Job Description:

Help Me Grow Family Support Specialist

Action for Children, central Ohio’s Child Care Resource and Referral agency, is looking for an experienced individual to join its Help Me Grow (HMG) home visiting team. Duties include conducting home visits with the goal of providing: child health and development screening; referrals to service providers; family support, information and education; parent education that focuses on parent/child interactions, developmental instruction and promotion of early literacy. Family Support Specialists are required to complete thorough case notes of each visit and enter those into the program system.

Qualifications Include:

•     BA/BS Degree in Social Work, Human Development, Early Childhood, or a related field

•     Knowledge of early childhood development for ages 0-5 years

•     Strongly prefer at least one year of home visitation experience

•     Possess or be eligible to obtain the Healthy Families Ohio Home Visitor Full

      Credential including, ODH required tools, Growing Great Kids curriculum

•     Familiarity with the following a plus: Healthy Families America model and

Growing Great Kids curriculum

•     Familiarity with OCHIDS database product a plus

•     Experience with or knowledge of early childhood assessments, including ASQ-3, ASQ:SE-2, along with Help Me Grow screening and assessment tools

•     Experience in providing services to culturally diverse communities/families

•     Knowledge of community resources within Franklin County

General Requirements:

•     Demonstrate ability to be highly motivated, creative, flexible and be a team player

•     Demonstrate skills in time-management, organization, effective communication

•     Maintain perseverance to keep families engaged in program

•     Proficiency with technology and experience with Microsoft Office Suite

•     Bilingual in Spanish a plus

•     Valid driver’s license and car insurance with own transportation

•        Understanding of how intersecting systems of racial, gender, and class discrimination shape conditions for early childhood educators, child care programs, and the children and families they serve

•        A desire to contribute to a workplace and profession which values collaboration, diversity, growth, and respect for all people

Job Description:

POSITION OVERVIEW
City Year Columbus is seeking a creative, collaborative, and results-oriented individual to serve as a Learning and Evaluation Director. Reporting to the Managing Director of Impact, this position is responsible for developing and implementing trainings for AmeriCorps members and overseeing data evaluation efforts.

The Learning and Evaluation Director will work closely with City Year program staff to create differentiated instruction and trainings for AmeriCorps members to ensure the facilitation of high-quality service. In addition, this position will create processes to enter, track and analyze data for internal and external audiences.

ABOUT CITY YEAR
City Year is an education-focused nonprofit organization that partners with public schools to help keep students in school and on track to graduate. City Year AmeriCorps members commit to a year of full- time service in schools, where they work as tutors, mentors and role models.

Founded in Boston in 1988, City Year has established programs in 29 cities, including Baton Rouge, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbia, SC, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Kansas City, Jacksonville, Little Rock, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, New Hampshire, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Antonio, San José/Silicon Valley, Seattle/King County, Tulsa, and Washington, D.C., and international affiliates in Johannesburg, South Africa and London, England. City Year is a proud member of AmeriCorps.

City Year has earned Charity Navigator’s highest rating since 2003, certifying our commitment to accountability, transparency, and responsible fiscal management. Only 1% of charities have received this distinction for twelve consecutive years, placing City Year among the most trustworthy nonprofits in America.

ABOUT CITY YEAR COLUMBUS

At City Year Columbus (CYCO), AmeriCorps members work to address the lack of equitable access to educational opportunities, particularly for students of color and those growing up in low-income households.

Our dedicated and passionate AmeriCorps members work closely with students, providing individualized attention that helps them feel valued and supported in their learning. In addition to 1:1 tutoring, CYCO AmeriCorps members mentor students in small groups, organize school-wide events, and run afterschool programs.

City Year Columbus Fast Facts:

·       City Year Columbus, established in 1994, is one of 29 City Year sites across the U.S.

·       72 City Year AmeriCorps members, ages 18-25, serve full-time in 8 Columbus City School district buildings across Columbus.

·       AmeriCorps members mentor and tutor in math, English, attendance, and social-emotional skill building.

OUR SERVICE

How We Work

·       Partner with public schools - We work in partnership with the Columbus City School district to support their goals and provide additional support – the human capital – required to make a difference with students who are at risk of dropping out. City Year AmeriCorps members serve full-time in grades 3 through 10.

