Program Coordinator (Upland)

Description

Under the supervision of the Program Manager of Youth & Student Wellness, the Program Coordinator has an emphasis on project and program management related to development of programs and serving diverse youth throughout Inland Southern California. In addition, the Program Coordinator will assist and oversee and engage in the implementation of other projects, programs, and initiatives as assigned by the Program Manager.

• $27.12/hour

Benefits:

• Cost and no-cost options for health insurance.
• Reach Out pays 100% of its employee’s dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• 13 holidays per year.
• 403(b) retirement plan
  • Reach Out matches after 1 year at the start of the following quarter.
• Professional development.
• Work laptop provided.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implement and oversee work plans to achieve project outcomes in alignment with grant and agency commitments.
• Coordinate tasks and timelines to ensure projects meet deadlines effectively.
• Evaluate work plan progress and recommend improvements as needed.
• Prepare reports to document progress for stakeholders, the board, and funders.
• Communicate project updates to team members, stakeholders, and other relevant parties.
• Collaborate across departments to develop and organize project plans, timelines, and deliverables.
• Support youth and adults in meeting program and grant requirements.
• Foster partnerships between agencies to coordinate and implement assigned projects, supporting long-term collaboration.
• Organize and lead events and resource fairs within the Inland Empire.
• Participate in Reach Out committees and other related work groups as assigned.
• Assist the Program Manager with strategic priorities, including meeting attendance, continued learning opportunities for the IS team and presentations.
• Attend workshops, programs, and meetings sponsored by grant funders.
• Assist Manager or Director with mileage reports, timecards, receipt management
• Provide support to Manager/Director with scheduling and logistic planning
• Support IS staff with monthly and yearly events on and off campus sites
• Supervise and engage interns or volunteers in meaningful project work.

Community Engagement

• Support Reach Out’s community engagement efforts by collaborating with partner agencies and stakeholders.
• Maintain effective communication with the Director regarding all project and program activities.
• Be available to work a flexible schedule, including nights and weekends as needed.

Other Requirements

• Fulfill regular duties as assigned by the Manager or Director.
• Provide translation support for documents and verbal communications, if fluent in Spanish.
• Perform additional job-related duties as required.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

Qualifications

Required Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Behavioral Sciences, Education, Psychology, or a related field (preferred).
• Two (2) years of experience in an academic setting or four (4) years of directly related experience in lieu of a degree.

Required Experience

• • Minimum of two (2) years of experience in community outreach, or five (5) years of experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree.

Preferred Experience: Fluent Bilingual Spanish/English.

Knowledge of:

• Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Social media tools.
• Adaptability/Flexibility – Willingly adapting to constantly changing circumstances while maintaining a corporate perspective. Engaging in continuous learning, adjusting the application of knowledge, skills and abilities while addressing new challenges as contextual realities change.
• Change Management & Leadership - Instilling, implementing, and dealing with change, challenges and ambiguity while also balancing the need for change with the need for continuity. Includes delivering the message of change and creating an environment that inspires people to change.
• Communication - Using language as a flexible tool to share and collect information, exchanging ideas and openly exploring a variety of perspectives adjusting style and content to each unique individual, audience, and circumstance.

• Engagement -Mobilizing people, organizations, and partners in developing goals, executing plans and delivering results. Laying the groundwork for success by building coalitions with key players and building momentum by communicating clearly and consistently. Using negotiation skills and adaptability to encourage recognition of joint concerns, collaboration and to influence the success of outcomes.
• Learning Support/Continuous Learning-Creating a learning environment by promoting training and professional development.
• Relationship/Network Building-Building and maintaining effective and constructive working relationships, partnerships, or networks of contacts with people who are, or might someday be, instrumental in achieving work-related goals.
• Self Confidence/Self Esteem-Believing in one's own capability to select an effective approach to accomplish a task or activity in increasingly challenging circumstances.
• Teamwork/Cooperation-Readily sharing information, knowledge, and personal strengths. Seeking to understand and building on differing perspectives of others to enhance team efficiency and quality outcomes.
• Values and Ethics - Serving the Company with integrity and respect in personal and organizational practices. Includes respecting democratic, professional, ethical and people values. Building respectful, bilingual, diverse, and inclusive workplaces. Ensuring decisions and transactions are transparent and fair. Holding themselves, their employee, and their department accountable for their actions.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to adequately perform each essential duty. 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. 

• Language Skills - Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization. 

• Reasoning Ability - Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving multiple concrete variables in standardized situations. 
• Mathematical Skills - Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.  Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance. 
• Physical Demands - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; stand, walk and use their hands to complete various tasks. The employee is occasionally required to react quickly with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 45 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. 
• Work Environment - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is infrequently exposed to extreme outside weather conditions.  The employee is infrequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. On occasion the employee could be exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate as found in an office environment.

Reach Out is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion or religious creed, disability or handicap, pregnancy, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. 

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