Volunteer for Good Coordinator - Specially Funded Position

Please note that this posting closes at 3:00 pm on the date listed above.

This posting is for a specially funded position.  If you have questions regarding this position please contact Scott Bell, Director of College and Career Readiness at (385) 646-4408 or email [email protected]
  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodations.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, training, education, responsibilities, abilities; the machines, tools and equipment used; background; and any licenses or certifications required.  Physical, punctual, reliable, and predictable regular attendance is an essential job function to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Job Summary:

The Volunteer for Good Coordinator leads the development and implementation of the Volunteer for Good initiative (VFG) in all of the Granite School District high schools. The incumbent trains and works with school-level VFG leaders in the promotion and implementation of volunteer efforts and student recognition associated with the VFG initiative.  Responsibilities include coordinating marketing of the initiative, tracking student progress, training school teams on the Golden platform, organizing and promoting volunteer opportunities, and coordinating student certificates and graduation recognitions associated with volunteering.

Essential Functions:
 

• Leads development and implementation of high school Volunteer for Good initiative.
• Collaborates with district and school departments and committees on Volunteer for Good implementation and volunteer efforts.
• Trains and coaches district and school-level teams on the Volunteer for Good platform, Golden.
• Collaborates with community partners around student volunteering.
• Attends district-level professional learning and cross-departmental team meetings.

Non-essential Functions:
 

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge and Skills:
 

• Basic technology skills
• Basic data collection and analytic skills
• Ability to organize activities in schools and communities.
• Excellent organizational and presentation skills.
• Excellent facilitation and problem-solving skills.
• Competence in Microsoft Office tools, Google tools, and web page development and maintenance.
• Possess strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with little direct supervision.
• Ability to work as part of the CCR team.
• Effective time management skills.
• Ability to solve problems in creative and unique ways.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Required Education and Qualifications:
 

• Requires a Utah State Board of Education (USBE) cleared criminal background check.
• Requires one of the following:
  • a valid Professional Educator License issued by the Utah State Board of Education with any professional license areas of concentration; or
  • an equivalent license in another state.

Required Prior Experience:
 

• Requires a minimum of three (3) years of educational experience.

Assigned Decision Making:
 

• Not applicable

Non-supervisory Interaction:
 

• Interacts and collaborates with employees, board members, patrons, vendors, administrators, and secretaries in schools.
• Works positively and collaboratively with District departments including administrators and secretaries.

Supervisory Responsibility:
 

• Not applicable.

Budget Responsibility:
 

• Not applicable

Working Environment:
 

• Work takes place in a typical office environment.
• Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.
• Works independently while dealing with interruptions that stop current work to resolve problems.

Physical Demands:
This list of essential and marginal functions and of physical requirements is not exhaustive and may be supplemented in accordance with the requirements of the job.
 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and/or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to handle or feel objects and must occasionally climb or balance.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.