·       Target high-need schools and students - Research shows that students who are at the highest- risk to drop out can be identified as early as sixth grade. AmeriCorps members receive more than 300 hours of professional training to intervene based on three early warning indicators, the ABC’s – poor Attendance, Behavior, and Course failure in math and English.

·       Harness the power of young people - City Year hires and trains diverse teams of young adults – 18 to 25-year olds – to give a year of full-time service in schools. Younger than the teachers but older than pupils, AmeriCorps members are uniquely positioned to form a strong bond with students and help them succeed. AmeriCorps members provide at least 1,700 hours of service each year.

Our Model

·       Whole School Whole Child - City Year’s school-based model is called Whole School Whole Child. AmeriCorps members tutor students identified as at-risk of dropping out, serve as an additional resource for teachers in classrooms, and lead afterschool programs and school-wide initiatives to improve school culture. Each school where we serve has at least one team of 8-12 AmeriCorps members, instantly increasing the ratio of adults:children in the building.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Learning and Evaluation Director oversees service delivery trainings for AmeriCorps while managing all data evaluation efforts:

Corps Member Development

·       Execute all training for AmeriCorps members, including events such as Pre-Service Training (3 weeks in July-August), a Mid-Year Summit (January), and ongoing trainings year-round (weekly - September, 2 days per month – October-May).

·       Work with the Impact staff to develop a comprehensive learning and development program for AmeriCorps members that varies for high school and college graduates.

·       Provide targeted trainings to support AmeriCorps members in their implementation of whole school supports and individual student academic interventions.

·       Work with Impact staff to identify training needs for AmeriCorps members and assess needs on an on-going basis.

·       Coordinate Senior AmeriCorps Member leadership development training (July).

·       Serve as site point for the Leadership After City (LACY) program. Includes Career Affinity Groups, a Mentoring program, plus other workshops designed to support the professional development of AmeriCorps Members.

·       Utilize feedback gained in coaching sessions by Impact staff to improve supports and training for AmeriCorps members.

·       Serve as site point and ensure the successful implementation of the Idealist Journey (a civic reflection program for AmeriCorps members) and Justice Talking.

Analyzing and Evaluating Data

·       Lead the site’s evaluation efforts, overseeing all evaluation tools and resources.

·       Ensure all deadlines for data collection and analysis are met.

·       Facilitate the data collection process at the individual schools and with the Columbus City School District.

·       Coordinate the collection and analysis of all data required by stakeholders, including City Year, AmeriCorps, school district and funders.

·       Distribute and collect start of year, mid-year, and end of year surveys to AmeriCorps members, teachers, principals, and school liaisons.

·       Analyze student-level data and various survey data to assess impact of specific programming.

·       Manage and monitor cyschoolhouse (City Year’s internal online database), including data entry, as well as train and support staff and AmeriCorps members on its use.

·       Create a data driven culture and decision-making environment that helps improve real-time service delivery and identify best practices.

·       Serve as site evaluation point to our national Impact Team and participate in regular national conference calls with other site representatives.

·       Use data strategically to help inform service delivery, learning, and development to ensure corps members are committed to student success and equipped to meet City Year standards as practitioners in schools.

Program and Service Operations

·       Assist with all AmeriCorps member operational aspects of the Impact department.

·       Work with City Year Headquarters to share best practices in training and to continue to develop the Learning and Development program

·       Coordinate training needs with City Year Columbus Impact Team to ensure efficient use of resources.

·       Support and facilitate staff professional development and training opportunities in partnership with the Managing Director of Impact and Chief of Staff.

Manage External Speakers and Develop Relationships

·       Identify key people in the Columbus area who can support the Learning and Development program and provide high quality learning and trainings to AmeriCorps members.

·       Develop and manage external relationships with trainers across the Columbus area.

·       Identify, screen, and secure all external and internal trainers.

Participate in Organizational Initiatives

·       Devote up to ten (10) days a year to corps member recruitment interviews.

·       Attend and help mobilize team for whole site events like Opening Day, MLK Day, Annual Fundraiser Gala, Graduation, and other site-wide designated events.

·       Participate in relevant network-wide meetings and calls providing insight, feedback, and collective problem-solving.

QUALIFICATIONS

·       Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

·       Candidates with a background in education or teaching preferred.

·       City Year/AmeriCorps experience is a plus.

·       Knowledge of educational systems and youth development.

