Job Description

 

Program Manager

 

ORGANIZATION: Communities In Schools of North Central Washington

LOCATION: Wenatchee, WA or within NCW Region (Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan Counties)

REPORTS TO: Executive Director

BENEFITS: Medical/dental/vision with 100% employee premium paid by organization, vacation, sick, holidays, mileage reimbursement and cell phone stipend

SALARY RANGE: Full-time non-exempt position, $50,000 – 60,000 DOE

WEBSITE: https://cisncw.ciswa.org/

Are you looking for an incredible opportunity to advance equity for students, lead a team of committed, passionate individuals, and grow the capacity of a budding non-profit organization? Do you enjoy a dynamic, creative, and fast-paced work-environment? Are you passionate about addressing immediate and systemic barriers to create and sustain positive education and life outcomes for young people? Do you appreciate having peers and thought partners across a network of agencies that share your mission and service model?

Join our CIS work family and bring your can-do spirit to help sustain and expand needed supports for students in our rural region! We are part of a growing network of national and Washington State affiliates, with a mission to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. The CIS Integrated Student Supports model places site coordinators in schools. Working in partnership with school districts, site coordinators develop strategies and community partnerships providing support and resources to students and families through confidential, developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive interventions, services and supports.

Our North Central Washington affiliate (including Chelan, Douglas, Grant and Okanogan Counties) launched in 2022 after being incubated by the state office since 2019. At Communities in Schools of North Central Washington, we believe that relationships and belonging are the cornerstone to unlocking a student's potential. We work hard every day to make sure every student we serve regardless of race, gender, ability, zip code, or socio-economic background has the opportunity to write their own success story.

SCOPE OF POSITION

The Program Manager supports the implementation of the CIS model of Integrated Student Supports across North Central Washington. They are responsible for providing site coordinators support including orientation, training, professional development, and data management along with ongoing support and technical assistance to ensure strong implementation of the model while meeting the unique needs of the schools and communities they serve.  They will also work closely with schools to ensure strong collaboration and partnership with building staff and support the development of both local and regional community partnerships to meet identified needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Program Management

• Support the recruitment, screening, and hiring processes for new site coordinators, as needed.
• Orient and train site coordinators in the implementation of the CIS model which includes opportunities to flexibly address unique community needs.
• Oversee the completion of all components of the model including development of the school needs assessment and annual site plans.
• Conduct frequent onsite and virtual visits to support the site coordinator team and develop/maintain relationships with principals and school staff to strengthen and support operations.
• Provide ongoing technical assistance, support, and professional development to maintain high quality service provision in accordance with national standards.
• Respond to concerns regarding service delivery from the site coordinator or the school in a timely manner and inform the Executive Director as necessary.
• Maintain frequent and transparent communication with the Executive Director to ensure identification and resolution of concerns and to help identify regional resources to address local needs.
• Monitor site coordinator data to assess services, ensure model implementation, identify program impact, and share with school staff.
• Run periodic data audits for all site coordinators to ensure model implementation.
• Oversee site coordinator meetings to ensure dissemination of information, collaborative problem solving, and ongoing transparent communication.
• Ensure site coordinators are connected to their peers across Washington and nationally to gain insight and problem-solving support.
• Support the development of local and regional community agency partnerships and resources as identified to help address needs; participate in regional or community coalition work as appropriate.

Administrative

• Support the development/maintenance of a strong and supportive internal staff network.
• Support coordination, dissemination, and tracking of in-kind donations and monitor programming in-kind sheets for consistency.
• Represent CIS with a positive and professional image at events and meetings as necessary.
• Support communication and development activities as requested by the Executive Director.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion for ALL students and families regardless of race, color, national origin, gender/sexual orientation, religion, or disability.
• Relevant experience, learned through work experience and/or formal education. For example, Bachelor's Degree in education, social services or related field; OR A.A./GED/High School diploma and experience leading and supervising teams; OR a mix of direct services and program development/program management work with vulnerable children, youth, or families.
• Previous experience with supervision, including providing training, onboarding, oversight and goal setting to help staff meet program model requirements.
• Proficiency with data collection processes and using data to inform programmatic decisions.
• Must live in North Central Washington, and ability to travel across the four-county region.
• Experience working in North Central Washington with a strong understanding of the assets and needs of the region.
• Strong communicator and relationship builder with community and/or school district partners.
• Combination of excellent analytical skills, time management, and ability to be creative and flexible to help move things forward.
• Comfortable making independent decisions while working well as part of a collaborative team.
• Culturally represents the students and communities served across North Central Washington.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs. Comfortable with technology and web-based tools (including video conferencing) and capacity to learn additional software applications.

HIRING PRACTICES

At Communities in Schools of North Central Washington, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Don’t meet every single qualification? Studies have shown that women, Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you think you are a good fit for this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may have lived experience or natural abilities (versus learned experience) that would be just the right fit for this or other roles.

Please submit your application, resume, and cover letter via Formstack. Priority will be given to applications received by 5:00 pm on July 7th, and interviews will be held on July 13th and 14th. Applications without a resume and cover letter will not be considered.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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