What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Education Manager- Cincinnati position at Girl Scouts of Western Ohio?
Job Description
Job Description
Community Education Manager
Cincinnati, OH
Imagine having the opportunity to create a meaningful employment experience, one that meets your career goals and your desire to do socially responsible work.
Girl Scout of Western Ohio is shaping the future of girl leadership! As a chapter of the Girl Scouts of America, their core strengths are rooted in their agile teams, innovation, and belief that learning never stops. Joining Girl Scouts means you will be part of an inclusive team-centric organization where our top priority is the girls and communities our client serves. Working at Girl Scouts allows you to build a meaningful career while you grow personally and professionally! If you want to empower girls to improve the world - you belong at Girl Scouts! Join the movement!
In this role, you will empower girls in grades K-12 (primarily K-5) in Title One schools and underserved communities by building inclusive Girl Scout programs with the support of community partners like schools and recreation centers. Your work will break down participation barriers, guiding girls to develop leadership skills, build healthy relationships, embrace challenges, and gain confidence as future leaders.
As a Community Education Manager , you’ll plan and deliver Girl Scout programming that meets annual goals and reflects the needs of each community, boosting Girl Scout visibility through collaboration with local groups. You’ll spend most of your time delivering dynamic, six-week hands-on curricula in afterschool settings, directly working with girls to build essential life skills. Throughout the year, you’ll connect girls to additional Girl Scout opportunities, recruiting new members and supporting families in year-round engagement through events like open houses and Troop Formation Nights.
Your work will be varied and impactful—from leading science activities to mentoring girls on stress management—allowing you to build strong, supportive relationships and create a safe environment where girls can thrive. Beyond direct programming, you’ll forge partnerships with community volunteers, schools, and stakeholders, expanding Girl Scouts’ reach to support even more girls as they grow into confident community leaders.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Drive membership growth through the delivery of Girl Scout programs in assigned Title One schools / service units by developing and implementing comprehensive plans for girls in series, including Girl Scouting in the School Day and other school and community-based opportunities, including recruitment, parent / caregiver engagement and conversion to sustainable Girl Scout experiences
- Cultivate and collaborate with assigned schools, community organizations, and networks to increase visibility and opportunities for girls, recruit volunteers, and improve program and funding partnerships to meet council objectives
- Recruit and support community volunteers to assist in Girl Scout program delivery
- Monitor evaluation results and adjust program delivery as needed
- Provides support to Council strategic initiatives, including service unit support, year-round recruitment campaigns, product programs, progressive outdoor experiences, and fund development efforts through regional teams, department, and project teamwork
COMPETENCIES
POSITION TYPE / EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK
This is a full-time position. The workdays are primarily Monday through Friday, but evening work is frequent, and occasional weekend work may be required. Work hours will vary depending on the support needed by service units and the time of year. Work schedules are flexible but will be approximately 40-45 hours / week.
TRAVEL
This is an “in the field” position requiring regular travel to assigned geographic areas of the council.
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
You should have direct experience working with youth in group settings, providing supervision, engagement and oversight for activity-based programs. Experience working in diverse communities, designing and delivering programs across various schools and locations within the Cincinnati area is highly preferred. You must be skilled in balancing administrative tasks and program preparation and have hands-on engagement with girls, with a track record of fostering their growth and achievements in personal development and within the Girl Scouts organization. Additionally, it would be best if you had networking abilities and built meaningful connections with local organizations and community leaders to enhance program impact and community support.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must lift and / or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by compensation of $19.23 / hour or roughly $40,000 annually , and a generous benefits package.
PERKS
Plus, we work to maintain the best environment for our employees where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where everyone feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning, and culture.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB)
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. GSWO is an EEO / Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran employer.
Salary : $40,000
