Site Manager, Jumpstart at Temple University

Posted by on August 20, 2010

Site Manager – Temple University, Jumpstart for Young Children

Last day to apply: October 3, 2010

Description:
About Jumpstart
Jumpstart is a national early education organization that works toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed. By pairing nearly 4,000 trained adult mentors with underserved preschoolers for a full school year, Jumpstart helps children develop the language, literacy, and social skills they’ll need to thrive in kindergarten and beyond. Working alongside parents and families, Jumpstart is currently serving nearly 15,000 children across 20 states, in partnership with more than 300 early learning centers and 74 universities and colleges throughout the country. Jumpstart’s national sponsors include American Eagle Outfitters, AmeriCorps, Pearson, and Sodexo. Jumpstart is the five-time recipient of the Fast Company/Monitor Social Capitalist Award (2004-2008) and has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator. In 2006, the organization launched Jumpstart’s Read for the Record, an annual campaign to bring national attention to early education while setting a world record for the number of adults and children reading the same book in a single day.

Position Overview
The Site Manager is a full year position based on the campus of Temple University, within the College of Education. The primary responsibility of the Jumpstart Site Manager is to manage the day-to-day operations of the campus Jumpstart program in order to ensure that Jumpstart Quality Standards, guidelines provided by Jumpstart, are met and that the program is meeting grant requirements. The Site Manager directly drives Jumpstart’s school success outcomes. The Site Manager works in conjunction with key campus personnel and Jumpstart’s regional and national staff to implement the Jumpstart program model. A full work plan and program calendar is provided to assist the Site Manager in implementing the Jumpstart program.

Within Jumpstart a Site Manager is provided opportunities for professional development and growth. Professional development opportunities include (but are not limited to): training, facilitation of trainings, and field feedback. The Site Manager will report directly to the Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education in conjunction with a Program Director of the National region in which the Temple position is located.

Specific Responsibilities
1. Early Childhood Education and Training:
• Facilitate Jumpstart training series for Corps members; develop training curriculum for Corps members when necessary
• Observe Jumpstart sessions to monitor the quality of interactions between Corps members and children and the implementation of planned curriculum
• Provide coaching and feedback to Corps members based on observations related to Jumpstart’s standards of quality
• Observe and support Team Planning Meetings to monitor the quality of team collaboration, meeting facilitation and the design of curriculum to be used in Jumpstart Sessions
• Ensure the site is meeting the requirements of the Jumpstart Quality Standards
• Work closely with teachers and center directors, negotiating aspects of program implementation and navigating teacher/center relationships.

2. Program Management
• Plan and manage recruitment process; interview and select all Corps members for site
• Support Corps members in the completion of expected hours requirements (200-450 hours over the course of the program year)
• Recruit and manage a Corps member to serve as a Volunteer Coordinator
• Provide Corps members and Team Leaders with systematic supervision and support, consistent and responsive management, and clear ongoing communication
• Work with national and regional staff to ensure grant and programmatic compliance
o Manage Corps member files to Corporation for National and Community Service and/or Grantee specifications
o Prepare and submit reports on site fiscal and programmatic performance to Regional Office
o Provide additional support and representation at Corporation sponsored events or stakeholder events/meetings
• Facilitate Jumpstart Summer Program to specifications designed by Jumpstart (may not be applicable to all sites)

3. Campus and Community Partnerships
• Build and manage high quality Preschool Program Partner relationships
• Cultivate and manage campus relations to ensure sustainability and success of the program on campus
• Work with Volunteer Coordinator to plan and execute volunteer engagement activities to involve outside members of the community and our corporate sponsors in our work
• Contribute to the development of the Jumpstart brand by engaging in local media and public relations activities, including maintaining and updating site web page
• Work with regional office to support city/community based efforts (city-wide volunteer event collaboration, city-wide training institute collaboration, etc.)
• Building relationships with community partners and stakeholders

4. Jumpstart National Network Responsibilities
• Participate in weekly one-on-one meetings with Jumpstart Program Director
• Participate in twice monthly Regional Conference Calls
• Attend Leadership Institutes annually and New Staff Training during first year
• Support the stewardship of National and Regional stakeholders by hosting site visits and engaging Corps members in events
o Host visits to campus and to program partner sites

5. Campus Specific Responsibilities
• Participate in campus and department responsibilities including staff meetings and events
• Work with faculty who can assist with Jumpstart member training and recruitment, and institution of higher education and preschool program partner relationships
• Work with faculty advisor to develop and deliver course content (if applicable)
• Recruit and manage a part-time assistant or graduate student who can assist with administrative tasks
• Maintain relationships with various departments on campus (financial aid, grants accounting, etc.)

Additional
• Requires significant evening/weekend work at specific times during the program year
• Significant local travel required

Salary
Commensurate with experience; excellent benefits

Starting Date
Immediately

Additional Qualifications:
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree required, in Early Childhood Education or Child Development preferred
• Background or experience in an early childhood setting
• Strong organizational, management and leadership abilities
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task in order to meet key tasks as scheduled
• Prior Experience in managing others; ability to provide verbal and written feedback
• Demonstrated ability to use intermediate and some advanced functions of Windows operating systems, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point,
Outlook) the internet and web-based forms
• Ability to comprehend and manage basic fiscal matters such as budgets
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with university staff and the general community
• Commitment to Jumpstart’s mission and values
• Commitment to serving the community
• Experience developing partnerships with other organizations/entities

How to Apply:
Contact Information
Please send resume and cover letter to Katie.oconnor@jstart.org

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