Administrative Specialist

POSITION LOCATION: TALLAHASSEE, FL

Organizational Unit

The Institute for School-Community Partnerships, Integrated Services, and Child Mental Health and Educational Policy (ISCP), which is part of the College of Education, envisions that all schools in the state of Florida and nationally will have the capacity to provide a safe, effective, and efficient environment to continuously improve the academic, social, and emotional growth of all students and to actively engage families and communities in education.

The ISCP’s nearly $23 million budget is derived from grants from federal, state, and private sources. It is the mission of the ISCP to implement and evaluate research-based and innovative practices in school and community settings. This is accomplished through (a) training, technical assistance, and support to key partners; (b) community-engaged research and program evaluation to inform key partners’ decision making;

(c) the development of research and evidence-based documents, tools, and resources to support implementation and evaluation activities; and (d) supporting the infrastructure and capacity of key partners to implement and evaluate federal and state educational policy.

The Administrative Specialist preforms higher-level office support duties and provides specialized program support for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Administrative Team. The Administrative Specialist preforms a wide range of support activities including providing website technical assistance, preparing sub recipient reimbursement packages, preparing spreadsheets, preparing correspondence, reports and presentations, handling information requests, planning of conferences, making travel arrangements, filing and maintaining electronic folders, and maintaining calendars and schedules.