Executive Director

Exiting and unique opportunity for a committed community organizer to establish an new organization to serve Arizona's Hispanic community.

 

Modeled after and supported by the very successful PIQE.org in San Diego, CA. Also funded and supported by the ASU Center for Community Development and Civil Rights under the direction of Raul Yzaguirre.

 

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Parent Institute's Mission: The Parent Institute's mission is to help bring schools and parents together as partners in the education of their children. This is accomplished by providing a Nine Week Parent Training Program at elementary, middle, and high school sites that promotes strong parental involvement in a child's education process at home and a working partnership between parents and schools.

 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

 

?  Bachelor of Arts in the field of Counseling, Education, Public Administration, Psychology or related field.

?  Consideration will be given to equivalent work experience in management, planning, training, teaching, and group counseling in lieu of a B.A. degree. 

?  Four to five years experience in program management and administration.

?  Also, work experience in teaching, supervision, marketing and public relations is preferred.

?  Must have experience working with persons of diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Demonstrate analytic ability, knowledge of non-profit business management and communication skills. Demonstrate leadership skills.

?  Bilingual preferred: fluent in speaking and writing English and Spanish.

 

JOB DUTIES (Included but not limited to):

 

?  Serves as the general office manager and reports directly to the Vice-President of Operations and the Vice-President of Program Development in terms of program management, administration and marketing,

?  Identifies and secures the assigned number of schools per quarter,

?  Meets with principals and other schools personnel about date, time, space and all other details to prepare a successful Parent Institute program, 

?  Supervises recruiters and facilitators; monitors their outreach to parents, class enrollment, attendance retention and graduation, 

?  Maintains accurate records, hosts weekly meetings with facilitators and arranges the graduation ceremonies,

?  Teaches the parent training classes as needed,

?  Serves as a spokesperson for the Parent Institute,

?  Supervises, monitors and controls office budget,

?  Coordinates and directs the parent training classes,

?  Assists the Associate Directors in choosing host school sites and making necessary scheduling arrangements,

?  Communicates regularly with host school staff (clusters, leaders, principals, administrators),

?  Supervises outreach to parents including telephone and mail contacts,

?  Hires and administers contracted facilitators and seminar leaders,

?  Trains and monitors the progress of facilitators along with the Associate Directors by conducting weekly facilitator meetings,

?  Supervises and sustains high enrollment and attendance,

?  Plans and supervises the graduate ceremonies,

?  Prepares correspondence related to the parenting classes.

 

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

 

?  Program Development

?  Program Quality Control

?  Program Marketing

 

ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT

 

?  Human Resources

?  Conflict Resolution

?  Time Management

?  Motivation catalyst

?  Setting goals and objectives

?  Recognition and affirmation

?  Negotiation and renegotiation

?  Periodic evaluation

?  Monitoring the goals and objectives

 

PUBLIC RELATIONS

 

?  Establish and maintain working relationships with related organization such as School District

 

JOB APPLICATION PROCESS:

 

?  Cover page

?  Resume

?  List of references