Program Coordinator, Los Angeles, CA
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Location: On-Site at 10th Street Elementary School, Los Angeles, CA.
Position Overview
Read to a Child’s Read Aloud Mentoring Program (RAMP) pairs a volunteer mentor with an elementary school student for a rewarding weekly read aloud experience either during the child’s lunch or other non-instructional time. The Program Coordinator is responsible for the daily operation, including relationships, record keeping and scheduling, of this program at a designated school or alternate program site. Depending on the needs of the school, coordination of the RAMP may be conducted in-person, virtually, or a combination thereof. The Program Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that volunteer mentors, students, and school staff have a positive and meaningful experience.
Specific Job Responsibilities Will Include All or Some of the Following (will vary by Region & School/Site):
- Ensure that the program starts smoothly, including maintaining the partnership with the school/ administration (relationships, space, scheduling, absences, etc.), solicitation of teacher referrals, student permission, re-matching or matching pairs, and other start-up tasks
- Communicate regularly with supervisor
- Notify students, teachers and potentially parents/guardians of volunteer mentor cancellations or schedule changes
- Communicate regularly with volunteer mentors, including regular program updates, and notification of student absences or changes in schedule
- Provide ongoing support and guidance to volunteer mentors on a general and case by case basis to address specific challenges as need arises (with input from supervisor)
- Provide volunteers with book ideas. If program is on site (i.e. not virtual), maintain an organized and inviting book cart for volunteers
- Potentially provide logistical support to parents/guardians with respect to virtual sessions
- Facilitate and monitor reading sessions, which may be in-person and/or virtual, to ensure smooth operation of program
- If coordinating on-site, ensure that state and school guidelines for hygiene and safety are followed carefully and that rooms are left clean and orderly
- Document reading session attendance and participant information changes in the database
- Collect mid-year volunteer mentor surveys, and year-end surveys and assessments from volunteer mentors, students and teachers, as applicable
- Plan and implement year-end celebration (in person or adapted for virtual setting), as applicable. Assist students in making Thank You cards for their mentors.
- Attend required Program Coordinator training sessions and meetings
- Support volunteer recruitment efforts
- Facilitate other activities or tasks as requested. Interested Program Coordinators may be able to take on some Program Assistant roles (virtually or in person) at other schools
- Submit timesheets accurately and on time
- Participate in the Performance Evaluation and goal setting process
Essential Job Duties For In-Person Positions
- This person working in this position will be in a school setting. It involves constant movement throughout the building and designated session areas guiding students to their reading session. Depending on the school, this may require occasionally ascending/descending stairs. It also requires frequent positioning of books and/or program materials of various weights and sizes on a rolling book cart, as well as rolling the book cart to/from various locations within the school.
Key Qualifications:
- Commitment to Read to a Child’s mission, viability and growth
- Experience working with young children
- Enthusiastic about children’s books, willingness to become familiar with the Read to a Child book collection
- Preferred – Experience managing volunteers
- Communicates well in person, virtually, on the telephone & via email
- Preferred – Bilingual in English/Spanish
- Commitment to actively and continuously working toward achieving the organization’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion goals
- Extremely organized and adept at successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously and prioritizing according to the organization’s strategic plan — with flexibility and a positive attitude
- Comfortable working with and hosting group video conference platforms (eg: Zoom and/or Google Meets)
- Proficiency working with various technological platforms: E-mail, Google Drive, word processing, spreadsheets, E-book sources, and some data entry
- Access to transportation
Hourly Rate: $17.50/hr
Benefits: Employee Leave, 401k, flexibility and countless non-monetary rewards
Desired Start: April 2024
Interested Applicants Contact Information
Please email infola@readtoachild.org with a resume and cover letter explaining why you are a good fit for this position, as well as how the hours work for your schedule.