What are the responsibilities and job description for the Outreach Program Administrator position at City and County of Denver?
About Our Job
The Denver Public Library (DPL) is a growing urban library system that serves the residents of the City & County of Denver. DPL sees more than 4 million visitors every year across its 27 locations, serves Denver’s most vulnerable communities through outreach and mobile services, hosts thousands of programs a year and manages a collection of more than 1.4 million physical and digital materials. We believe a strong library is vital for a strong community. DPL is committed to serving the evolving needs of Denverites through inspired programming, diverse collections, culturally-representative spaces, and equitable policies & procedures.
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DPL’s Early Learning Department (ELD) is a part of the Youth Outreach team and Youth Services Department, which works to offer welcoming spaces, engaging learning opportunities, and diverse resources for Denver’s youth and families. ELD is an outreach-based department, working in partnership with community organizations, schools, and other City agencies to help children from birth through five develop early learning skills and thrive. We strive to provide programs, services, and early development information to families and adults that work with young children to support healthy early development.
DPL is seeking an organized, team-oriented, and motivated Outreach Program Administrator to join our Early Learning Department in support of programs and services for young children, their families, and the adults that support them across Denver’s communities. In this position, you will prioritize equitable access to high quality learning experiences for youth directly via outreach programming and indirectly via caregiver education, as well as coordinate support for services to this population, including : and community partnerships. This will be done in collaboration with other staff in the Early Learning Department, community partners, other DPL departments, and branch library staff.
Your primary location will be the Central Library, however, DPL reserves the right to reassign locations based upon operational and / or staffing needs at any given time.
More specifically, you will :
Continue to grow a robust outreach program within the Early Learning Department to reach families with preschoolers and, eventually, early elementary aged kids.
Provide and support the Outreach to Adults Program, including :
Provide workshops to parents, caregivers, and educators to support their children’s development
Work with schools and community partners to recruit participants
Manage the department’s outreach schedule
Manage continuous improvement of workshop content
Oversee budget for outreach materials
Collect and report on program metrics
Develop and implement program evaluation system
Work closely and collaboratively with community partners, parents, and caregivers to help them understand early child development and support building critical early learning skills.
Connect with community partners such as schools, child care settings, informal care networks, and City of Denver partner agencies to reach parents with young children
About Our Department
The Early Learning Department was established in 2010 to ensure that the Denver Public Library provided high quality, researched-based early learning experiences for kids from birth through kindergarten. Our goal is that all of Denver’s children show up to kindergarten ready to learn and thrive. We do this through direct programming for children via the Read Aloud Program and our Create to Learn outreach series; through support for parents to enrich their early literacy environment at home via our Outreach to Parents and Caregivers and LENA programming; and through support for early educators to enrich the early literacy environment in the classroom via our Early Learning Outreach to Educators programming. Please note that there is a plan in place for the department to serve a broader range of youth in the community in the future. This position will support that work.
About You
Our ideal candidate has :
Expertise in early childhood development.
Skill in public speaking and sharing information effectively with groups of adults and children in both English and Spanish
Spanish language fluency and biculturalism are strongly preferred
Expertise in effective adult education
Ability to build and maintain relationships with community organizations and other City agencies.
Ability to work independently and within a team to creatively solve problems in a positive manner.
Positive attitude, excellent interpersonal skills, cultural sensitivity and a sense of humor in working with people.
Ability to use workplace technology including email, internet, databases, social media and other software.
A resume detailing your academic, professional, and personal experience with an accompanying cover letter connecting your experience to the details of this job posting.
A valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
Please submit a cover letter describing your interest in this position. We value colleagues from all communities and identities. If you’re excited about this position, we encourage you to apply even if your professional experience does not align perfectly with the listed “ideal candidate” expectations. Your cover letter is an opportunity to explain your interest in the role, and why you believe you would be a good candidate.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :
Education requirement : Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration, Management, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, or a related field.
Experience Requirement : Three (3) years of professional or technical level experience planning the administrative aspects of a program(s) or training program participants and / or volunteers. (Some positions may require experience in a specific program area.)
Education / Experience Equivalency : One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education.
A combination of appropriate education and experience may be substituted for the minimum education and experience requirements.
License / Certifications : By position, requires certification in CPR / First Aid at the time of application or by the completion of probation.
About Everything Else
Job Profile
LA1716 Program Administrator
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Position Type
Unlimited
Library Hiring Range
58,656.00 - $77,719.00
Starting Pay
58,656-$77,719
Agency
Denver Public Library
Assessment Requirement
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Salary : $58,656 - $77,719
