USU Extension in Salt Lake County is seeking a highly qualified Program Coordinator III to oversee the implementation of multiple federally and county funded projects. One of these projects is a school violence prevention grant funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) being conducted in partnership with Granite School District. This project will include violence prevention education for students and their families within three high schools, seven junior high schools, and 26 elementary schools. It also includes the development of a network of youth courts across Granite School District. A second project, also funded by the OJJDP, is designed to prevent youth substance misuse through the delivery of research-based workshops and evidence-based programs that meet the needs identified by the 38 participating schools and community partners. A key component of both projects is family engagement and school-family collaboration to build social-emotional skills and enhance resilience in students. This approach includes a multi-tiered support system for the growing network of school project teams that receive technical support and implementation assistance from the USU project team. Additional projects involve the delivery of prevention programming and skill-building curricula to students and families in communities across Salt Lake County.

This position is funded for two years but may be longer contingent upon funding.

• This position will be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day operations of projects, including building the project support system’s capacity and helping to manage the network of USU and Health Department coaches and school project coordinators
• They will also provide direct mentoring, coaching, and oversight to project team members across the network of participating schools around best practices related to promotion and marketing of educational activities and family engagement strategies
• They will serve as a liaison between the USU project team and school district representatives such as principals, social workers, and family engagement staff for purposes of project recruitment, planning, implementation, and quality improvement
• In addition, they will coordinate project initiatives with state and local stakeholders and collaborators such as managers of state and county youth serving agencies, the Utah Department of Safety, local Salt Lake County law enforcement precincts, coalitions, and the National Guard’s Drug Demand Reduction Outreach office, to name a few
• They will be responsible for creating and providing trainings and professional development opportunities for school project coordinators, project team members, interns, volunteers, and collaborators from other agencies
• They will also be responsible for the development of research-based curricula for students, parents, and school personnel and contribute to implementation manuals, articles, conference presentations, and other information dissemination efforts. In addition, this position will assist the project director with the evaluation of project activities, including collecting and analyzing data; preparing scheduled and special reports to federal funders; and maintaining program records and statistical information
• Finally, they will assist with fiscal management of project funds and assist with writing grants and proposals to sustain and expand these projects and programs

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree OR Bachelor's degree plus at least two years of experience in formal or informal education settings
• Direct experience working in or with schools and communicating with school administrators
• Knowledge of Extension system and community outreach practices
• Supervisory and personnel management experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience with budget development and/or management
• Experience serving as a coach, mentor, or trainer
• Experience designing trainings and professional development opportunities
• Experience with developing, coordinating, and implementing new educational programs
• Experience with program evaluation
• Willingness to work some evenings

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in education, human development, psychology, social work, public health or other related field
• Experience working with diverse populations
• Experience teaching or facilitating educational content to youth, adults, and/or school personnel
• Experience with project management
• Familiarity with all aspects of program implementation, from conceptualization to evaluating outcomes
• Direct experience conducting program evaluation to measure outputs, outcomes, and impacts, as well as utilizing quality improvement principles
• Experience providing coaching or technical support to project implementation staff, coordinators, and/or educators
• Experience with marketing educational programs and/or community events
• Experience working for, or closely with, a land-grant Extension system

Along with the online application, please attach:

1. Resume/CV to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV"
2. Name and contact information for 3 professional references to be entered into Candidate Profile
3. Cover letter to be typed/pasted at the end of your application

**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes.  The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions.

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