Financial Readiness Program Educator - Fort Drum, NY

Job Details

Job Title: Association Subject Educator I

Level: 004

Pay Rate: $22.50 per hour

Type: Hourly, Full-time (100% FTE), 40 hours per week, Non-exempt

Benefits: Health and dental insurance, retirement plan, vacation, sick and personal leave

Contact: Jerilynn Cross

• Program Responsibilities:
  Delivery, Evaluation and Applied Research – 80%
• Utilize established program resources and materials in program work
• Implement existing Financial Readiness programming with the Soldier and Family Readiness Division, including Power Pay:
  Improve your Credit and Eliminate Debt, Car Buying 101, Home Buying, Check on Checking, Budgeting for your Goals, TSP:
  Investing in your Future, etc.
• Provide one‑on‑one budget education and create individualized budgets for soldiers and family members
• Create education content related to financial literacy for newsletters and social media
• Implement established Financial Readiness educational programming activities in support of other Fort Drum programming efforts
• Occasionally develop lesson plans as identified
• Provide programs via mass media
• Foster acceptance of the program, methods and policies while addressing community and individual needs and considering diverse audiences
• Serve as a team member and cooperate with staff to achieve delivery goals
• Implement program evaluation as designed
• Interact with participants to obtain evaluation data
• Assist Issue Leader in analyzing program data and making recommendations for improvements
• Communicate evaluation findings to constituents as appropriate

• Administrative Responsibilities:
  Direction and Management – 10%
• Assist in planning and promotion of major public events and programs
• Assist in identifying and recommending program needs
• Assist in providing guidance to program volunteers
• Assist in coordinating schedules for FRP CCE employees regarding class coverage and budget appointment assignments

• Coordination/Operation – 5%
• Organize and coordinate activities related to Financial Readiness Programming
• Coordinate identified administrative aspects, including correspondence, file maintenance, reporting
• Coordinate and organize existing program resources and materials
• Maintain professional relationships with other agencies, organizations and businesses
• Assist in marketing strategies: print media, news media, social media, and multimedia efforts
• Coordinate staff coverage for classes and budget sessions and communicate to Issue Leader

• Professional Improvement and Other Duties – 5%
• Develop and pursue a professional development plan with the Issue Leader, Supervisor or Executive Director
• Collaborate on activities that support Cornell Cooperative Extension, including staff meetings, expense reporting, and general marketing of Extension programs

• Health and Safety – Applied to all duties and functions
• Support the association to maintain a safe working environment
• Follow applicable regulations and policies
• Act proactively to prevent accidents and communicate hazards to supervisors when identified

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education (Associate’s Degree and two years transferable program/functional experience)
• Experience relevant to the role
• Valid NYS driver’s license and ability to meet travel requirements
• Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and/or weekends

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with personal financial management, basic investing, and retirement planning
• Familiarity with community, social and human service organizations, financial services and resources
• Demonstrated ability to utilize program resources within the Fort Drum community and general community
• Demonstrated ability to plan, teach and evaluate informal educational programs through a variety of delivery methods to reach individuals and groups
• Demonstrated ability to function as a team member working with volunteers and staff
• Demonstrated ability to organize reference materials for programming purposes
• Demonstrated ability to relate to diverse audiences
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively through oral, written and visual means
• Demonstrated ability to utilize computer technologies for educational and communication purposes
• Demonstrated ability to teach large groups
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced, repetitive work environment with flexibility