Preschool Promise Communications Coordinator (Program Analyst 2) Bilingual in English/Spanish Required
Full Time
Salem, OR 97310
Posted
Job description
Initial Posting Date:
01/13/2023
Application Deadline:
02/05/2023
Agency:
Oregon Department of Education
Salary Range:
$4,693 - $7,180
Position Type:
Employee
Position Title:
Preschool Promise Communications Coordinator (Program Analyst 2) Bilingual in English/Spanish Required
Job Description:
The Oregon Department of Education, Early Learning Division is excited to announce a permanent opening for a Bilingual Preschool Promise Communication Coordinator (Program Analyst 2). The Early Learning Division is in the process of becoming the Department of Early Learning and Care, a new agency that will elevate the State’s focus on birth-five programs and child care across Oregon. This position will play a critical role in the development of the Early Learning Division as its own state agency.
Oregon is home to over 275,000 children, birth to kindergarten entry. Our state has an opportunity to change how it supports these children and their families and, in doing so, put itself on the path to an even brighter future. Overwhelming evidence tells us that investing in young children and their families has a lasting, positive impact across their lifetime. Now is your chance to be part of an agency that will have positive impacts on current and future generations of young children and their families.
This position will work a hybrid schedule of working both remotely and in the office.
This position requires the successful candidate to be bilingual in English/Spanish. In addition to the base salary, you will receive an additional 5% for performing bilingual services.
More about us:
This position is part of the
Early Learning Division
– a Division that prides itself on enabling Oregon's young children and families to learn and thrive. The Division is responsible for overseeing Oregon Pre-Kindergarten, Preschool Promise, Baby Promise, and Relief Nurseries programs, among others; and licensing Oregon’s child care providers.
Considering a career with us means that you value dedication, integrity, and collective wisdom and that you are eager to employ values rooted in equity to benefit Oregon’s children and families. The Division also values diversity and supports a positive and welcoming environment where all of our employees can thrive. Those who fill these positions will join a new team of dedicated and passionate professionals. Our teams promote a collaborative, proactive culture of continuous quality improvement with a focus on quality implementation and impactful outcomes for children and families. As our state, counties, and cities become more diverse, it is imperative now more than ever that the Division focuses on evolving practices to achieve increased equity, diversity, and inclusion in all of our offices. As always, our goal is to lead with courage externally and internally. This means challenging ourselves to do things differently and refining current practices that ensure we continue to make strides towards equity. The Early Learning Division supports a work life balance, where employees are supported in an environment where they can thrive.
What you will do:
The primary purpose of this position is to establish and maintain a communication, engagement and technical assistance plan for early learning program grantees and partners, that promotes high quality early learning programming and a high level of customer service. This position will develop and maintain website support and communication specific to publicly funded early learning programs. This position will also support the collection, management, and analysis of data for monitoring, reporting, planning, evaluation, and quality improvement goal setting. This position will make policy and programmatic recommendations to program and management. This position is also responsible for working actively to ensure that the adopted principles of equity are infused into every aspect of their work. This position will primarily support the Preschool Promise program, but will also provide support to other early learning programs (Oregon Prenatal-Kindergarten, Baby Promise, Early Childhood Equity Fund, Relief Nurseries, Healthy Families Oregon).
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What we are looking for:
- A Bachelor's Degree in Early Learning, Education, Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, or related degree; and two years’ experience coordinating or administering a program. OR;
- Any combination of experience or education equivalent to five years of experience that coordinating or administering a program
You must be fluent (read, speak, and write) in English and Spanish to meet the special qualifications of this position.
In addition, we are looking for applicants that have the following Desired Attributes:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to successfully interface with a diverse range of key partners and in various modalities.
- Skilled in managing team projects, project planning, with strong organizational skills, attention to detail and independent problem-solving ability.
- Ability to incorporate various perspectives into policy recommendations.
- Ability to manage, understand, analyze, interpret and make good decisions with data and other resources or information received.
- Preference will be given to applicants with experience working with Preschool Promise, Baby Promise, Head Start, Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education, Oregon Prenatal to Three (OPK), Relief Nurseries, or Healthy Families Oregon.
Candidates of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, as well as bilingual/multicultural individuals, are encouraged to apply
What’s in it for you?
When you join the Early Learning Division, you are joining a fast-paced, creative environment with colleagues who are passionate about public service and building early childhood equity statewide.
- Excellent
medical, vision, and dentalbenefits package for the employee and qualified family members with a very low monthly out-of-pocket cost. In addition to standard medical benefits and employee leave, the state also provides additional optional benefits, such as basic life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, deferred compensation savings program, and flexible spending accounts for health care and child care expenses;
- 11 paid holidays per year;
- 3 additional paid "Personal Business Days" per year that you may use at any time;
- 8 hours of sick leave accumulated every month;
- Progressive vacation leave accrual, starting at 8 hours per month, with increases every 5 years;
-
Student Loan Forgiveness Program:if you have federal student loan debt or are thinking of going back to school, then you will want to look into this program. If you make 120 qualifying payments on your student loan while working full time for a qualifying employer, your student loan debt may be forgiven.
To Apply:
Submit a professional resume, and cover letter (limit each to 3 pages) stating why you are interested in this position and address your qualifications relating to the desired attributes mentioned in the “what we are looking for” section.
The screening of candidates will be based on a review of the cover letter and attached resume. Candidates whose backgrounds most closely match the desired attributes and experience section as outlined in this announcement will be invited to interview. Failure to complete these steps may result in the disqualification of your application.
Additional Information:
This recruitment announcement will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill the current vacancy and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.
This position is subject to both a Child Protective Services and Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) check, including FBI fingerprinting, and will be required to enroll in the Central Background Registry. Both of these checks must be completed and approved prior to starting with the agency. Adverse background data will be grounds for immediate disqualification. This position may require occasional travel to field offices and for meetings, therefore, a valid driver license and acceptable driving record is required, unless the successful applicant can provide alternate transportation.
Eligible veterans who meet the qualifications will be given veterans' preference. For further information, please see the following website:
Veterans Resources
.
The Oregon Department of Education does not offer visa sponsorship. Within three days of hire, all applicants will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security's Form I-9, confirming authorization to work in the United States. The Oregon Department of Education is an E-Verify employer.
The job posting closes at 11:59 PM (PST) on the close date. After you submit your application, be sure to respond to the two questionnaires relating to public records requests and veterans’ preference immediately following your submittal. These questions are necessary to complete the application process.
External Applicants (non-state of Oregon employees): If you would like to retain a copy of this job posting, please print a copy before submitting your application. Once the job posting has closed, you will not be able to access the posting.
The employee in this position will be represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and will be subject to all terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement. Pay and benefits on all job listings may change without notice.
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Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process. For assistance regarding reasonable accommodation requests, please contact the agency recruitment team at
DELC.Jobs@ode.oregon.gov
The Department of Education is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to a diverse workforce. The Department strives to create an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of the people we serve. We foster fairness, equity, and inclusion to create a workplace environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job. We would encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet every one of our desired attributes listed. If you are unsure whether you meet the qualifications of this position, please feel free to contact us to discuss your
application.
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