with third-party evaluators to collect, analyze, and report program data.
• Participate in Engage
  
  KY staff meetings, retreats, and events.

• Grants management, volunteer management, budget management, computer skills, recruitment, training, public speaking, experience in K-12 school system.
• Driver’s license and dependable vehicle needed.

• Required Documents
  :
  Resume, Cover Letter/Letter of Application, Writing Sample 1
• Optional Documents
  :
  Letter of Recommendation 1, Letter of Recommendation 2

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