Job Description
**Job Overview and Responsibilities**
1. Development and Grant Writing
- Researches and identifies grant and funding opportunities from federal, state, local, and private sources that align with Adult Education program needs
- Writes, edits, and submits grant proposals, including narratives, budgets, and supporting documents, in collaboration with program leadership
- Tracks grant deadlines, reporting requirements, and award status, and helps prepare progress and outcome reports for funders
- Builds relationships with community partners, donors, and funders to expand support for Adult Education program
- Gathers program and learner data to support funding requests, and helps evaluate the impact of funded initiatives
2. Marketing and Web Information
- With help from Community Ed marketing staff, develops, orders and distributes marketing materials as needed
- Supports with marketing Adult Education programming on social-media outlets
- Supports with maintaining web-content on department website
3. Volunteer Supports
- Recruits and onboards new volunteers to assist in Adult Ed classrooms or support student needs
- Works with teachers and admin to place new or existing volunteers
- Supports with running volunteer reports and cleaning data (as needed)
- Analyzes and develops systems of operation to support program efficiency
- Assists AE program manager with data and reporting systems; volunteer program evaluation, customer service and compliance with training, quality and safety standards
4. Administrative Support
- Provides general office and administrative support to Adult Education program.
- Provides computer and networking support to students and staff as needed.
- Assists in administrative functions, including registration, testing, and maintaining records.
- Assists with a variety of Adult Education programs, student services, community services, special assignments, and special events.
- Onboard new LSS staff on information systems pertinent to performing their duties
- Communicates with learners, and staff to convey pertinent information while maintaining confidentiality of personal information.
- Comfortable using technology to organize and deliver school programs and services.
- Maintains absolute confidentiality of work-related issues, records and MPS information.
5. Other duties or tasks may be assigned on an as-needed basis
• *Qualifications and Requirements**
- Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Social Service, Psychology, or a related field; AND three (3) years of demonstrated educational support experience in an urban educational environment, including group facilitation and conflict resolution; OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience as determined by Human Resources.
- Previous experience researching, writing, or managing grants
- Knowledge of web marketing best practices
- Previous experience working with volunteers, including training and orienting volunteers
- Experience working with information systems
- Principles of record keeping and records management.
- Successful experience, working with adults in an education setting
Preferred qualifications include:
- Experience working with diverse communities and people
- Ability to effectively address issues related to learner persistence and overcoming barriers
- Experience in Adult Basic Education programming
- Experienced and comfortable with advising adult learners
- Familiarity with the Adult Education student management system
Skill in
- Working independently
- Competent and confident digital literacy skills
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Ability to create, learn, adapt, and improve systems
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks
- Strong organizational skills
- Strong spoken and written English communication skills
- Bilingual language abilities highly preferred
• *Pay and Benefits **
$32.29-38.55
Dental insurance | Health insurance | Vision insurance | Paid time off | HSA & FSA | Retirement plan