Program Specialist - Quality Programs - Afterschool Program

Job Location: 205 Jefferson St., Jefferson City, MO 65101.

Salary Range: The salary range listed in this job description is a base salary. Applicants eligible for years‑of‑service adjustments or shift differentials may exceed the salary range listed above.

After school programs incorporate a strong partnership of school, family, and community members that collaboratively contribute to the growth of students as they mature into caring, competent, and responsible adults.

• Acquire and maintain knowledge of federal and state laws, regulations, and policies applicable to school age after school programs and grant‑funded programs.
• Assist with grant‑making processes to include – but not limited to – the development of competitive grant applications and submissions, grant guidance, scoring/review process, and selection and awarding process.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining yearly budget systems to track all sub‑grantee budgets, preparing financial disclosure statements for awards and other budgetary records as needed.
• Receive, review, and process invoices for after school programs on a bi‑monthly basis.
• Assist with research, development, support, and evaluation of various after school programs.
• Provide technical assistance, training, monitoring and risk assessments to support sub‑grantees and contractor implementation, deliverables/requirements, and data collection.
• Update, review, and process sub‑grantees annual reporting for multi‑year grant continuation awards.
• Develop and conduct trainings related to after school programming and grants.
• Attend national, state, regional and local meetings pertaining to after school programs.
• Assist with after school data collection, analysis, and state and/or federal required reporting. This includes gaining and maintaining knowledge of the state and federal data reporting systems as well as the competitive grant application system.
• Assist with maintaining web‑based communication platforms, after school webpages, and creation and dissemination of other marketing strategies for after school programming.
• Participate as a member of the Missouri After School Network to support and assist in the after school program quality improvement initiatives statewide and nationally.
• Coordinate with other programs within the Office of Childhood to improve quality initiatives.
• Assist the After school Program Coordinator and serve as a backup to team members, as needed.
• Demonstrate regular, reliable, and engaged attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four‑year college or university with a major in education, child development, social/human services, human development, family studies, or other related area.

• Four or more years of professional or technical experience in the field of after school, education; project management or contract/sub‑grant management, and possession of a high school diploma or high school equivalency.

Lack of post‑secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator.

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Equal Opportunity and affirmative action employer: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact Human Resources at (573) 751‑9619, through Missouri Relay System at (800) 735‑2966, or via email .

Notice of non‑discrimination: The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education does not discriminate on the basis…