About Worcester State University:
WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY is a liberal arts and sciences
university with a long tradition of academic excellence dating back
to 1874, as well as an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer that seeks to reflect the diversity of its community. Our
workforce is dedicated to academic quality, student-centered
programming, engaged citizenship, open exchanges of ideas,
diversity and inclusiveness, and civility and integrity. We are
looking for job applicants who share these values and commitment to
our students.
Worcester State is centrally located in Massachusetts, about an
hour's drive from Boston, Springfield, and Providence, Rhode
Island. Our 58-acre campus is nestled in the residential northwest
side of Worcester--the second largest city in New England and home
to 37,000 college students at more than a dozen colleges and
universities. Over 6,000 of those students attend Worcester
State--approximately 5,300 are undergraduates and 1,000 are
graduate students. Learn more about us at
worcester.edu/about .
Job Description:
Title: GFR 162 Lead Facilitator
Department: Latino Education Institute
Supervisor: Kathleen Orengo
SSTA Approver: Kathleen Orengo
General Statement of Duties:
Under the leadership of the Program Manager, Lead Facilitator will
assist in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the LIDER
program including, but not limited to: outreach, recruitment, and
retention of Worcester's youth. Candidate must be a supportive,
willing, positive, and energetic participant in the implementation
of the outcome measurement system.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and nurture a positive youth development culture.
- Communicate and plan with the Program Staff on a regular basis,
keeping them informed of all activity within the program relating
to logistics, participants, staff and partners.
Maintain accurate records of monitoring and evaluation tools,
attendance, directory, and assessments for all participants.
Meet weekly with the Program Staff and program team to
coordinate staffing, enrollment changes and curriculum
modifications.
Assist the Instructor in providing up-to-date monthly program
highlights such as photos, success stories, etc. to Digital Artist
for social media posting.
Assist the Instructor to ensure the appropriate implementation
and coordination of field trips, guest speakers, and optional
program offerings (Family Academies).
Participate in required trainings, workshops, conferences or
other aspects of professional development including funder
sponsored events.
Serve as a mandated reporter, reporting any suspicion of child
abuse or neglect in collaboration with the Executive Director and
any compliance procedures for follow-through.
Other duties as assigned, including supporting other staff and
representing the organization upon assignment.
Requirements:
Required Qualifications:
- Experience with Microsoft Office applications and record
keeping.
- Ability to communicate effectively to diverse audiences, both
in writing and verbally.
- Strong work ethic and commitment to positive youth
development.
- Success in prioritizing and meeting multiple demands and
deadlines.
- Strong organizational skills, including the ability to work
collaboratively, manage own work and time, and be accountable for
performance.
- Alignment and agreement with the vision, mission, and values of
the Latino Education Institute.
- Ability to work some evenings and weekends.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree and/or 2-3 year of experience working with
persons from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds.
- Reliable access to transportation.
- Bilingual in Spanish preferred
Additional Information:
Worcester State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employer which seeks to reflect the diversity of its
community.
This is a part-time, non-benefited, hourly position.
Hourly Rate: $30 per hour
Application Instructions:
Applicants must apply online at worcester.interviewexchange.com. A
representative from the department will contact individuals for
interviews.