Job: Family and Community Programs Specialist

Program Coordination and Facilitation

**Implements plans for recruitment and retention of participants within the family and community programs
**Coordinates, prepares, and facilitates research based curriculum as assigned with specific attention to prevention programming with Chandler families
**Completes all documentation in a timely and detailed manner, including session notes and participant sign in sheets, incentive logs, curriculum/lesson plans, agendas, facilitator assessments, and other documentation/reports as required by the Family and Community

Programs Manager
**Tracks attendance and incentive criteria for family and community programming
**Administers evaluation instruments and tools as scheduled, collecting, tracking and monitoring progress toward program outcomes, including administration of pre/post testing and reporting to the Family and Community Programs Manager on progress of programs
**Ensures all facilitated programs and strategies are culturally competent and age appropriate
**Utilizes planning time effectively for delivery of family and community programming
**Maintains clean and clutter free work spaces, including regular inventory, maintenance, and ordering of program supplies
**Participates in the implementation of the annual needs assessment

Program Support

**Creates, prepares for and gathers materials for programs within the Family and Community domains
**Develops and implements trainings related to family and community capacity building and information sharing
**Plans, coordinates, and implements program events for family and community programs
**Plans, coordinates and implements internal and external family/community program events in collaboration with the Family and Community Programs Manager
**Actively seeks out events and program opportunities for families and community within the scope of program content/goals
**Creates and prepares materials for the Coalition meetings, including session notes, participant sign in sheets, agendas, facilitator assessments, and other documentation/reports as required by the Family and Community Programs Manager
**Coordinates and facilitates orientation to new Coalition members and engages in community development strategies.

Community Partnerships and Collaborations

**Maintains partnerships with collaborating organizations to support programmatic goals and activities
**Collaborates with partners for participant recruitment
**Interacts with personnel of partner organizations in a professional manner in regard to matters affecting programmatic goals and activities as assigned.

General Responsibilities

**Participates in organizational committees as assigned by the Family and Community Programs Manager, documenting committee progress and participation for organizational records.
**Monitors division expenditures in accordance with budget allocations
**Promotes member retention through positive, professional relations with youth, parents and community members
**Clearly and accurately represents and communicates division needs and activities across the agency through collaboration.
**Serves as a positive role model among ICAN youth, parents, volunteers, and community members, upholding ICAN values and guidelines/rules accordingly
**Attends community meetings relevant to responsibility areas and organizational priorities as assigned and/or requested.
**Manages maintenance of facilities and vehicles as used by department.
**Promotes and upholds ICAN’s mission, serving as an ambassador to the organization.
**Provides prompt, courteous, and professional internal and external customer service skills, including responding to internal and external communications promptly and attentively.
**Attends to closing procedures and maintenance of ICAN facilities, including ensuring administrative and program space is clean, without clutter, and that supplies are stored after use
**Other duties and responsibilities as seemed necessary by organizational leadership.
**Provides transportation as scheduled and/or requested

**Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in human service or related field or two years experience in program planning, facilitation, implementation, and evaluation

**Minimum of 21 years old and valid AZ driver’s license

**Ability to work with youth and families from widely diverse backgrounds

**Effective communication and professional with multiple audiences

**Knowledge of and/or experience in alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention programs

**Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred