What are the responsibilities and job description for the LIMITED DURATION EARLY LITERACY PROGRAM ASSOCIATE II position at METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICE?
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Metropolitan Family Service
Position Description
Position Title: Limited Duration Ready, Set, Go! Early Literacy Associate II
Reports To: RSG! Manager – Ready, Set, Go!
Location: 1700 NW Civic Dr. Suite 200, Portland, OR 97230
Dept/Program: Ready, Set, Go! FTE: 1.0 FTE (40 hours/week)
Limited Duration: November 2024 - June 30, 2025
Status: Non-exempt
Created: October 2024 Job Number: RSGTLA1023
General Description:
Metropolitan Family Service position descriptions are guidelines. They are not intended to identify every task that an employee will be asked to complete. They are intended as a general outline of the essential work responsibilities and qualifications of the position.
The position as the Ready, Set, Go! Early Literacy Associate II is a limited duration position and will begin in November of 2024 and will end on or before June 30, 2025. This position will offer benefits on the first of the month following 30 days of employment.
Agency Culture:
- We use creative and proactive problem-solving to build and sustain dynamic community-based programs and quality services.
- We believe in the potential of families and individuals at all life stages and focus on prevention, wellness, and independence.
- We build strong relationships by collaborating with our funders, partners, and highly trained volunteers, always striving for an extensive commitment to diversity.
General Function:
Under the supervision of the RSG! Manager for the Ready, Set, Go! Program, the Early Literacy Associate II is responsible for building an early literacy resource library, systems, and support for the RSG! Program. The RSG! Early Literacy Associate II will collaborate with the RSG! Managers, Program Coordinators, and RSG! staff in providing early literacy kits and resources to RSG! families across Multnomah County and North Clackamas. They will work with RSG! Coordinators in identifying families that are no longer engaging in RSG! activities and provide intervention strategies to support retention and reduce barriers families might be facing. In addition, the Early Literacy Associate II will attend community events promoting early literacy and support access to early literacy games and materials.
Collaboration
- Ability to work and communicate effectively (written and verbal) with a broad range of individuals and groups
- Ability to work collaboratively within all program areas of MFS as well as other agencies and partners
- Ability and commitment to work effectively within a team-dependent environment
- Ability to connect position roles and agency mission
Program Implementation
- Ability to effectively manage and maintain confidential and sensitive information
- Ability to work independently and with a team
- Ability to organize and prioritize duties to meet program outcomes
- Ability to communicate effectively in different communication modalities (phone, text, email)
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively
- Ability to create new processes for our new Early Literacy Initiative
- Demonstrate flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and responsibilities depending on the needs of the program
- Possesses strong verbal and written communication skills in a language in addition to English
- Possesses excellent time management, prioritization, and organizational skills
- Ability and commitment to continuous quality improvements and innovation
- Ability to understand and execute RSG! philosophy in day-to-day duties when visiting RSG! Classrooms
- Model expected behavior for children and adults guided by appropriate child development
- Ability to recognize and manage critical situations including following mandatory reporting regulations and responsibilities (applicable when working directly with families and children)
Teamwork
- Ability to be self-directed and manage projects independently
- Ability to figure out independent timelines and meet deadlines
- Ability to work independently and to collaborate with other MFS staff and volunteers and to model effective teamwork skills
- Ability to work in collaboration with school staff (when working inside school buildings)
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Support in updating and creating new resources around early literacy to share with the wider RSG! staff and families
- Share the benefits of early literacy activities through information sharing, kits, workshops, and community event tabling
- Research, buy, and assemble early literacy kits that are age and child developmentally appropriate for all RSG! students across all sites
- Support in engaging families that no longer participate in RSG! activities
- Support RSG! retention numbers by engaging families through phone calls and other forms of communication
- Support in surveying what barriers families are facing with engaging in RSG! activities and with the support of the RSG! Manager address those challenges
- In a case-by-case situation, support families by delivering kits to their place of living to continue supporting learning at home. All through individualized early literacy kits and/or pre-assembled kits
- Support program outcomes by keeping an eye on spending, budget, and offering family engagement opportunities
- Organize and maintain program file and documentation as required
- Attend and participate in workshops around early literacy and child development
- Attend once a month professional development days set ahead of time by the RSG! Managers
- Attend regularly occurring supervision meetings with RSG! Manager, RSG! Staff, and Agency
- Maintain up-to-date data entry into the agency database, Efforts to Outcomes (ETO)
- Support monthly reporting required by early literacy grant
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Training and a minimum of 2 years of experience in early childhood education, social services, parent education, school based, and/or social service program development
- Ability to read, write and speak fluently in language(s) in addition to English is required (language preferred is Spanish)
- Ability to provide strength-based resource and referral services to families
- Experience working in a public school setting and/or with the early learning community
- Experience working in collaboration with a variety of agencies and programs
- Ability to work independently and to collaborate in a team-dependent environment
- Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of individuals and groups
- Ability to maintain appropriate and professional relationships with clients and volunteers
- Values working in a multicultural, diverse environment
- Knowledge and competency to operate a personal computer and telephone
- Demonstrated competency in using Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel; Google platforms; Canva, and database programs
- Possesses strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Possesses excellent time management and organizational skills
CORE VALUES
Equity & Social Justice
- Values working in a multicultural, diverse environment
- Values and supports inclusion and program access for clients
- Supports agency goals for reducing disparities in outcomes for communities of color and marginalized communities
- Adopts anti-racism approaches to services by understanding and acknowledging systemic and individual racism and privilege
Education and Experience Requirements
- Certification, Associates, or higher education degree in Early Childhood Education or minimum of 2 years of classroom experience in Early Childhood Education or school based learning (ages preferred 0-3; 3-5) – early literacy experience is a plus
- Ability to read, write and speak fluently in language(s) in addition to English is required (language preferred is Spanish)
Other Requirements:
Personal transportation allowing for travel within the Portland Metropolitan area in a timely manner. If driving a personal vehicle, must maintain a valid driver license for the state of residency, personal auto liability insurance coverage and a driving record permitting coverage under the agency auto liability policy.
MFS requires all employees and volunteers to complete a criminal background check. We review the results of all background checks individually and consider all of the circumstances of any issues that arise in a background check during the hiring process.
Work Environment:
Work is performed both from our MFS Civic office and remotely from home, at community events, and/or at other locations as deemed necessary. Schedule to be set with supervisor. May require occasional early morning, weekend or evening work. Position requires the ability to sit for extended periods as well as stand occasionally. Position requires use of computer, telephone, use of a credit card, copier and may require accessing locations by use of stairs.
Metropolitan Family Service is committed to building a diverse workforce to broaden and deepen our work in the communities we serve. We strongly urge candidates from communities of color, disability, LGBTQIA2S , linguistically diverse populations, older adults and military veterans to consider application to our positions. MFS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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