Job Details
Job Location
East Texas - Tyler, TX
Position Type
Full Time
Description
About Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas:
Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (GSNETX) offers amazing opportunities for talented, forward-thinking individuals who share our vision of helping girls and young women change the world for the better.
Here's your opportunity to enhance your career while making a difference in girls' lives and in the world. At Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, you can build a rewarding career in everything from working hands-on with girls, to accounting, human resources and project management, to marketing, research-and more.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Program Coordinator is responsible for delivering the Council's Program Strategy through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to Girl Scout members, including girls grades K-12, and adult volunteers. The primary focus is to ensure that girl programming within the council utilizes the National Program Portfolio to deliver high-quality immersive experiences, incorporates the principles of girl led, experiential and cooperative learning and is aligned with, and results in, positive Girl Scout leadership outcomes as defined in GSNETX's Program Strategy. The Program Coordinator is also responsible for overseeing GSNETX Council sponsored programs including workshops, special events, resources and enrichment opportunities. This position collaborates with peers in other departments to align calendar year and achieve organization goals.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Possesses extensive knowledge of the Girl Scout National Program Portfolio and develop aligned curriculum to serve local needs.
• Implements the GSNETX STEM, Healthy Living and Financial Literacystrategies through curriculum and council offerings with a focus on Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
• Trains volunteers to ensure a robust, quality program for girls participating in Girl Scout troops.
• Ensures programs have a mental health lens where appropriate.
• Collaborates with other departments within GSNETX to design and develop programs and curriculum to meet their needs (i.e. recruitment, membership, product sales, retail and marketing).
• Identifies needs and trends of membership and develops programs and solutions accordingly.
• Trains partners and facilitators on Girl Scout leadership experience best practices.
• Supervises program implementation by partners or facilitators and provide feedback and suggests for improvement.
• Trains partners and facilitators to follow all safety standards and established GSNETX policies and procedures for activities with girls, volunteers, parents and program partners.
• Cultivates community partnerships with volunteers and external organizations to enable robust program delivery that aligns with council DEI and strategy initiatives.
• Advances Mission Delivery by providing stakeholders expertise on girls, girl issues and outcomes.
• Identifies the best partners for fund-development opportunities.
• Manages budget for individual events and utilize discretion to make decisions about fund allocations.
• Is timely and professional in all communication with parents, volunteers, coworkers and girls.
• Establishes best practice to ensure efficiency and consistency in completing administrative tasks.
• Creates and implements marketing strategies to promote Council-hosted events.
• Project manager of various programs. This includes, but is not limited to, pre and post event logistics, curriculum development and overseeing budget.
• Develops and negotiates program agreements with third party facilitators.
• Ensure Girl Scouts has a robust presence in the Tyler/Longview/Marshall community.

Qualifications
Preferred qualifications :

• Previous experience with youth focused program/service delivery
• Strong project management skills
• Commitment to continuous improvement and process development
• Experience with Salesforce a plus
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) is greatly beneficial to this role
• Ability to work with youth from grades K-12
• Maintain a customer-focused approach to program design and implementation

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in education, event management, hospitality, or equivalent work experience.
• 2-3 years progressive experience in children's programming, including program design, implementation & evaluation.
• Strong Project Management Skills.
• Critical thinking and creative problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated strength in both verbal and written communication.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Willingness and ability to work independently within the framework of the council's plan of work.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Salesforce experience is a plus.
• Demonstrate and promote a climate of courtesy, respect and professionalism to coworkers, the volunteers served by this council, and others with whom this job puts them in contact.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends.
• Adheres to the GSNETX's equal opportunity and non-discrimination policies, which ensure that there will be no discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, sex, creed, national origin, socioeconomic status, disability, or age.
• Upon employment, employee must register as an adult member in the Girl Scout organization and subscribe to the tenets of the Girl Scout Promise and Law.
• Attendance is an essential job requirement defined as having regular, consistent, reliable, punctual and predictable attendance including the ability to work regular hours and shifts, before and after hours, and on weekends, when required.
• Must be able to respond to program needs outside of office hours.
• Must complete and pass a criminal background check.
• Must have reliable transportation, hold a valid drivers' license and meet GSNETX driving record & automobile insurance requirements.
• Must be able to travel within established geographic areas and council service centers, as necessary.

Our organization's cultural values:

• We are relevant.
• We strive for equity.
• We put our stakeholders first.
• We collaborate to get the best results.
• We own our work.

Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected characteristics, including race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or age.
Physical demands and work environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made as required by law in an attempt to enable an individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit/stand for prolonged periods of time; key and/or control objects; interact extensively with internal and external customers; occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing up to 25 pounds; and occasionally travel within the state.
Certification/licenses:
None required.