Director of Adult Education and Literacy (Grant Funded)

Posting Details

General Statement of Job General Statement of Job The Director of Adult Education and Literacy (Grant Funded) provides visionary, results-oriented leadership to ensure that all programmatic and budgetary requirements of the Texas Workforce Commission Adult Education and Literacy Service Provider Grant are met including the delivery of quality literacy educational opportunities for adult learners in Hidalgo and Starr Counties.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Directs the development, implementation, and evaluation of grant activities throughout the college district.
• Follows the department’s Compliance Plan and ensures compliance with all college policies and procedures and all other regulatory bodies, including grant funding agency.
• Administers the grant budget.
• Sets and meets monthly and annual enrollment targets based on grant deliverables.
• Sets and meets monthly and annual programmatic targets based on grant deliverables.
• Fosters collaborative partnerships with the community and the College in line with required programmatic activity of the grant.
• Recruits, interviews, and selects support staff as allowed by grant.
• Oversees the management and evaluation of grant staff and trainers, if applicable.
• Coordinates Continuing Education activity under the grant with college personnel, and community agencies and organizations.
• Monitors and interprets inventory lists and controls, enrollment data, course attendance records, and personnel timesheets.
• Facilitates the purchasing of suitable diagnostic tests, textbooks, materials and other instructional resources as required by the grant.
• Submits required reports to college administrators and regulatory bodies, including grant funding agency.
• Develops an effective marketing plan for the grant in cooperation with the Office of Public Relations and Marketing.
• Serves as the point of contact with the grant funding agency.
• Responsible for maintaining accountability and sound fiscal management of the grant.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates grant standard operating procedures and activities.
• Maintains knowledge of the College’s policies and procedures and applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Travels throughout the college district, as needed.
• Recommends for hire, supervises, trains, mentors, assigns schedules, and evaluates grant staff.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Position Information Posting Number SP2598 Position Title Director of Adult Education and Literacy (Grant Funded) Department AA-CPWE-State Temporary End Date (if applicable) 08 / 31 / 2025 Location Pecan Plaza E-Class Administrative FLSA Exempt Min Salary $80,855 Salary Range* Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
• At least three (3) years of experience in adult education or English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction at any level (primary, secondary or higher education).
• At least three (3) years of experience in grant management and supervision.
• Experience in program development preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated experience in community outreach and marketing, and in-depth knowledge of community social services.
• Knowledge of state educational standards, including secondary content standards.
• Specialized knowledge of grant and contract administration, grant preparation, educational program planning, and analysis of program performance.
• Knowledge of budget development administration procedures.
• Strong management and operations skills.
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills; ability to forge partnerships and procure necessary resources.
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and internet research skills.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete multiple tasks with attention to detail, within stated deadlines.
• Ability to analyze situations quickly and objectively and to determine proper course of action.
• Team player with the ability to collaborate with all college departments, functions, and other support services.
• Ability to adapt to constant change and periods of fast-paced, high-intensity work situations.
• Ability to work evenings and / or weekends as needed; willing to travel throughout the college district using own means of reliable transportation.
• Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, governmental regulations, grant requirements and guidelines, and compliance documents.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write grant narrative and conceptualize program goals and objectives.
• Ability to manage multiple grant procurement and management of secured grants.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to inquiries from executive management, faculty, staff, students, public groups, regulatory agencies, funding entities, and / or Boards of Trustees.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

• Security Sensitive position : all applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy.
• In addition, subject to a federal background check.
• Must have or qualify for a valid Texas driver’s license and proof of liability insurance.

Physical Requirements

• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and / or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
• Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Sitting particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as : preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, and / or extensive reading, including color, depth perception, and field vision.
• Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

Working Environment The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Posting Detail Information Desired Start Date 09 / 03 / 2024 Close Date 08 / 29 / 2024 Open Until Filled (overrides Close Date) No Special Instructions to Applicants

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