Program Coordinator

The Jewish Council for the Aging (JCA), located in Montgomery County, Maryland helps the wider community thrive by providing programs and services that support older adults and their families and build bridges across generations. Our focus includes:

• Empowering independence for seniors through transportation and employment programs.
• Offering solutions to families seeking information and support around aging through our Senior HelpLine and Medicare information services as well as our Kensington Clubs for people with early-stage memory loss.
• Building caring connections across generations, through our Interages® Center that connects seniors with K-12 students.

Last year JCA directly served more than 6,000 people and indirectly touched at least 18,000 through social media, the website, and the Senior Resource Guides published in Washington Jewish Week. JCA serves seniors of all faiths, races, ethnicities, and income levels throughout the Washington region.

The JCA Heyman Interages Center intergenerational programs have brought children and older adults together for over 30 years. Since 1986, thousands of children from hundreds of schools and hundreds of isolated older adults from senior facilities have benefited from participation in our programs. Over the years dedicated and caring older adult volunteers, who are the heart of Interages, have made a significant difference in the lives of children in the Greater Washington DC area.

JOB SUMMARY:

Reporting to Senior Director Interages, the Program Coordinator is responsible for coordinating intergenerational volunteer programming.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:

• Responsible for helping to design and implement a variety of Interages programs. These may be virtual or in person; in class, or in senior living facilities; with Interages senior volunteers or with youth volunteers from MCPS who are pursuing service-learning hours for their participation, or with students interested in intergenerational programs.
• Communicate consistently with volunteers under the umbrella of the coordinator programs.
• Monthly reporting of program and volunteer activities.
• Working with the Volunteer Manager and other program coordinators, identify senior volunteers who may support and participate in programs.
• Communicates closely with Director to obtain and maintain any supplies as needed for regular programs and special events.
• Works closely with other Interages and JCA staff, community organizations, agencies, including Montgomery County Public Library and Montgomery County Public Schools, and other individuals to enhance program experience for the participants.
• Assist in the development and implementation of evaluation tools for our various programs.
• Contribute to the monthly Interages newsletter when appropriate.
• Carries out all duties and responsibilities in a manner that respects the rights and privileges of all Interages volunteers.
• Attends and participates at all staff meetings, in-service trainings, and other meetings as assigned.
• Work habits should include good organizational skills, dependability, punctual attendance, creativity, flexibility, able to function as an effective team member, patience, and sensitivity to the changing needs of the person in the early stages of dementia.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Human resources or a related field plus at least two years of experience in a human service field
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Organization and time management skills
• Works great independently to meet deadlines, but also demonstrated ability to work and collaborate effectively in a team of diverse staff, volunteers, and clients.
• Strong computer skills: Microsoft Office 365 – including Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint. Creating forms and managing Google Docs, Email Communication, Newsletters, Social Media, ability to use a smartphone. Knowledge of ZOOM
• Good interpersonal skills to be in continuous communication with volunteers or any equivalent mix of skills, abilities, experience and education that would render a candidate suitable for this position.
• Experience working with diverse populations.

PREFERRED:

• Bilingual, Spanish-speaker
• Passion for older adults/aging issues.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $22.00 - $22.50 per hour

Expected hours: 20 per week

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Ability to Commute:

• Rockville, MD 20852 (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Rockville, MD 20852

Salary : $22 - $23