POSITION: AREA BASED CHILDHOOD (ABC) PROGRAMME ? EARLY YEARS
LITERACY AND STEM COORDINATOR
SUPERVISED BY: Senior Coordinator- Community Services Programmes
REPORTING TO: Dublin's Inner City Assistant Director of Early Learning
Initiative
PURPOSE OF POSITION: Coordinate the ABC Literacy and STEM programmes
in early years services and primary schools
KEY RELATIONSHIPS:
* DICP Assistant Director
* Director of the Early Learning Initiative
* ELI National Assistant Director
* Early Learning Initiative team.
* Senior Coordinators
* National College of Ireland
* Members of ABC/ELI consortium
* Stakeholders in the local community, including parents, children,
corporate representatives and practitioners
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Administration, coordination and delivery of the ELI?s and
ABC?s early years and primary school literacy and STEM programmes,
with particular responsibility for
*
* Zoom Ahead with Books.
* Numeracy programme
* STEM programmes
* Other projects as assigned by the ELI Director/Assistant Director/
Senior Coordinator- Community Services Programmes
* Design, organise, deliver and evaluate at least 3 Early Years
Interagency Working Group Meetings (**Apply on the website** years) a
year
* Provide related training, mentoring and support to professionals
involved in delivering the programmes (numeracy, Zoom Ahead with Books
and STEM programmes)
* Organise, deliver and evaluate Zoom Ahead with Books programme in
schools and preschools.
* Support the coordination of STEAM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, Arts, Maths) programmes and events for early years
services and primary schools.
* Participate in grant/funding applications, research activities and
other relevant projects
* Prepare and maintain secure records, reports, assessments and/or
evaluation data that are GDPR compliant on the programme and
participating professionals, children and families
* Use budget allocated to plan, agree and purchase materials,
catering etc. required for these activities.
* Adhere to NCI?s, ABC?s, NEIC, ELI?s and other funders as
appropriate financial procedures and ensure that expenditure is coded
correctly and labelled
* Liaise with key stakeholders, including ABC Consortium, Working
Groups, Tusla, NEIC, other Departments within NCI, ELI Corporate
partners and other statutory, community and voluntary bodies around
the development of ELI locally
* Provide information as required to the ELI Director/Assistant
Director/ Senior Coordinator- Community Services Programmes and
NCI?s Finance Department for funders reports, financial returns and
budgets
* Any other duties as assigned by the Assistant Director, Director
or Senior Coordinator- Community Services Programmes
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
* Relevant 3rd level qualification (preferable a degree in a relevant
field)
* Relevant experience of working with children, young people,
families and statutory agencies.
* Experience in developing and delivering relevant professional
development programmes and mentoring early years services.
* Relevant experience of implementing STEAM?programmes in the
community sector.
* Excellent Facilitation and presentation skills
* Ability to develop and support innovative ideas and approaches;
* Ability to work with marginalised families and have an
understanding of the issues of marginalisation
* Ability to deal effectively with a wide variety of College
personnel, community and corporate stakeholders and other outside
individuals/organisations
* Flexible approach to work as evening and weekend work may be
required
* Ability to operate as a team player in a cross disciplinary,
integrated team, sharing roles and responsibilities
* An energetic, confident and pro-active individual with strong
interpersonal and communication skills
* Excellent leadership, administrative and organisational skills
SALARY: Administrator band ?**Apply on the website**,**Apply on the
website**- ?**Apply on the website**,**Apply on the website**
commensurate with experience
ANNUAL LEAVE: **Apply on the website** days per annum
CONTRACT TYPE: This is a permanent contract
The successful candidate will be subject to Garda vetting and must not
hold any convictions under the Sex Offenders Act **Apply on the
website**.
APPLICANTS CAN APPLY THROUGH THE BELOW EMAIL ADDRESS OR VISIT OUR
WEBSITE ON THE BELOW LINK
**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Others
