Jumpstart Community Engagement Coordinator (Federal Work-Study)
Full Time
New York, NY
Posted
Job description
Jumpstart for Young Children, Inc envisions the day when every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. A national early education organization with operations in 15 states plus Washington, DC, Jumpstart drives outcomes for young children in three critical ways. Jumpstart provides language, literacy, and social-emotional direct service programming utilizing an evidence-backed curriculum for preschool children from underserved communities, workforce programming to expand the pipeline of qualified, diverse talent pursuing careers in early education, and policy advocacy to support the early childhood field and promote high-quality early learning for all. By leveraging over 25 years of experience serving over 133,000 children with the support of more than 58,000 college students and community volunteers, Jumpstart executes these three objectives to improve the quality of the early education workforce and increase the opportunity for young children to succeed across America. Learn more at www.jstart.org and join us in transforming the lives of young children!
During the school year, the Jumpstart Community Engagement Coordinator will serve 300 hours, 8-12 hours per week by fulfilling the following responsibilities.
Position Duties
Essential Functions
Volunteer Recruitment and Training
- Recruit volunteers for short-term and/or long-term service projects.
- Conduct presentations on Jumpstart’s mission and service opportunities to recruit volunteers.
- Coordinate all volunteer required paperwork and criminal history checks for participation in a service event.
- Facilitate and support the training of volunteers.
Event Planning and Implementation
- Assist site staff in identifying volunteer service projects, implementing service projects, and supporting volunteers at service projects.
- Collaborate on the preparation of service project materials and coordinate logistics.
- Coordinate with site staff and Jumpstart Corps Members to plan ongoing and/or annual volunteer and preschool program partner appreciation events.
Volunteer Management and Tracking
- Establish and regularly update volunteer sign-ups, schedules, and list of events.
- Communicate and engage regularly with volunteers for their efforts.
- Support site staff in managing social media accounts.
- Ensure that volunteer criminal history check requirements are fulfilled, and all required paperwork is collected and organized appropriately.
- Document volunteer data and hours in the volunteer tracking tool, and report data to site staff.
Evaluation of Volunteer Projects
- Collect, manage, and compile feedback from all parties involved in volunteer service projects.
- Share feedback with site staff to acknowledge strengths, and successes and to make improvements for future volunteer service projects.
Family and Alumni Engagement
- Support site staff and Jumpstart Corps Members in orienting preschool program partners and families to Jumpstart.
- Assist site staff in identifying service projects to engage families.
- Collaborate with Jumpstart Corps Members to communicate program activities with families.
- Share information about future service opportunities with alumni for continued engagement and connection.
Secondary Functions
- Research relevant community organizations and service events.
- Research relevant campus partners or community organizations.
- Office support for Jumpstart initiatives
Position Qualifications
Students must have federal work-study awards allocated as part of their financial aid package to be eligible for Jumpstart.
Dedication to volunteerism and coordinating volunteer projects
Dedication to volunteerism and coordinating volunteer projects
- Experience in a leadership role
- Experience recruiting, training, managing, and supporting groups of people to address community needs through service projects
- Experience with tracking and analyzing data
- Desire to learn about the Jumpstart program, including early childhood education best practices
Communication
- Strong language and communication skills (written and oral)
- Ability to give presentations to large groups of potential volunteers
- Desire to share the Jumpstart mission with the community
Commitment to service
- Community service experience and/or a desire to serve in the community
- Ability to build relationships and work with people from diverse backgrounds
- Ability to fulfill a yearlong community service commitment
- Enthusiastic and positive attitude toward helping others
Professionalism
- Ability to work well independently and on a team
- Availability, dependability, and ability to simultaneously manage multiple priorities
- Willingness to be flexible in different contexts and able to handle unexpected changes
- Professionalism and good judgment in relating to Jumpstart peers, children, partners, and families
- Demonstrate ability to solve problems creatively and resourcefully
- Focus on achievement of goals and completion of projects in a timely manner
- Experience with Microsoft Office programs – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Social media experience
Work Hours
Exact schedule to be determined with supervisor; no more than 20 hours per week when school is in session and no more than 35 hours per week during breaks.
Hourly Rate Range
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
Stu01527P
Job Open Date
07/29/2022
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicant
About the Institution
For more than 100 years,
Pace University has been preparing students to become leaders in their fields by providing an education that combines exceptional academics with professional experience and the New York advantage. Pace has campuses in New York City and Westchester County. A private metropolitan university, Pace enrolls nearly 13,000 students in bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in the College of Health Professions, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Lubin School of Business, School of Education, School of Law, and Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems.
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