Program Specialist Community Education; 21st CCLC

Program Specialist Community Education (21st CCLC)

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• Reports To:
  
  Supervisor of Community Education
• Starting Wage: $46,228 annually
• Salary Schedule/Lane: 38/Q/01
• Anticipated
  
  Start Date:
  
  01/20/2026
• Priority Screen Date: 01/06/2026
• Work Calendar: 201
• FTE: 1.0 (40 Hours per Week)
• Contract Status:
  Contract
• FLSA Status:
  Non-Exempt
• Benefits:
  Eligible

Positions Available: 1

Position Open Until Filled

The Program Specialist Community Education position would oversee the four (4) 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) grant elementary schools:
Glendale, Liberty, Mountain View, and Rose Park, and two (2) School Age Quality 22 (SAQ 22) grant elementary schools:
Backman and Escalante. This position will focus on delivering high-level program support in the four (4) areas of engagement:
Academic, Organizational, Student, and Community. This position will develop trainings and help create lesson plans to be shared throughout the Community Education After‑School Program (CEASP). This is a time‑limited, grant‑funded position, and continued employment is dependent upon continued grant funding.

All positions require selected candidates to be fingerprinted and successfully pass a criminal background check. Additional minimum required qualifications for this position are:

• College‑level coursework
• Experience in and knowledgeable of age‑appropriate activities, stages of child development, Individual Education Plans, and concepts of learning
• Experience working with community programs and partnerships, volunteers, families, and stakeholders in programs and services that support after‑school programs
• Experience and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.)
• Speak, read, write, and present professionally, analyze, and interpret English written and verbal communications
• CPR/First Aid Certificate: must complete and earn certification within 30 days of starting work
• Valid Driver's License and evidence of insurability with dependable/reliable access to transportation
• Ability to operate standard office equipment, including phone, scanner, and copy machine

• Bachelor's degree in education, social work, or another related field
• Experience in a K‑12 education or public employment environment
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.)Spanish or other language proficiency, including the ability to read, write, speak, and understand

• Provides oversight and programmatic support of the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) grant schools and School Age Quality 22 (SAQ‑22) schools.
• Provides Academic Engagement: to grant schools by providing support to staff and students using the academic engagement online platform used by the Community Education After‑School Program (CEASP).
• Provides Organization Engagement: to meet the social and emotional learning (SEL) needs of the participating students by utilizing an evidence‑based curriculum to train staff. This position will train coordinators in leadership, management, mentoring, coaching, youth well‑being, and quality programming with the objective aimed at increasing program quality.
• Provides Student Engagement: to ensure that students are measured a minimum of four times per year using the Community Education Social and Emotional Competency Assessment (CE‑SECA).
• Assists with lesson plan creation and preparation to be shared throughout the CEAP to be utilized and for continuity of high‑quality programming.
• The position will provide direction and training to group leaders on how to create SEL lesson plans that include learning objectives and active student engagement using the Utah After‑School Network (UAN) lesson plan template. Oversee SEL lessons twice per week by CEASP staff, ensuring to incorporate Kagan structures.
• Provides Community Engagement: during the duration of this grant period, help facilitate and build relationships with community‑based organizations (CBOs) throughout Salt Lake County. By…