Temporary Founding Documents Grant Program Coordinator

Temporary Founding Documents Grant Program Coordinator (F/T*) Posting Details POSTING INFORMATION Internal Title Temporary Founding Documents Grant Program Coordinator (F/T*) Department School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Admin) Minimum Requirements Required qualifications: Bachelors degree Experience administering federal or other external grants At least two years of experience coordinating programs, events, or projects Strong organization, writing, and budget-tracking skills Ability to manage several deadlines and work with faculty, teachers, and administrators Candidates with an equivalent combination of experience and/or education are encouraged to apply. Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred qualifications: Experience in K-12 education or teacher professional development Familiarity with Lowcountry school districts Experience managing survey or assessment data Additional Comments Regarding Position The role: The Program Coordinator manages the projects day-to-day operations and reports to Co-Project Directors. Responsibilities include: Participants: coordinate teacher recruitment and applications, and communicate with participants, partner school districts, and faculty Logistics: facilitate the summer institutes and faculty development sessions, including scheduling, rooms, materials, parking, guest speakers, and accessibility Payments: process stipends, travel authorizations and reimbursements, honoraria, and student worker and graduate assistant pay Budget: buy supplies according to College procurement rules, reconcile the grant budget each month, and support time-and-effort reporting Data: keep attendance and participation records, and coordinate data collection with the projects independent evaluator Reporting and outreach: help prepare annual and final reports, maintain the project web page, and assemble materials for public release Student workers: coordinate the undergraduate assistants and keep the projects task tracker up to date The Founding Documents and Their Legacy About the project: The Founding Documents and Their Legacy: The College of Charleston and K-12 Educators in Partnership is a three-year initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Education and designed to strengthen the teaching of American history, civics, and government in Charleston-area K-12 schools by building a sustained, evidence-based professional development partnership between CofC faculty and practicing educators across elementary, middle, and secondary grade levels. The project unfolds in phases. Year 1 is devoted to intensive faculty development: CofC faculty who teach Founding Documents courses and Civility Initiative programs will be trained to design and facilitate professional development experiences for K-12 educators, in accordance with South Carolina state teaching standards, ensuring the later summer institutes are pedagogically sophisticated and grade-level appropriate. Years 2+3 will see weeklong summer institutes, serving cohorts of 10 elementary, 10 middle grades, and 10 secondary educators for a total of 30 K-12 teachers per year. Each institute is followed by a year of classroom follow-up support and assessment. *The candidate filling this position may be eligible for insurance benefits. Special Instructions to Applicants