The Extended Learning Education Consultant will work with SWORPS’ project team
dedicated to supporting Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Community-Based
Organizations (CBOs), Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) and other entities that
serve PK-12 students with grants administered by the Tennessee Department of
Education. The project team’s coordinator will serve as the supervisor for this
position. A key responsibility for this position is development and management
of an appropriate blend of self-assessments, desktop reviews and site visits to
ensure program compliance of grantees including analyzing, interpreting data,
and identifying areas of concern. This position is externally funded. This
position requires in-state travel. This is a part-time position that is expected
to work around 30 hours weekly.
This is a grant-funded position and is contingent upon the continued funding of
the grant.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Serve as subject matter expert on local, state, and federal fiscal policies
and procedures for Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and Community Based
Organizations (CBOs) that receive the 21st Century Community Learning Centers
(CCLC) and Lottery for Education Afterschool Programs (LEAPs) grants and
determine compliance with regulations, policies, and procedures.
Maintain currency on relevant Tennessee Department of Education guidance, and
state and federal policies and procedures.
Develop and manage an appropriate blend of self-assessments, desktop reviews
and site visits to ensure program compliance of grantees including analyzing,
interpreting data, and identifying areas of concern.
Provide responsive and timely communication to grantee inquiries.
Collaborate with grantees when needed to identify methods of resolution and
options for corrective action.
Liaison with grantees for project evaluation needs and work with other
members of the SWORPS project team on development of policies and procedures
to improve data quality.
Facilitate or monitor changes resulting from program evaluation
recommendations.
Act as program evaluation champion reinforcing with grantees notion that
evaluation activities are intended to drive continuous quality improvement.
Provide technical assistance to grantees on how to use the teacher and parent
survey results as well as student participation and outcome data to improve
their programs.
Coordinate new user training on how to access the Extended Learning
Afterschool Program (ELAP) data collection system.
Provide input for development of training content and other resources to meet
grantee ongoing needs.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required Qualifications
Experience: Minimum 5 years’ work experience in compliance/auditing of
federal or state programs
Education: Bachelor’s degree in public administration, education, public
health, social work or related social science field
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Knowledge of local, state, and federal fiscal policies and procedures for
Local Education Agencies and Community Based Organizations that receive
21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) and Lottery for Education
Afterschool Programs (LEAPs) grants.
Knowledgeable about best practices for quality extended learning
programming.
Ability to conduct reviews and analyze information to compose clear,
concise, timely, and professionally written reports.
Knowledgeable about data collection methods and methods for protecting
confidential data.
Demonstrated experience of strong observational, analytical, and critical
thinking skills to be able to review trends, information, and outcomes and
deduce reasons for the results and consider alternative possibilities for
conclusions and recommendations.
Demonstrated strong communication skills to be able to provide clear and
concise written and verbal reports that outline findings and highlight the
reasoning behind recommendations.
Ability to maintain discretion with confidential information.
Ability to prioritize tasks, follow through to complete assignments in a
timely and accurate manner. Knowledge of MS Office platforms including
Excel and PowerPoint.
Ability to work independently and in a team setting.
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a
full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for
employment-based visa status.
Preferred Qualifications
Education: Master’s degree in public administration, education, public
health, social work or related social science field
Experience:
5 years’ work experience working in extended learning program service
delivery settings.
Previous experience in extended learning program service delivery.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
Demonstrated skill in responding to potentially serious compliance issues
and violations, and consulting in negotiating resolutions.
Work Location:
This position is fully remote, part-time, expected to work 30 hours per week.
Compensation and Benefits:
UT market range: MR11
Anticipated hiring range: $60,000
Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
[https://hr.tennessee.edu/pay/market-ranges/]
Find more information on UT Benefits here
[https://hr.tennessee.edu/benefits/]
Application Instructions:
To express interest, please submit an application with the noted below
attachments:
Resume
Cover Letter
About The College/Department/Division:
The Social Work Office of Research and Public Service (SWORPS) is an applied
research center of the University of Tennessee College of Social Work (CSW). We
are a dynamic and close-knit interdisciplinary team of individuals with a shared
vision of thriving communities with equitable outcomes for all. We do that by
building partnerships that leverage research, technology, and human connection
to improve lives in Tennessee and beyond.
Over the past fifty years, SWORPS has worked with local nonprofits such as the
United Way of Greater Knoxville, University of Tennessee departments and faculty
researchers, state agencies such as the Tennessee Department of Human Services,
and federal agencies like the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Our
annual portfolio consists of 25-40 sponsored projects spanning a wealth of
different content areas, but one common thread -each project contributes one
more building block for thriving communities with equitable outcomes for all.
Learn more about SWORPS and some of our programs and resources by visiting our
webpage: https://www.sworps.tennessee.edu/ [https://www.sworps.tennessee.edu/]
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