What are the responsibilities and job description for the Outreach Program Specialist position at Girl Scouts of Eastern WA and Northern ID?
Wage : $17.00-18.50 depending on experience and bilingual skills
Part-time summer hours : Monday and Wednesday 12 : 30-4 : 30
Part-time school year hours : Hours vary between 2 : 00-5 : 00 Monday through Thursday
Our Organization : Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho (GSEWNI) is a non-profit dedicated to empowering girls through the Girl Scout four pillars : life skills, STEM, outdoors, and entrepreneurship! We cover a massive area of 29 counties that stretches over 67,000 square miles, spanning from Central and Eastern Washington to Northern Idaho. Our headquarters is in Spokane, Washington, but we've got awesome staff in the Tri-Cities, Washington, and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
With the power of 2,000 amazing adult volunteers, we're on a mission to serve around 5,000 girls from kindergarten to 12th grade. Girls are our heart and soul, and we're all about helping them become future leaders. Girl Scouts is THE go-to place for girl power, shaping strong leaders for a new era.
The Go Getters Outreach Tri-Cities is a grant-funded program breaking barriers in order to engage Latina Girls and ensure that every girl has the opportunity to be a Girl Scout.
POSITION SUMMARY :
As an Outreach Program Specialist, you'll team up with the Outreach Program Coordinator to facilitate after-school troop meetings and deliver the magic of Girl Scouting to bilingual Outreach Girl Scout Troops in Pasco and Richland. This position directly serves young girls in under resourced communities, delivering the full Girl Scout experience to girls who may otherwise not have the opportunity to participate. The Outreach Program Specialist fosters positive relationships with girls, families, staff, and community members.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES OF POSITION :
- Use our engaging curriculum to lead girls through exciting activities that cover all things STEM, outdoors, life skills, and entrepreneurship.
- Incorporates Girl Scout principles into each meeting with girls : Allow meeting to have elements of girl-led, hands-on, cooperative learning - while providing guidance and supervision as needed.
- Models team work and problem solving while creating opportunities for girls to apply strategies themselves.
- Works seamlessly with co-leaders and other GSEWNI staff.
- Completes paperwork such as attendance, rosters, etc.
- Communicates positively with parents and other community members about Girl Scouts.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
POSITION COMPETENCIES
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies :
Organizational Leadership - exhibits confidence in self and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; accepts feedback from others.
Oral Communication - speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, listens and gets clarification, responds well to questions, demonstrates group presentation skills, participates in meetings. Active listening; ability to skillfully use a variety of questions and other active listening techniques to promote a robust discussion with members / customers and identify needs.
Interpersonal - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; listens to others without interrupting; keeps emotions under control; remains open to others' ideas and tries new things; establishes rapport with others at all organizational levels; respects others; considers and responds to needs, feeling, and capabilities of others; establishes and maintains open dialogue with others; has demonstrated ability to market the Girl Scout value proposition through a variety of communication venues including person, phone and online.
Quality Management - looks for ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
Self-management and self-assurance- assesses own skills and abilities and identifies areas for improvement; willingly accepts constructive feedback; a self-starter who seeks developmental opportunities; sets and achieves goals; works independently. Has confidence to prepare for conversations and visits with potential members / customers by gathering key information and setting strong objectives to achieve successful outcomes.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education / Experience :
Physical Abilities : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to :
Occasionally lift objects up 30 pounds, repetitive movement of the wrists, hands and / or fingers. Rarely climb, pull, stoop, kneel, crawl, twist and crouch. Must be able to stand or sit for long periods of time and work in inclement weather. Clearly see 20 feet, with or without corrective lenses and differentiate between colors (no color blindness).
Mental & Other Skills / Abilities : To perform this job successfully, an individual must have the :
Work Environment :
While performing the essential duties / responsibilities of this job, the employee is exposed to a school environment at a local Elementary School and local Community Center. Secondary work environment consists of the employee exposed to typical office environment conditions and noise levels. Multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment is an integral part of this position, as is the ability to work with high-stress situations based on the nature of GSEWNI mission and daily work.
Salary : $17 - $19
