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POSITION DESCRIPTION: Community School Evaluation Coordinator

OVERVIEW: Coordinate the evaluation of Family Focus’s Community School programs to support high quality program services and meet funding requirements. This position works in a team of other professionals in supporting the use of program outcomes as a method for continuous program improvement.

REPORTS TO: Manager of Community School Initiatives

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Manage the data collection processes for community school programs including identifying data that is to be collected, data quality assurance, documentation and ensuring agency-wide compliance with meeting deadlines for data collection activities. Collected data includes grades, test scores, teacher/student/parent surveys, program schedules, day attendance, program staffing, partners, and student demographics.

· Organize and analyze data for use in grant compliance reporting, annual written evaluation reports, and continuous program improvement. This includes running reports from the CTK database, using SPSS, utilizing school district data reports and excel spreadsheets.

· Compile, write, and design the annual evaluation reports, data summaries that are useful to inform program staff, stakeholders and funders on program outcomes, and provide programmatic information that is supportive of obtaining additional program funding.

· Lead the programs observational site visit process including scheduling site visits, revising the observation tool and ensuring report completion.

· Maintain the agency’s overall IRB (Institutional Review Board) status and manage the agency’s data agreements with school districts (including the CPS RRB). This includes insuring that every participant has a consent for release of data form on file annually.

· Communicate regularly with agency staff/leadership, community partners, and stakeholders professionally in writing and verbally to explain evaluation processes, disseminate findings, make program recommendations based on outcomes and support program improvement activities.

· Develop and revise evaluation tools as necessary to respond to changing funding requirements and emerging best practices, including the use of logic models, developing assessment rubrics and participatory evaluation processes.

· Monitor progress towards program objectives and ensure that programmatic activities are aligned with overall program objectives.

· Ensure that programs comply with grant requirements.

· Provide support for staff professional workshops and trainings.

· Will need to travel to sites and schools in the Chicagoland area on a regular basis, therefore a access to a personal vehicle is required.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

· Experience in developing program evaluations and implementing evaluation processes; including identifying data to be collected, designing systems to collect data (quantative and qualitative), ability to support staff in data collection procedures.

· Knowledge/experience in the community school model, youth development, family support programs and experience with partner/school collaborations.

· Knowledge/experience in program design, program improvement, and supporting the development of professional development opportunities based on evaluation findings.

· Experience in statistical analysis including the use of databases (CTK, PPICs) and SPSS.

· Ability to coordinate several different projects at one time, meet multiple deadlines, manage work independently and respond data requests with short turnaround times.

· Capacity to work in a highly organized manner with attention to detail is a must due to the volume of data that is to collected and managed.

· Desire to support innovative processes, implement best practices and a commitment to building and expanding professional skills to support this position's responsibilities.

· Familiarity with and commitment to the goals and activities of the wide range of Family Focus program areas including community schools, early childhood.

· Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills.

· Ability to relate to a diverse group of people.

· Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel and use of the internet.

· A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree and two years experience in evaluation experience is required.

· Familiarity with the Illinois state learning standards is desirable.

Salary commensurate with education and experience

TO APPLY: Send letter of intent and résumé to:

Kimberly Kelly, Manager of Community School Initiatives

No phone calls please.

Family Focus is an equal opportunity employer.