Project Coordinator

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Volunteers of America is a non‑profit human services organization committed to serving people in need, strengthening families, and building communities. VOALA provides a variety of social services to Los Angeles area communities such as Head Start programs, Upward Bound college prep programs, veterans’ services, homeless shelters, low‑income housing program as well as drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Learn more la.org.

PAY RATE: $65,208- $68,640 per Year

BENEFITS: VOALA offers competitive medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.

The Project Coordinator is responsible for meeting the program goals annually. The Program Goals for the participants served by the Project Coordinator are:

• Enroll and complete a rigorous high school program of study
• Achieve high school graduation
• Improve academic performance on standardized tests and competitive scores on college entrance exams
• Enrollment in post‑secondary education
• Promote college degree attainment in six years

The Project Coordinator will ensure the annual enrollment goal of 500 participants is met by January of each year.

• Supervise, evaluate and recommend staff for hire
• Collect and submit data for the annual preparation and submission of the Annual Performance Report (APR)
• Monitor and document participant academic progress and ensure a plan of action for improvement
• Visit target schools and maintain contact with school personnel to develop awareness of program services and report participant progress
• Develop and implement a summer enrichment program
• Develop and implement a tutoring math program for RSSP participants
• Responsible for meeting recruitment deadlines, assessing participant needs, and ensuring each student meets the requirements for enrollment in our ETS Program
• Ensure the completion of all program forms and the appropriate documentation of all services
• Ensure collaboration with other youth programs in the community
• Maintain accurate program files for participants in the database and file cabinets
• Develop educational materials for project use with seminars and workshops
• Administer and interpret project assessment inventories for participants
• Ensure the appropriate number of contacts with participants for college preparation, social and personal development
• Plan and conduct parent workshops
• Plan and implement college or career tours
• Ensure that the management of participant caseload is continuously documented to reflect the provision of services
• Other duties as required

• Responsible for day‑to‑day program efforts, providing guidance and supervision for staff, budget oversight, project timelines, and anticipated outcomes; effectively plans workload of subordinate individuals and programs; budgets, deploys, and organizes resources
• Recruit participants, perform outreach to schools and community
• Develop curriculum and conduct workshops/seminars on college and career planning, financial literacy and personal development
• Coordinate tutorial services available at target schools and community, observe effectiveness, and make referrals as appropriate
• Plan and supervise group activities and college visits, assist program activities and field trips
• Engage personally with students, prepare and execute intervention plans for poor academic performance, initiate discipline if needed, involve parents, and make referrals to outside resources
• Maintain Blumen database on participants and program schedule; prepare and record weekly evaluations, observing student privacy
• Make regular reports to Director, assist in preparation of Program’s Annual Performance Report
• Other duties as required and may be subject to change

• Must be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, background check, including criminal history, personal references, employment and education verifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in education, counseling, social work, higher…