Multilingual Grant Coordinator

• Flexible work schedules and flexible workplace options that may include flexible working hours, working from home, working in the office, and/or a hybrid working environment.
• Premier medical, dental, vision, and dependent life insurance options. All with a generous employer contribution keeping employee costs as low as possible.
• Employer paid short-term disability and life insurance
• Up to 160 hours of Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML)
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Competitive vacation and sick leave accruals
• Retirement through the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) www.copera.org
• Employer paid RTD Eco Pass (certain restrictions may apply)
• Paid professional development opportunities

Position Summary:

Adult education serves thousands of adults 17 and older in need of a high school credential, improved English language skills and job upskilling that will lead to meaningful employment, helping to break cycles of poverty and building stronger local communities within Colorado. The Adult Education Program Coordinator supports grantees (school districts, non-profits, community colleges, libraries, etc.) that receive federal Adult Education and Family Literacy Act competitive grant funds to efficiently and effectively utilize resources and align funding to strengthen adult education instructional delivery in local workforce areas across Colorado. The Program Coordinator is part of a team of five Coordinators that are responsible for reviewing policies, data, grantee application packages and documentation to ensure compliance with state and federal laws. Technical assistance to grantees includes assisting programs to improve outcomes via phone, email and on-site visits. This is a hybrid position; travel may be required approximately once per month.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Grant Management
   • Develop strategies with grantees to meet federal performance measures, including employment outcomes and measurable skill gains (high school equivalency attainment, entrance into postsecondary education/training and assessment level gains).
     • Develop and implement protocols and strategies to ensure deliverables/goals are met.
       • Implement Colorado's Workforce, Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) State Plan by focusing on performance goals and State Plan objectives as well as the state Adult Education and Literacy Act of 2014.
       • Increase grantee capacity through Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) grant activities and connect them to appropriate local WIOA partners.

- Implement C.R.S., 22-10-101 - 107 and 1 CCR 301-98.

• Increase grantee capacity through Adult Education and Literacy Act (AELA) grant activities and connect them to appropriate local partners.
• Interface with grantees and collaborate with other Colorado Department of Education (CDE) staff.
  • Initiate improvements to operational policies and procedures, making any necessary modifications based on analysis of performance and operational capacity in support of CDE’s strategic plan and the Colorado WIOA state plan.

2. Monitoring and Reporting
   • Analyze data and collaborate with other Adult Education Initiatives Office (AEI) team members to identify and implement technical assistance strategies.
   • Engage with AEI’s Adult Education Data Coordinator to ensure actionable and useful monitoring and reporting results are available, including conducting required activities and reporting. Responsible for understanding the evaluation methodology, reporting, meeting deadlines and communicating about the outcomes.
     • Use data to assess project implementation and quality and guide quality improvement in collaboration with program partners.
     • Utilize the LACES data management system to support accurate grantee reporting.

C. Instructional Practices Support and Professional Development

• Utilize adult learning theory, adult education standards and Multilingual learner best practices to support grantees.
• Identify and disseminate best practices in adult education programming and implementation.
• Make formal and informal presentations about the program, promising practices and lessons learned upon request.
• Convene the grantees as needed to support their work and provide technical assistance.
  • Create and manage strategies for effective grantee implementation of WIOA’s Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) and Integrated Education and Training (IET) services.
    • Collaboratively design and develop online training with AEI’s Instructional Support and Professional Learning Coordinator.

D.  Specialization Responsibilities

• Support grantees in implementing programming for Multilingual learning, Integrated English Language and Civics Education (IELCE), Family Literacy and 2 Gen educational practices.
  • Maintain and create policies, strategies and best practices around Multilingual, civics, family literacy and 2 Gen education.
  • Track and analyze programs’ IELCE, family literacy, and 2 Gen data in collaboration with AEI’s Adult Education Data Coordinator.
  • Attend meetings as an adult education representative.
    • Collaborate with internal and external multilingual learner, family literacy, P-20, and citizenship entities to establish partnerships with grantees.
    • Maintain and share best practices in Parent and Child Together Time (PACT), Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship, Family Literacy, and English Language Proficiency standards and instruction.
    • Provide professional development in Multilingual, Civics and 2 Gen instruction in collaboration with AEI’s Adult Education Professional Learning Coordinator.
      • Develop reports, papers and conference presentations (as applicable) on best practices.
        • Work with the supervisor to develop communications and messaging relevant to the content lead areas to keep all stakeholders engaged and informed.
        • Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM EDUCATION  AND EXPERIENCE  REQUIREMENTS: 

Minimum Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Higher Education, Social Work or related field; or equivalent work experience.

Competency and Qualification Requirements:

• Three plus (3+) years Multilingual Learner Instructional experience.
• Two plus (2+) grant management experience.
• Experience in conducting program evaluation, including data analysis.
• Experience with problem solving in a flexible and creative manner.
• Experience with public speaking or presenting to large groups.
• Proficient in project management and coordination of services.
• The ability and willingness to travel.
• The ability to pass a background check which includes a motor vehicle records search.
• Preferred - Experience in state or federal grant management.
• Preferred - Experience collaborating with adult education programs or related education or workforce programs.
• Preferred - Experience using LiteracyPro’s LACES data system or other state data systems.
• Preferred - Experience with case or customer management.

Complete Applications must include:

• Completed Online Application: Required - Submitted through our ATS.
• Cover Letter: Required - Copy and Paste into the Supplemental Questions (11,000 character limit, aprx. 3 pages) 
• Resume: Required - Copy and Paste into the Supplemental Questions (11,000 character limit, aprx. 3 pages)