Program Coordinator Role and Responsibilities   Save the Children®

185 Days

QUALIFICATIONS:        Must hold a valid teaching certificate.

The following help to clarify the job responsibilities of the Program Coordinator.

Oversee the Implementation of the Developing Reader Literacy Block in the Afterschool and Summer Programs:

• Structure the schedule of activities during the Developing Reader Literacy Block
• Work with Healthy Choices Coordinator and literacy staff to organize children into groups of ten based on grade levels, reading levels and behavior management concerns
• Support literacy tutors in the planning and implementation of daily read-alouds, guided independent reading practice and fluency-building activities during the in-school, afterschool and summer programs
• Provide feedback to literacy staff concerning best practices in daily read-alouds, guided independent reading practice and fluency-building activities
• Communicate regularly with the Program Specialist at the field office

Oversee the Implementation of Accelerated Reader™ (AR):

• Work with school librarian to organize the books used for Save the Children programs

• Assist with training school personnel in the correct use of AR; as needed
• Incorporate one hour of planning time into daily schedule to enter data and prepare for programming
• Incorporate one hour into weekly schedule to run and analyze AR reports
• Address individual children's needs with appropriate staff and devise possible solutions
• Assist school staff in administrating STAR Reading™ test, if needed
• Administer post-STAR Reading™ test (if your school/program doesn't otherwise do so) for every child in Save the Children in-school and afterschool programs

Engage Families in Programming:

• Host a Kick-off Event for families when program begins
• Provide Welcome Packets when program begins
• Collect Fall Family Surveys and enter data
• Customize and provide Family Link newsletter monthly
• Update Family Engagement Bulletin Board monthly
• Provide four Progress Reports at specified times
• Host an End-of-Year Celebration event for families
• Collect Spring Family Surveys and enter data; provide to Family Engagement Specialist by May 1
• Host a minimum of two additional family events throughout the year
• Enter Family Engagement Events information and data in Partner Portal and attach materials/resources lists, planning guides
• Enter previous month's Family Engagement Monthly Data in Partner Portal by the first of each month

Oversee the Implementation of In-School Direct Services:

• Work with school personnel to identify struggling readers who would benefit from small group support
• Oversee the implementation of activities such as guided independent reading practice, tutorials, and emergent reader modules by Save the children trained tutors
• Support implementation of activities related to Save the Children's Classroom Literacy Collaboration, if applicable
• Administer pre- and post-assessments for children participating in STC tutorials

Support attendance tracking:

• Record daily program attendance in the online Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) System on the US Program Portal
• Make sure children's names from AR exactly match children's names in the M&E System