Power Lunch Coordinator Part-time

Position: Power Lunch Coordinator (Part-Time)
Supervisor: Program Manager
Overview: Power Lunch Coordinators handle all program logistics associated with running Power Lunch sessions at a single school site, including ensuring a safe and positive environment for reading and mentoring and being a significant, constant presence to support reading pairs. Power Lunch Coordinators serve as the principal liaison between Everybody Wins! and its partner schools' staff, participating students, and volunteers.

Responsibilities:

• Promote Power Lunch and build strong relationships within the school community, collaborating with teachers, parent coordinators, and administrators to identify and recruit student participants.
• Orient and support Power Lunch volunteers and ensure that they feel welcomed and valued and have their needs and concerns addressed in a timely and courteous manner.
• Orient, organize, and support participating students, including matching students with mentors.
• Work closely with headquarters-based Program staff to improve program quality, broaden program impact, and identify and secure program support and resources.
• Supervise reading pairs and facilitate interactions among students and volunteers in order to strengthen reading pair relationships, build a sense of community, and foster a personal connection to service.

• Collect and maintain student and volunteer information, including attendance, scheduling, and current contact information.
• Prepare written weekly program status reports and participate in periodic site assessments.
• Use technology (including, but not limited to, email, databases, smart phones, laptops, and iPads) as means of communications with volunteers and headquarters.
• Work with Everybody Wins! headquarters staff to plan, coordinate and support school-based and external Power Lunch events.
• Attend organization-sponsored events or trainings relevant to the role of Power Lunch Coordinator.
• Serve as a flexible team member to provide additional services as needed to help meet the organization's mission and achieve its goals.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience managing groups of children and working in schools.
• Demonstrated experience working as a corporate professional or as a community volunteer.
• Motivated self-starter and team player with a positive attitude as well as strong interpersonal skills and oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders and appreciate the different communications styles and needs of corporate volunteers, professional colleagues, students, and school administration.
• Humorous and engaging with the ability to set clear goals and follow through with flexible, thoughtful and creative problem solving.
• Detail-oriented with strong project management and organizational skills.
• Conceptual ability for the larger perspective with a strong attention to detail and ability to multitask.
• Experience interacting with diverse communities and the ability to integrate into and appreciate a multicultural, linguistically-diverse school community.
• Computer literate (MS Word, MS Excel, email and internet), including basic knowledge of computer and internet-based programs for use in communication, data entry and tracking, and research.
• Demonstrated commitment to serving the greater community.
• Bachelor's Degree strongly preferred. High School diploma and two additional years of volunteer or youth management experience may be considered.
• Completion of a satisfactory fingerprinting and criminal background check, as well as completion of a First Aid/CPR certification course and a Child Abuse Identification course.

Submit resume to jobs@everybodywinsny.org, subject line: Application for Power Lunch Coordinator.