Volunteers of America Los Angeles · 14 hours ago
Project Coordinator
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$65K/yr - $69K/yr
4+ years expVolunteers of America Los Angeles is a non-profit human services organization committed to serving people in need. The Project Coordinator is responsible for meeting program goals, overseeing participant enrollment, and ensuring academic progress for students in the program.
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Responsibilities
Supervise, evaluate and recommend staff for hire
Collect and submit data for the annual preparation and submission of the Annual Performance Report (APR)
Monitor and document participant academic progress and ensure a plan of action for improvement
Visit target school and maintain contact with school personnel to develop awareness of program services and report participant’s progress
Develop and implement a summer enrichment program
Develop and implement tutoring math program for RSSP participants
Responsible for meeting recruitment deadline, the assessment of participant needs, and that each student meets the requirements for enrollment in our ETS Program
Ensure the completion of all program forms, and the appropriate documentation of all services
Monitor and document participant academic progress and ensure a plan of action for improvement
Visit target school and maintain contact with school personnel to develop awareness of program services and report participant progress
Ensure the collaboration with other youth programs in the community
Maintain accurate program files for participants in the database and file cabinets
Develop resource educational materials for project use with seminars and workshops
Administer and interpret project assessment inventories for participants
Ensure the appropriate number of contacts with participants are made for college preparation, and social/personal development
Develop and implement a summer enrichment program
Plan and conduct parent workshops
Plan and implement college or career tours
Ensure that the management of participant case load is continuously being documented to reflect the provision of services
Other duties as required
Responsible for day-to-day Program efforts, providing guidance and supervision for staff, budget oversight, project timelines, and anticipated outcomes; Effectively plans workload of subordinate individuals and programs; budgets, deploys, and organizes resources
Recruit participants, perform outreach to school and community
Develop curriculum and conduct workshops/seminars on college and career planning, financial literacy and personal development
Coordinate tutorial services available at the target school and community, observe effectiveness, make referrals as appropriate
Plan and supervise group activities and college visits, assist program activities and field trips
Engage personally with students, prepare and execute intervention plan for poor academic performance, initiate discipline if needed, involve parents, make referrals to outside resources
Maintain Blumen database on participants, and program schedule; prepare and record weekly evaluations, observing student privacy
Make regular reports to Director, assist in preparation of Program’s Annual Performance Report
Other duties as required and may be subject to change
Qualification
Required
Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, background check, including criminal history, personal references, employment and education verifications
Bachelor's degree required in education, counseling, social work, higher education administration, or an appropriate field related to Project objectives
Minimum of two (2) years of experience assisting with staff supervision; budget management; program development and evaluation, reporting, and compliance with federal regulations
Minimum of four (4) years of experience with federal TRIO programs, academic support programs, or similar programs for disadvantaged low-income 9-12th grade students that are potential first-generation college students
Experience providing academic advising services, academic instruction, tutoring programs, non-cognitive skills, college, career, financial aid, and economic literacy information to an assigned caseload of secondary school students (grades 9-12)
Professional or personal experience in overcoming barriers similar to those confronting Project Participants
Preferred
Master's degree in education, social work or counseling from an accredited college or university
Formal training and/or work experience in programming that improves secondary school retention/graduation rates
Experience preparing high school students for admission and financial aid to post-secondary schools
Bilingual in English and Spanish
Ability to develop a network with staff at other pre-college programs
Benefits
Competitive medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits
Company
Volunteers of America Los Angeles
VOALA is a non-profit human services organization committed to serving people in need, strengthening families, and building communities.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Jordan Vasquez
People Operations Business Partner
Vanessa Brown
People Relations Partner Specialist
Recent News
2022-06-14
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