Full-Time Site Coordinator
History
Compass was founded in 2011 as a ministry of Douglas Avenue United Methodist Church to serve homeless children in Springfield Public Schools - District 186. From 2012-2016, Compass was a program of the Family Service Center, and the program expanded its initial model to serve more schools, recruited additional partners, and added the Camp Compass summer learning program and Backpack Feeding Program. In 2016, Compass for Kids became an independent not-for-profit agency whose mission is to provide academic and social-emotional support to empower children and families underserved by our community. Our vision is that all children in our community experience success and reach their full potential.
Background
Currently, Compass for Kids has three main programs including Club Compass, Camp Compass, and Camp Care-A-Lot.
1) Club Compass, the school-year program, focuses on social-emotional learning, enrichment, and instilling a sense of belonging through consistent mentoring relationships.
2) Camp Compass, the summer learning program, prevents learning loss and closes the achievement and opportunity gaps between low-income kids and their higher-income peers through academic instruction and enrichment activities. This summer learning program, in partnership with Springfield Public Schools – District 186, has a proven track record of measurably increasing kids’ reading and math skills.
3) Youth Leadership Development Program (YLDP), the program for middle and high school alumni of Club Compass will prepare middle and high school alumni of Club Compass to graduate from high school and be ready to achieve their dreams. The YLDP will do this through an evidence-based social-emotional curriculum, Life and Job Skills classes, immediate application of leadership skills at Club Compass under the supervision of a Site Coordinator, and service learning.
Job Summary
Club Compass is searching for a highly-motivated, organized, and dependable Site Coordinator who will oversee all aspects of three Club Compass sites. Site Coordinators plan, prepare for, and oversee the weekly club. Site Coordinators are the liaison between the kids, parents, volunteers, school staff, and Compass for Kids, and therefore must be excellent at building relationships with all different types of people. The Site Coordinator will be a skilled professional experienced in managing staff and volunteers as well as coordinating, communicating, and juggling multiple priorities at the same time. The Site Coordinator facilitates the high-quality, consistent, structured program experience where volunteers are able to build positive, caring relationships with the participating kids.
Reports to
School Year Program Manager
Responsibilities
Program Management
Goal: implement a structured, consistent, high-quality program
- Planning (e.g. volunteers, supplies, enrichment)
- Operations and logistics (e.g. volunteer assignments, coordinating transportation and/or transporting kids home)
- Recruit, manage, and support volunteers (e.g. classroom/behavior management, evidence-
- based social emotional learning curriculum)
- Volunteers
- Community Partners
- School Staff (e.g. Teachers, Secretary, FACE Liaison, Principal)
- Sit on Family and Community Engagement (FACE) team and/or Braided Behavior Support Systems (BBSS) team
- Volunteer at school events
- Kids
- Parents/guardians/families
- Kids:
- School: attendance, behavior referrals, assessments
- Club: attendance, social-emotional pre- and post-surveys, intranet forms, etc.
- Success stories
- Volunteers: contact info, hours
- Knowledge/experience of needs of underserved children, preferred
- Knowledge of/experience with youth development programs
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, including public speaking
- Strong computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office and internet-based applications (Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Calendar, etc.)
- Conscientious
- Strong organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to remain calm in stressful situations
- Time management and prioritization - ability to plan ahead and take initiative, and manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to thrive in a small team environment
- Resolve conflict peacefully
- Be flexible and adaptable
- Ability to be on feet for long periods of time
- Bachelor’s degree, preferred
- Two years’ experience working with underserved children required, minimum
- Experience managing volunteers, preferred
- Valid driver’s license, dependable transportation, and car insurance
- Ability to successfully pass a criminal background and motor vehicle record check
- Food handlers’ certification (can be completed once hired)
This is a full-time position. The pay rate is $20 per hour.
Benefits included.
Required Hours
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays - must be available until 7 PM during the school year when Club Compass operates (shift would likely be 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM)
The remainder of hours are usually during regular business hours (Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM)
How to apply
Send a cover letter and resume to:
vyvyan@compass4kids.org
or by mail at:
Compass for Kids
1201 S 4th Street
Springfield, IL 62703
