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Emergency Food Center

Emergency Food Center Coordinator: Quincy Community Action Programs, Inc. (QCAP) seeks an Emergency Food Center Coordinator who will be responsible for:  

• Directly managing the Food Center including organizing daily operations and providing direct services to clients,
• Supervising staff and volunteers including recruiting, training, organizing daily schedules, and overseeing all aspects of their work,
• Ordering food & managing delivery process from Food Bank and other food suppliers in accordance with best practices and nutrition guidelines;
• Initiating and overseeing food drives from donors in order to maintain a sufficient supply of food,
• Conducting client pre-assessment and making internal and external service referrals within QCAP’s Integrated Service delivery system,
• Maintaining all food center records; assuring client service data is collected, all required reports are completed on a timely and accurate basis and outcome based performance measures are implemented,
• Assisting with holiday gift program and food center fundraising efforts,
• Working in a collegial and professional manner with agency management team, staff, and the community.  

• High school diploma or equivalent; advanced degree in related field preferred.
• Three years of related experience including one year experience in responsible management position that includes supervisory and volunteer management experience,
• Ability to represent agency/program in a professional manner and to work in a collegial manner with agency staff, donors and the community.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and heavy food boxes,
• Excellent computer and organizational skills,
• Demonstrated commitment to working on behalf of low and moderate income clients.
   

Adult Education

Part-time ESOL Teacher: Quincy Community Action Programs, Inc. (QCAP) seeks a part-time ESOL Teacher to teach one class three mornings per week.  Position includes paid meeting and preparation time, for a total of 14.25 hours per week,  position will continue through mid-June 2011.  Responsibilities include planning lessons, teaching classes, documenting student goals and learning gains, maintaining daily attendance records, submitting required reports and paperwork in a timely manner.  Requires minimum 3 years of relevant experience, preferably teaching ESOL to adult students from diverse backgrounds.  BA degree required, MA preferred.
 

Facilities and Property

Maintenance Laborer: Quincy Community Action Programs, Inc. (QCAP) seeks a full-time maintenance laborer to join our team, ensuring the general upkeep of QCAP’s Head Start Early Learning Center, and a portfolio of residential and commercial properties.

Community Care for Kids

Program Director: QCAP seeks a dynamic and experienced Director for high quality Child Care Resource & Referral (CCRR) agency serving families and providers in 10 towns in the Greater Quincy area.  Duties and responsibilities include:

• Develop and administers Community Care for Kids (CCK) in compliance with funding source and agency regulations, including Department of Early Education and Care (EEC).
• Supervises multi-level staffing including Child and Family Partnerships Coordinator, Family Specialist Coordinator, Provider Training Coordinator, and other support staff.  Recruits and hires staff, performs annual employee evaluations, maintains understanding of QCAP Personnel Policies and implements those policies with staff. Provides expertise and technical leadership to staff on specific phases of program services.
• Manages operating budget and a transfer payment program budget.  Drafts budgets annually; monitors expenses, directly oversees financial management of transfer payment system; follows agency fiscal procedures.
• Coordinate CCK’s Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) Council including the following: assure meetings occur on a regular basis and that council is actively involved in program and policy issues.  Report to council on development in early childhood programs and policy.  Assure minutes and other communication is distributed on a timely basis.
• Coordinate family support and literacy activities.  Develop family support programming, to include planning and coordination of programming, designing workshops, and delivering a portion of the programming directly in accordance with CFCE contract workplan.
• Represents program on local early childhood advisory councils, provides councils with accurate information on community needs.
• Directly supervises computerized data collection system and analyzes data on a regular basis.
• Responsible for preparation of interim reports, grant and proposal applications, etc. to agency management, funding sources, Board of Directors, etc.
• Maintain active interest and participates in the professional field at all levels; analyzes trends or innovations in specific program areas and integrates these into program services as appropriate.  Represent the program in the local childcare community.  Maintain understanding of early education and after school issues including pending legislative issues.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Five (5) years experience in a responsible management position which includes supervisory experience.
• Bachelor's Degree, Masters Degree preferred; early education and/or family support background.
• Ability to understand and manage complex government program regulations; to understand and prepare financial reports, program budgets and monitor financial component of complex transfer payment program.
• Excellent organization and communication skills required; ability to effectively work with diverse community groups; demonstrated commitment to working on behalf of low/moderate income community.
• Excellent computer skills (spreadsheet, work process, data base management programs). 
   

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