Program Manager
- Employer
- Northwest School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children
- Location
- Shoreline, Washington State
- Salary
- $85,000 - $98,000 depending on experience and qualifications, generous paid time off and benefits.
- Closing date
- Oct 24, 2019
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- Focus Areas
- Diseases & Disorders, Education
- Job Function
- Program / Project Management
- Position Type
- Full Time
- Degree Level
- Bachelors
- Experience Level
- Management
Job Details
OVERVIEW
Northwest School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children (NWSDHH) is seeking a Program Director to lead, support, develop and grow our birth to three program, Family Conversations. This is a full-time, year-round position. This individual will play an integral role in setting the long-term strategy and guiding the ongoing implementation of our birth to three services. Our Program Director will manage a team of eight passionate, dedicated staff and work closely with the Program Lead and NWSDHH Leadership Team. This individual will report to the Head of School.
For 37 years, NWSDHH has been a leader in education for children with hearing loss. Located in Shoreline, WA, we believe when families and children have the right support, deaf and hard-of-hearing (D/HH) learners are set up to succeed in school and throughout life. Our mission focuses on: grade-level achievement; English proficiency; and oral communication and listening skills. We are committed to helping D/HH children become self-confident, academically competitive learners, and engaged community members. Our educational programs include: birth to three, preschool – eighth grade and school district support.
Our Family Conversations program serves families with children from birth to age three. We offer a total communication approach which integrates Signing Exact English (S.E.E.), speaking and listening. The children we serve have a variety of hearing levels. We work with families from the first moment a child is identified as having hearing loss all the way through their first three years of life.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
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Serve as a member of the Leadership Team
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Provide strategy and leadership on program planning
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Serve as an advisor on key birth to three administrative issues, opportunities and decisions
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Attend select board meetings
STAFF MANAGEMENT
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Manage, mentor and support all Family Conversations staff
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Collaborate closely with Program Lead to support mentoring and coaching Communication Coaches related to program implementation with families
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Solicit input from Program Lead for all annual and mid-year performance evaluations related to Communication Coaches’ direct work with families
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Provide leadership to determine appropriate roles and responsibilities for each team member, including monitoring caseloads for Communication Coaches
- Collaborate with Program Lead and Operations team to coordinate and/or implement new staff on-boarding and training, taking the lead on training regarding DDA policies/ESIT training/COS training
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
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Ensure Family Conversations achieves and helps inform all goals identified in NWSDHH strategic and annual plans
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Prioritize programmatic workflow, both holistically and specific to individual team members
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Monitor and track program expenses against NWSDHH annual budget
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Provide leadership to plan and facilitate staff meetings and quarterly retreats
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Oversee the implementation of key programmatic schedules (for example: team e-calendar, ensuring timely updates related to home visits)
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Working in partnership with finance department, oversee, monitor and support all facets of billing for service including monthly billing process and preparing/submitting reports to King/Pierce/Snohomish counties
- Working in partnership with Program Lead (with support from part-time Administrative Assistant), oversee and support the process for managing referrals and enrolling new families in the program, including ensuring we are in compliance with enrollment timelines, processes and procedures
COMPLIANCE AND CONTRACT OVERSIGHT
- Oversee the process of contracting with counties, school districts and developmental centers. For example:
- Ensure that all contracts are completed on time
- Monitor compliance indicators and program outcomes to ensure contract deliverables are being met
- Work in collaboration with Program Lead, Finance and Administration when routine county audits are conducted – oversee the preparation, on-site audit and follow-up action plan implementation
- Serve as lead liaison with community partners throughout contracting processes
PUBLIC RELATIONS
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Support fundraising by attending select donor site visits and sharing useful information for grant proposals, donor appeals and fundraising events
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Serve as Equity Team Lead, representing NWSDHH at equity trainings and activities sponsored by King County
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Working in collaboration with the Program Lead, plan trainings and activities to advance equity principles, practices and trainings for staff and families
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Plan, coordinate program and – on occasion – write program related communications with Communications Manager and S.E.E. Instructor
- Ensure all public documents meet ESIT regulations and collaborate with Communications Manager to coordinate production and translation into appropriate languages (Includes enrollment paperwork, family handbooks, transition notebook, and brochures)
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
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5+ years in a senior leadership role
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Bachelor’s degree
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Experience leading and motivating a team
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Familiarity with overseeing and implementing a program budget
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Proven track record of overseeing compliance with complex public sector funding contracts and reporting
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Proven track record of strengthening a growing program
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Proficiency with MS Office Suite
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Strong analytical and organizational skills
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Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
- Energetic and positive team player
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
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Familiarity with birth to three services, particularly serving D/HH populations
- Familiarity with signing or willingness to learn basic signing
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
$85,000 - $98,000 annually depending on experience and qualifications, generous paid time off, health/dental/vision insurance and retirement account.
HOW TO APPLY
Please apply below, and include a cover letter, resume and three references.
Company
For 35 years, Northwest School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children (NWSDHH) has prepared students for academic and professional achievement. We work with children to develop the confidence and communication skills to become engaged members of society. For the children we serve, deafness is a difference, not a disability! Located in the Seattle area, NWSDHH’s preschool – middle school has the distinction of being one of the few deaf education programs whose research-based methods have been shown to dramatically improve academic and social outcomes for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. In recent years, we have also grown our other educational programs including School District Support, Spanish Speaking Families and Family Conversations, our Birth to Three program.
- Website
- http://www.northwestschool.com/
- Telephone
- 2063644605
- Location
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15303 Westminster Way N
Shoreline
WA
98133
US
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