·       Training experience in the education, non-profit, or corporate sector.

·       Ability to design interactive trainings with practical outcomes for adult learners

·       Experience coaching young people and working with diverse populations.

·       Commitment to and experience with community service, national service, and/or the development of young people as leaders.

·       Ability to analyze data to identify trends, cause-effect relationships, and opportunities for improvement.

·       Thrives in diverse, youthful, high energy, entrepreneurial, diverse, and fast-changing environment.

·       Excellent written and oral skills, partnership-building, and event planning skills.

·       Proven management capabilities, ability to work on a team, and attention to detail.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Salary range: $50,000 – $53,000

Salary commensurate with experience. Great benefits including health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more.

Full time employees will be eligible for all benefits including paid vacation and sick days, parental leave, and organization holidays. Employees may participate in all benefit programs that City Year establishes and makes available to eligible employees, under (and subject to all provisions of) the plan documents that govern those programs. Currently, City Year offers medical, dental and vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), other benefits including 401(k) plan(s) pursuant to the terms and conditions of company policy and the 401(k) plan document.

TO APPLY

Qualified applicants must complete the online application, attach a resume, and cover letter.

No phone calls please.

Application link: https://cityyear.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CityYear/job/Columbus-OH/Learning-and-Evaluation-Director_R4109

Anticipated start date for this position: July 6, 2021

Employment is contingent upon completion of all satisfactory background checks, verification of your eligibility to work in the United States, and any other documentation that may be required. Your employment with City Year is at will and either party may terminate the employment relationship at any time and for any reason, with or without cause or notice.

As an equal opportunity employer, City Year is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

City Year encourages people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply, particularly Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC); those who are first in their family to attend college; adults without a college degree; LGBTQIA+ community; and people from low-income backgrounds.

City Year’s core values include advancing diversity, social justice for all, and inclusive environments where everyone can thrive. We aspire to become an antiracist organization, to support the holistic growth and development of our AmeriCorps members, and to promote educational equity for all students. We work each day, in partnership with schools and communities, to ensure that people of all identities feel welcome, valued, empowered, and engaged.

Job Description:

POSITION OVERVIEW

City Year Columbus is seeking a creative, collaborative, and results-oriented individual to serve as an Impact Manager. Reporting directly to an Impact Director, the Impact Manager’s role plays a critical part in implementing City Year Columbus’ school-based Whole School Whole Child service model.

The mission of the Impact Manager role is to lead and develop AmeriCorps members as a City Year team of idealistic, emerging leaders and practitioners focused on strengthening schools and supporting students as directed by the Whole School Whole Child mission and practices.

ABOUT CITY YEAR

City Year is an education-focused nonprofit organization that partners with public schools to help keep students in school and on track to graduate. City Year AmeriCorps members commit to a year of full- time service in schools, where they work as tutors, mentors, and role models.

Founded in Boston in 1988, City Year has established programs in 29 cities, including Baton Rouge, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbia, SC, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Kansas City, Jacksonville, Little Rock, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, New Hampshire, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Antonio, San José/Silicon Valley, Seattle/King County, Tulsa, and Washington, D.C., and international affiliates in Johannesburg, South Africa and London, England. City Year is a proud member of AmeriCorps.

City Year has earned Charity Navigator’s highest rating since 2003, certifying our commitment to accountability, transparency, and responsible fiscal management. Only 1% of charities have received this distinction for twelve consecutive years, placing City Year among the most trustworthy nonprofits in America.

ABOUT CITY YEAR COLUMBUS

At City Year Columbus, AmeriCorps members work to address the lack of equitable access to educational opportunities, particularly for students of color and those growing up in low-income households.

Our dedicated and passionate AmeriCorps members work closely with students, providing individualized attention that helps them feel valued and supported in their learning. In addition to 1:1 tutoring, City Year Columbus AmeriCorps members mentor students in small groups, organize school-wide events, and run afterschool programs.

City Year Columbus Fast Facts:

• City Year Columbus, established in 1994, is one of 29 City Year sites across the U.S.

• 72 City Year AmeriCorps members, ages 18-25, serve full-time in 8 Columbus City School district buildings across Columbus.

• AmeriCorps members mentor and tutor in math, English, attendance, and social-emotional skill-building.

