Associate Director Counseling CARE Corps

Overview

The COE Rural Education Institute’s (REI) Collaborative Action in Rural Education (CARE) Corps will create reasonable, resilient spaces in rural schools and communities to tutor, teach, and provide mental health support for youth and families in eastern NC.

Through AmeriCorps funding, CARE Corps will support 78 AmeriCorps members who will serve as peer tutors / mentors, classroom teaching support, or mental health clinicians in Beaufort, Carteret, Edgecombe, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Pitt, Wilson Counties.

At the end of the first program year, the AmeriCorps members will be responsible for serving 4, kindergarten through 12th grade students.

In addition, the AmeriCorps members will leverage volunteers who will be engaged in national days of service (9 / 11 Day of Service, Martin Luther King, Jr.

Day of Service, National AmeriCorps Week, National Volunteer Week) and in service projects scheduled at partner agencies.

Job Duties The Associate Director CARE Corps will work with the ECU REI Team to ensure strong relationships with our school district and community partners leading to effective CARE members in the program, and high levels of service for families and students.

The Associate Director will be responsible for all duties related to CARE Corps branches of resiliency, teaching, and counseling member services and evaluation activities associated with REI’s CARE Corps grant and school / community partners.

Duties include but are not limited to : recruitment of members and sites, securing memoranda of understanding, collect and analyze entry / exit participant evaluation data, collect and analyze fidelity data (logs and evaluation reports), technical assistance provision related to counseling service activities for grant partners, preparation and facilitation of training, supervision and mentorship of a Resiliency, Teaching, and Counseling CARE members and site supervisors serving, and other duties as assigned.

Partnership Leadership (35%) :

Responsible for

• Effective communications with school and community partners to ensure strong partnerships
• Disseminating details about the REI / CARE Corps program at regional meetings
• Providing technical assistance regarding CARE service activities
• Establishing meeting locations and training MOUs with LEA partners
• Delivery of evidence-based training related to counseling service activities

Member Advising (30%) :

Responsible for

• Coordinating member coaching, recruitment, admissions, and training
• Preparation and delivery of evidence-based training related to counseling
• Conducting member check-ins and providing technical assistance for site supervisors

Marketing (5%) : Responsible for

Responsible for

• Managing and compiling CARE Corps marketing information
• Updating calendar activities
• Maintaining the REI / CARE Corps website and social media

Team Supervision (15%) :

Responsible for

• Organizing and facilitating regular CARE Corps members and site supervisor meetings
• Maintaining meeting minutes and monitoring plans
• Coordinating with the CARE Corps Program staff to process CARE Corps Team members’ travel reimbursements with COE ORI
• Liaison with ECU Faculty Advisors in the ECU COE Teaching and Counseling Education degree / licensure programs
• Liaison with community partner and high school partners to support resiliency CARE Corps members

Evaluation and Grant Development (15%) :

Responsible for

• Collecting and analyzing REI CARE Corps outcome, fidelity, and assessment data
• Coordinating external evaluation activities related to Counseling CARE service pathways to support grant development

Contingent upon availability of funding. Minimum Education / Experience Master’s Degree in Education or related discipline and 5 years demonstrated work experience related to job duties.

License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation None Preferred Experience, Skills, Training / Education Proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and digital file sharing and database systems.

High organizational skills, experience implementing evidence-based programs in counseling education, facilitation and training experience, mentoring, and experience in data management.

Special Instructions to Applicant East Carolina University requires applicants to submit a candidate profile online in order to be considered for the position.

Candidates must also submit a cover letter, resume, and a list of three references, including contact information, online.

Additional Instructions to Applicant In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents.

Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education / experience, if applicable.

Job Open Date 09 / 06 / Open Until Filled Yes Job Close Date - Positions will be posted until 11 : 59 p.m. EST on this date.

If no closing date is indicated, the position may close at any time after the initial screening date. Initial Screening Begins 09 / 20 / Rank Level