Prime Time Family Reading Hiring for EDUCATION COORDINATOR HS at New Iberia, LA Full Time

The Education Coordinator will provide administrative support to the Education Director and to the overall program. This position will initiate and coordinate the administrative functions for the educational side of the program. The Education Coordinator will perform routine clerical and administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files.

JOB FUNCTIONS

ESSENTIAL-

Fully review the Head Start Performance Standards relating to the education and early childhood development work plan.

Familiarize with the CLASS Observation Tool, demonstrate competence of the CLASS Observation Tool by completing the CLASS Reliability Exam.

Input non-federal share (in-kind) into programs data collection system.

Assist in compiling reports as assigned by Director of Education in a timely manner.

Provide clerical support for Director of Education and serve as staff recorder.

Perform office duties including word processing, filing, copying, scanning, data entry, mailings, and purchasing process.

Coordinate with Director of Education for scheduling and facilitating Center meetings and activities and community events.

Prepare and distribute meeting agendas, meeting minutes, flyers, and calendars.

File, store and destroy old records as instructed

Maintain proper documentation of all expenditures for reimbursements, petty cash, and purchase orders

Ensures compliance with the Head Start Performance Standards; State of Louisiana licensing requirements, and CACFP.

Process check requests and track completion of all requests to ensure that all invoices and employee requests are completed accurately and timely.

Manage and monitor purchasing card or corporate card ensuring all transactions are business related

charges and timely submission of receipts to the appropriate department.

Maintain a professional level of confidentiality regarding all medical matters.

Participate in new hire training.

MARGINAL-

Performs any and all other duties as assigned

PRIMARY QUALIFICATIONS

Education:
High school diploma or GED required.

Work Experience:
One experience in an office setting.

Core Skills:
Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills

Ability to interact effectively with people from diverse backgrounds

Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing

Demonstrated computer literacy skills, using MS Office applications and other basic data systems including internet navigation

Must be honest, dependable, and able to meet deadlines

Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred

Must be self-motivated and able to work independently

Must demonstrate professional ethics and confidentiality

Additional Requirements:
Physical examination and background checks are required for this position

Must have a valid drivers license and reliable transportation

Obtain certification in CPR and First Aid

Ability to sit most of the time with some bending and reaching

Ability to stand, walk, or bend periodically

Ability to engage in repetitive movement of wrists, hands, and fingerstyping and/or writing

Ability to work frequently at close visual range

Ability to receive and respond to oral communication

Ability to lift a child weighing 40 pounds, 20 times a day if needed

Travel:
Travel required locally or long-distance up to 10% of the time for work-related meetings and functions

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY SPECIFICATIONS

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit, bend, reach, stand, and walk periodically. The employee must have the ability to engage in repetitive movement of wrists, hands, and fingers. Specific vision abilities required by the job include the ability to work frequently at close visual range. The employee must be able to receive and respond to oral communication. The employee may be required to lift a child weighing 40 pounds, 20 times a day if needed.

Work Environment: Work is generally performed in an office environment. Noise level in the work environment is moderate to occasionally loud (examples include business office with computers and printers, light to moderate traffic, human voices). Standard office equipment generally used includes telephones, personal computers and/or tablets, printers, calculators, and fax machines. May be required to operate a motor vehicle during the course of duties.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities/PRIME TIME Family, Inc is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, creed, ancestry, marital status or sexual orientation, gender identification, genetic information, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, marital status, citizenship status, victims of domestic violence, or any other protected category.