Program Director, EngageKY Foster Grandparents

Overview

Program Director, Engage

KY Foster Grandparents

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 Kentucky to provide youth with literacy and math tutoring, mentoring, and support for students with developmental disabilities. The Ameri Corps focus area is Education with attention to rural communities and those in rural areas, addressing learning loss from the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal is to have 200 youth with increased skills in math and/or reading and 120 youth with improved 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 to ensure strong implementation and ongoing capacity building with a goal of long-term sustainability.
• Manage the program’s budget, ensuring financial stability and accountability.
• Develop a policies and procedures handbook applicable to Engage
  
  KY staff, host agencies, and 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, and budget management experience.
• Computer skills, recruitment, training, and public speaking abilities.
• Experience in the K-12 school system.
• Driver’s license and dependable vehicle needed.
• Minimum education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree. Preferred:
  Master’s Degree.
  
  Minimum experience:
  
  5 years.

• Posting details:
  Requisition Number 2025S2194
• Employment type:
  
  Contract
• Work schedule:
  
  M-F 8:15-4:30
• Hours per week: 37.5
• Location:
  
  Kentucky (statewide with focus on rural areas)

Salary:
Minimum $54,834 per year