OUR SERVICE
How We Work

• Partner with public schools - We work in partnership with the Columbus City School district to support their goals and provide additional support – the human capital – required to make a difference with students who are at risk of dropping out. City Year AmeriCorps members serve full-time in grades 3 through 10.

• Target high-need schools and students - Research shows that students who are at the highest- risk to drop out can be identified as early as sixth grade. AmeriCorps members receive more than 300 hours of professional training to intervene based on three early warning indicators, the ABC’s – poor Attendance, Behavior, and Course failure in math and English.

• Harness the power of young people - City Year hires and trains diverse teams of young adults – 18 to 25-year olds – to give a year of full-time service in schools. Younger than the teachers but older than pupils, AmeriCorps members are uniquely positioned to form a strong bond with students and help them succeed. AmeriCorps members provide at least 1,700 hours of service each year.

Our Model

• Whole School Whole Child - City Year’s school-based model is called Whole School Whole Child. AmeriCorps members tutor students identified as at-risk of dropping out, serve as an additional resource for teachers in classrooms, and lead afterschool programs and school-wide initiatives to improve school culture. Each school where we serve has at least one team of 8-12 AmeriCorps members, instantly increasing the ratio of adults:children in the building.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Service Delivery & Impact

Implement City Year’s Whole School Whole Child model with a high degree of quality to the right students, at the right time, at assigned schoolhouse(s). The Impact Manager will develop and manage partnerships with school administration and personnel to ensure the necessary conditions and resources are in place for AmeriCorps members to deliver attendance, behavior, and course performance interventions for students.

Additional duties include:

• Manage AmeriCorps member mobilization

• Conduct Progress Monitoring, tracking student performance and intervention data across Early Warning Indicators

• Partner with Regional Impact Director to obtain relevant teaching materials and provide professional development to AmeriCorps members to support interventions and ongoing assessments

• Oversee AmeriCorps Member-led school climate activities and organizational initiatives

• Coach and review scaffolded lesson plans that meet, and address student’s needs based on available data

• Review lesson plans regularly, and coaches Team Leaders / AmeriCorps Members effectively in creating scaffolded lesson plans that meet student needs based on data.

Corps Member Program Delivery and Experience
Lead, manage, and coach a team of AmeriCorps members to achieve service performance and standards requirements and to reach their leadership development potential. Model leadership that is grounded in City Year's culture and values. Guide AmeriCorps Members in developing their professional plans once their service experience has concluded.

• Build and cultivate professional development opportunities for Team Leaders and AmeriCorps Members

• Coach Team Leaders on organizing and leading culture-building activities and training within the schoolhouse.

Service Partner Management
Build and cultivate strong partnerships with teachers, principals, school officials, and other key decision-makers and stakeholders. Manage the implementation of school partnership agreements and conditions for success.

• Work with staff to ensure that service teams comply with City Year Headquarters and AmeriCorps

• Work with staff and service teams to facilitate Student, Family, and Community Engagement

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Relationship Development: Demonstrated ability to develop and manage complex relationships with schools and community partners. Proven ability to have tough conversations and to hold staff accountable towards their performance goals. Manage relationships with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders to help achieve service goals and AmeriCorps member development.

• Talent Development: Proven success in managing diverse teams towards a common goal. History of coaching/leading young people between the ages of 17-24.

• Executes to Results: Must have a strong record of achieving transformational results with students from low-income communities, at the classroom, school, or network/multiple-school levels. Ability to problem-solve, trouble-shoot, and show creative problem solving when faced with perceived barriers.

• Communication: Ability to translate mission and vision from the organizational level to AmeriCorps members and talk about complex topics and parse them for specific audiences. Able to communicate effectively, efficiently, and with transparency to the right people at the right time to the ensure success of our AmeriCorps members in service.

The Impact Manager is also an effective talent developer who will lead AmeriCorps members to have a successful and rewarding year of service. Additional duties include:

• Setting direction and effectively aligning resources to execute on priorities.

• Providing inspirational leadership that mobilizes diverse groups toward achieving ambitious goals.

• Coaches and motivates individuals to achieve their maximum potential.

• Building successful partnerships to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.

• Prioritizing projects and tasks, measuring progress, and driving results; accepts accountability, takes initiative, and knows when to ask for help.

• Analyzing data to identify trends, cause-effect relationships, and opportunities for improvement.

• Using creativity and critical thinking to solve challenges and make well-informed ethical decisions.

