Project Director, DOL Title II ABS Grant
hace 2 días
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Job Description The Project Director at the DOL Grant is responsible for the management of all aspects of program development, staffing, and instructional quality on behalf of the Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Development. This position is for the English as a Second Language and High School Equivalency courses. Duties include planning, scheduling, and monitoring of these programs. POSITION SUMMARY Responsibilities included but are not limited to: • Actively participates in the Adult Basic Skills Grant Program and attend regularly scheduled meetings of the Consortium partners., • Provides and oversees all grant funded adult literacy and IELCE instruction both on-and-off site., • Initiates recruitment activities to ensure that the contracted number of clients served is met., • Ensures all program students are pretested and then post-tested after the delivery of 50 to 60 hours of instruction., • Integrates NRS EFL and EFF methods and standards into instruction and curriculum., • Supervises student progress during enrollment and transfers to ensure placement into classes that is based on assessment results and what is in the best interest of students educationally., • Collects data relevant to the above activities and any other data that contributes to the evaluation of the impact of the activities on the population served., • Cooperates with any monitoring, evaluation, and/or audit conducted by the NJDOLWD or their agents., • Actively contributes to Adult Basic Skills Grant Program Team meetings to ensure project success and to maintain project quality control., • Attends technical assistance meetings in Trenton., • Collects, maintains and contributes information and statistical data for inclusion in progress reports to meet reporting requirements., • Prepares interim and annual program narrative reports in compliance with deadlines., • Analyzes program reporting data and makes improvement to meet all state-established benchmarks as detailed in the NGO and MOU., • Conducts teacher observations, analyzes results, and makes recommendations for improvement., • Manages the schedule to ensure that the contracted number of clients are enrolled within the funding available., • Carries out the spending plan based on the approved budget for the purposes and functions of the project. Dollars may not be used for purposes other than the Adult Basic Skills and Integrated English Literacy and Civics Ed programs., • Selects classroom materials. Reviews existing inventories and initiates requests to purchase books, pre- and post-assessment materials, and instructional supplies for ABE, ESL and IELCE programs., • Prepares monthly fiscal reports for submission to the College Office of Grant Accounting for review and approval prior to submission. Submits monthly fiscal report to the Manager of Grants and Projects at the lead agency and files them in state database., • Ensures that invoices and supporting documentation to back-up the expenditure reports is submitted., • Interviews and hires new project personnel following established College processes and guidelines., • Supervises full time Program Supervisor and part time project personnel (Project Coordinators, Project Assistants, & Instructional personnel) and project activities of matching/in-kind personnel., • Reviews project personnel timesheets and payroll information for accuracy in processing monthly reports., • Establishes and continues to cultivate relationship with Consortium lead agency and partner., • Responsible for whatever projects/assignments are given in tandem with partners., • Prepares budget and narrative for grant application., • Supervises the setup of IET classes in collaboration with Continuing Education departments., • Oversees the development of more streamlined paper flow and conversion to online records storage., • Ensures that all grant benchmarks are met; including successful completion of NRS tables. SPECIAL SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS Education: Bachelor’s Degree required, a degree in education preferred. Experience: Minimum of 2-3 years of experience with post K-12 educational programming, preferably in Adult, Continuing or Community Education, or Correctional Facilities; experience in a community college environment preferred. Being bilingual is a plus. Other: Ability to life and move up to 25lbs. Must have private transportation and ability to work a varied schedule, including the ability and willingness to work weekends and evenings as necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Demonstrates understanding of the community college mission; possesses a strong understanding of the uses of information technology to deliver, monitor and evaluate programs and services for students; must have demonstrated ability to employ a balanced and positive approach to all work activities and work collaboratively across various constituencies of the College and external constituencies; technologically proficient in standard office desktop software; demonstrated achievement in developing, implementing and assessing educational programs; working proficiency in various CRM software products, reporting tools, and web-based marketing. Exhibits strong skills in: • Leadership, • Managing, • Communication, • Customer and student focus, • Building relationships, • Organizing, • Planning, • Detail-oriented, • Proficient with budgets and financial reporting, Google Sheets/Excel, • Strong interpersonal/Technical skills, • Strong oral and written communication skills SALARY AND BENEFITS • Annual Salary is $72,000-$75,000, • NJ Educators Health Plan with free Vision and Dental. NJ State Pension plan., • 15 vacation days, 15 sick days, 4 personal days, 2 floating holidays, all designated holidays and 5 non-designated holidays a year. 3 Partial Sick Days. Bergen Community College provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.