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    Director of Education - Easley, United States - United Way

    United Way
    United Way Easley, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    OUR EDUCATION MISSION

    United Way of Pickens County (UWPC) seeks to help children achieve their potential through education and has established a bold goal that 70% of 3rd graders will be reading on grade level by 2025.


    Our goals are:
    Children begin school ready to learn
    Young children achieve their academic potential
    Parents and guardians are focused on their child's academic success and are engaged in their child's intellectual, emotional, and social growth


    PURPOSE OF POSITION

    The Director of Education is responsible for leading United Way of Pickens County'sEducation Impact Area in the Community Impact Division.


    The Director is responsible for:
    building and maintaining relationships with individuals, public and private sector community institutions, and nonprofit organizations to identify community needs related to education
    developing approaches to meeting needs and ensuring successful implementation
    strategically deploying resources to meet community needs that will have the greatest impact

    The Director will develop, direct and promote literacy focused education programs and initiatives, and engage the local community in these efforts.

    The Director will strategically plan for effective services and long-term program sustainability and growth.

    ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
    Investment and Community Impact Management
    Regularly examines community needs and gaps in service
    Serves as a thought leader in the area of education, identifying and championing strategies for furthering UWPC's community impact
    Recruits Education Impact Council members and facilitates Council meetings
    Coordinates community initiatives or collaborative projects as needed
    Conducts research related to strategies and best practices
    Develops relationships with key stakeholders in the community
    Coordinates the education annual investment process with the Education Impact Council to include Impact grant funding and Special Initiatives funding
    Evaluates outcomes from Impact grants or Special Initatives and works with grantees to modify/improve programs when appropriate
    Administers and implements current and future internal programming utilizing best practices
    Creates and maintains a culture of collaboration, trust and accountabilty between with community partners, serving as an effective ambassador of United Way of Pickens County
    Volunteer Management
    Recruits literacy volunteers and perform background checks
    Ensure that all volunteers are adequately trained, creates training in collaboration with school personnel
    Monitors volunteer performance and success and provides feedback
    Provides recognition acknowledging volunteer efforts
    Creates and administers feedback surveys, analyzes results, and makes appropriate changes
    Identifes potential new sites for literacy volunteers and creates new programming

    Additional Responsibilities:
    Provides support to education grant writing efforts when needed
    Attend community functions and meetings when relevant
    Attends United Way of Pickens County functions when needed
    Assists other departments in major projects and coordinates efforts as appropriate with Marketing, Finance, Resource Development, and Volunteer Engagement
    Performs other duties as assigned

    COMPETENCIES

    Team/Organizational Leadership and Management -Understands the needs and wants of the organization and community in order to provide accurate, complete and timely service and to further the mission, values and goals of the organization.

    Ability to Multi-Task -The ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments concurrently; prioritizes more important tasks while maintaining control of others; reports in a timely manner any barriers to task completion.

    Results-Oriented Thinking and Behavior -A genuine concern for effectiveness, with the desire to achieve the best results for the actions taken; complex problem solving.

    Initiative, Innovation and Creativity -The ability to think outside the routine way of doing business and develop new and creative ways of addressing community needs.

    Communication -Speaks clearly; writes effectively and persuasively, listens well; demonstrates effective group presentation and meeting skills, maintains positive working relationships throughout the community; displays social perceptiveness; adept at building relationships.


    Required Minimum Education and Experience:
    Bachelor's degree in non-profit or business management or a related field.
    Five years of professional experience-Master's degree may substitute for two years of experience
    Experience in program development and management, preferably non-profit
    Experience in volunteer management
    Experience in tracking, analyzing and reporting on outcomes

    The ideal candidate must be a solution focused self-starter who can conceptualize and develop plans for programming execution that yield impactful outcomes.

    Please email resume and cover letter to Karen Culley,

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