• Clearly articulating thoughts and ideas; demonstrating active listening.

• Ability to have frank and difficult conversations with AmeriCorps members around issues such as poor performance, interpersonal and inter-team conflict, race, and diversity.

• Authority/Personal Presence/Confidence/Ability to face obstacles.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred, or equivalent work experience.

• Candidates with a background in education preferred.

• City Year/AmeriCorps experience is a plus.

• Sets high expectations for self and others s/he is leading and holds self and team accountable for performance goals.

• Able to develop diverse talent through performance plans, reviews, and leadership opportunities.

• Thrives in a diverse, youthful, high-energy, entrepreneurial, and fast-changing environment.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced and diverse environment.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, analytic, and problem-solving skills.

• Negotiation and third-party mediation skills.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

City Year teams work in conjunction with Columbus City School schedules. A typical day for an Impact Manager includes a start time of 6:45 AM until 4:15 PM. Daily activities include team management, classroom observations, analyzing data, and meetings with school staff and service partners.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Salary: $45,000

Salary commensurate with experience. Great benefits including health insurance with Flexible Spending Account, paid vacation, holidays, parental leave, 401K, and more.

Full-time employees will be eligible for all benefits including paid vacation and sick days, parental leave, and organization holidays. Employees may participate in all benefit programs that City Year establishes and makes available to eligible employees, under (and subject to all provisions of) the plan documents that govern those programs. Currently, City Year offers medical, dental and vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), other benefits including 401(k) plan(s) pursuant to the terms and conditions of company policy and the 401(k) plan document. TO APPLY

Qualified applicants must complete the online application and attach a resume and cover letter. No phone calls, please. Online application link: https://cityyear.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CityYear/job/Columbus-OH/Impact-Manager_R4820

Anticipated start date for this position: July 6, 2021

Employment is contingent upon completion of all satisfactory background checks, verification of your eligibility to work in the United States, and any other documentation that may be required. Your employment with City Year is at-will and either party may terminate the employment relationship at any time and for any reason, with or without cause or notice.

As an equal opportunity employer, City Year is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

City Year encourages people from underrepresented backgrounds to apply, particularly Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC); those who are first in their family to attend college; adults without a college degree; LGBTQIA+ community; and people from low-income backgrounds.

City Year’s core values include advancing diversity, social justice for all, and inclusive environments where everyone can thrive. We aspire to become an antiracist organization, to support the holistic growth and development of our AmeriCorps members, and to promote educational equity for all students. We work each day, in partnership with schools and communities, to ensure that people of all identities feel welcome, valued, empowered, and engaged.

Job Description:

Fatherhood Facilitator/Mentor

Action for Children (AFC) is seeking an individual to join our All In Dads! team of parent education professionals working as a Fatherhood Curricula Facilitator and Fatherhood Mentor. In this role you will be responsible to attain a mastery of program curricula, work with the program participants in group setting facilitating program curriculum, and provide mentoring to participants who require one on one support to engage in, re-engage in or complete Fatherhood programming. You will draw on your experience to teach, model, mentor and support program participants in their pursuit to be the best father they can be.

Major responsibilities include:

• Demonstrate thorough knowledge of and ability to deliver chosen program curricula

• Facilitate Fatherhood groups virtually and in-person

• Attend all trainings related to ongoing education

• Work collaboratively with other program staff and partners to support participants’ goals

• Work one on one with participants as a Fatherhood mentor

• Model and teach best-practice parenting skills to program participants

• Adhere to all ethical and safety protocols in reporting

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Education, Business or related field

• Experience in facilitating program curriculum to adults in a group setting

• Demonstrated ability to build rapport with clients/program participants

• Experience with documentation of referrals, program participation and/or case notes

• Knowledge of community resources and service

• Understanding of how intersecting systems of racial, gender, and class discrimination shape conditions for early childhood educators, child care programs, and the children and families they serve

• A desire to contribute to a workplace and profession which values collaboration, diversity, growth, and respect for all people

We seek an individual with the ability to establish trusting relationships and to support the growth and development of program participants. You will have demonstrated strong skills in written and verbal communication, building rapport, analysis and problem-solving. You must be committed to the success of the program and the team, dedicating the time necessary for team meetings and agency events. This position requires the individual to work flexible hours, including occasional evening and weekends.