Program Coordinator - Foster Grandparent Program

The ABCD AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) matches low-income seniors, ages 55+, with children in early education centers, Head Start Programs, and schools to create meaningful relationships with students with special and exceptional needs.

Join us as a Lead Coordinator in creating a supportive and enriching environment for our community. If you are passionate about community development, possess the required skills, and are dedicated to making a positive impact, we invite you to apply.

Key Responsibilities :

• Responsible for managing groups of Foster Grand Parents in Boston, Quincy, Eastern Middlesex area, program participants in Boston, Quincy and / or Eastern Middlesex area, interns, and youth workers, & program volunteers (IYP).
• Recruit, screen, onboard, place, and supervise program participants to ensure successful and productive service assignments.
• Monitor, evaluate and conduct site visits of volunteer stations to ensure services are delivered effectively.
• Secure, maintain and update required forms in volunteer files.
• Ensure application and criminal history checks on foster grandparents are performed and approved as required prior to service.
• Function as a liaison between volunteer stations and program participants providing mediation as necessary.
• Translate FGP brochures, flyers, training materials, and other relevant information for the Foster Grandparents.
• Conduct monthly meetings for program participants and provide essential resources.
• Represent and market the program in the community through presentations and participation in meetings & conferences to increase viability & awareness of the program.
• Assist the Director Elder Services with special projects and perform other related duties as needed.
• Assess and identify needs for IYP.
• Actively recruit, onboard, and provide consistent guidance IYP.
• Develop orientation and continued training modules and maintain IYP manuals.
• Complete and maintain necessary documentation for IYP including work plans, learning plans, and performance evaluations.
• Maintain timesheets for IYP and conduct pre / post service surveys.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise :

• A minimum of a High School Diploma / GED or equivalent and three to five years of experience in social services, volunteer management or a related field is required.
• Experience with supervision, resource development, and marketing is required.
• An Associate’s degree in Human Services or related field is preferred.
• Knowledge of child development, educational system, disabilities, and / or aging services is a plus.
• Bilingual skills are a plus but not required.
• Thorough knowledge of the needs of older adults and community resources.
• Ability to work sensitively and effectively with people of diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Must be able to travel around Boston, Quincy, Cambridge, Somerville, Medford Malden, Everett, Melrose, & Stoneham.

About Action for Boston Community Development, Inc., (ABCD) :

ABCD is a nonprofit human services organization that each year provides more than 100,000 low income residents in the Greater Boston region with the tools and resources needed to transition from poverty to stability and from stability to success.

To fulfill this purpose, ABCD uses a comprehensive approach that systematically addresses the range of barriers faced by households in poverty, from day-to-day crises to long-term needs for jobs and education.