Omaha, Nebraska, United States · Hybrid
Description NEBRASKA CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FOUNDATION: Nebraska Children and Families Foundation is a nonprofit created to support children, young adults, and families with the overall goal of giving our state's kids wha…
Skills: Program Support, Active Learning, Youth Development, Coaching, Technical Assistance
Omaha, Nebraska, United States • Hybrid
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The Specialist provides programmatic and administrative support for active learning-based Expanded Learning Opportunities for K-12 youth in Nebraska. Key duties include coaching program directors, managing contracts and reporting, and supporting cross-sector partnerships to improve youth outcomes.
Requires a bachelor's degree in education, human services, or a related field and at least 3 years of experience in youth development or out-of-school time programming. Candidates must possess strong organizational skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Description
NEBRASKA CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FOUNDATION:
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation is a nonprofit created to support children, young adults, and families with the overall goal of giving our state's kids what they need to thrive. We do this by building strong communities that support families. Our mission is to create positive change for Nebraska’s children through community engagement and we believe in a Nebraska where all children will have the resources and support to thrive.
SUMMARY:
The Out of School Time Specialist, Program Support & Active Learning, for Beyond School Bells (BSB) is a specialist and support position advancing Nebraska Children and Families Foundation’s (NCFF) commitment to high-quality, locally sustainable Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELOs) for Nebraska’s K–12 youth, especially youth living in the state’s highest-need communities. Guided by the BSB Logic Model and its four goals—quality, sustainability, policy, and strategic programming—the position provides programmatic, operational, and administrative support for active learning-based programming strands, including literacy, workforce development and career exploration, STEM, and service learning and youth leadership. The Specialist supports BSB’s partnership and network activities; provides coaching, technical assistance, and resource sharing to afterschool program directors, coordinators, and partners; and assists with contract tracking, recordkeeping, reporting, and evaluation processes. The Specialist executes defined work with accuracy and consistency under the direction of the VP of BSB, contributes subject-matter expertise, and informs team decision-making through frontline and technical insight.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Alignment & Program Purpose
Program Support & Active Learning Implementation
Partnership & Network Support
Coaching, Technical Assistance & Professional Development Support
Contracting, Recordkeeping & Reporting Support
Evaluation & Continuous Improvement Support
Team Participation & Professional Representation
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Required:
Preferred:
Equivalency Statement
Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as stated above are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Cultivating the good life for ALL of our children.
**IMPORTANT NOTE - PLEASE APPLY FOR ALL POSITIONS THROUGH OUR POSTS, NOT THROUGH THE LINKEDIN-GENERATED JOBS. Nebraska Children’s mission is to create positive change for children through community engagement. Working with local, state, and national partners, Nebraska Children cultivates the good life for all of our children, from cradle to career. We envision a Nebraska where all children have the resources and support needed to realize their full potential. Nebraska Children and Families Foundation has a unique approach to solving large, complex social issues that affect our state’s children. It’s based on two core beliefs: 1. Prevention works. It’s the most effective and fiscally responsible approach for addressing complex social problems. 2. Channeling a community’s existing resources toward a common goal will maximize their effectiveness. Every initiative we undertake aligns with these principles. Our programs are preventive in nature, designed to keep children out of the welfare and criminal justice systems from birth through age 24. And our approach encompasses all the resources a community has to offer, helping to ensure community ownership of the process and outcomes. The end goal is to prepare all of Nebraska’s children for success in school and in life.
Offices: 215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 200, Lincoln, NE 68508, US · 2610 Harney St, Omaha, NE 68131, US
Cultivating the good life for ALL of our children.
**IMPORTANT NOTE - PLEASE APPLY FOR ALL POSITIONS THROUGH OUR POSTS, NOT THROUGH THE LINKEDIN-GENERATED JOBS. Nebraska Children’s mission is to create positive change for children through community engagement. Working with local, state, and national partners, Nebraska Children cultivates the good life for all of our children, from cradle to career. We envision a Nebraska where all children have the resources and support needed to realize their full potential. Nebraska Children and Families Foundation has a unique approach to solving large, complex social issues that affect our state’s children. It’s based on two core beliefs: 1. Prevention works. It’s the most effective and fiscally responsible approach for addressing complex social problems. 2. Channeling a community’s existing resources toward a common goal will maximize their effectiveness. Every initiative we undertake aligns with these principles. Our programs are preventive in nature, designed to keep children out of the welfare and criminal justice systems from birth through age 24. And our approach encompasses all the resources a community has to offer, helping to ensure community ownership of the process and outcomes. The end goal is to prepare all of Nebraska’s children for success in school and in life.
Offices: 215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 200, Lincoln, NE 68508, US · 2610 Harney St, Omaha, NE 68131, US
