Project Director for Drug Free Communities Grant
Wolcott Citizens Against Substance Abuse
Responsibilities (may include but not limited to the following)
· Participate in and assist in facilitation of local Coalition meetings
· Build relationships with representatives and members from all twelve community sectors and assist in recruiting new members
· Weave the five steps of the Strategic Prevention Framework – Assessment, Capacity Building, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation – into all Coalition and sector member prevention activities. Ensure ongoing assessment and capacity building activities as well as periodic plan reviews.
· Manage project budget and collaborate with fiscal agent to produce budget reports for funding agencies
· In coordination with the coalition Executive Committee, oversee program implementation by all sector members to ensure coordination and collaboration and completion of the coalition action plan
· Oversee the project evaluator and ensure regular evaluation feedback is utilized to adjust and refine coalition activities to maximize outcomes
· Provide effective supervision and support to Program Assistant and contracted personnel
· Facilitate collaboration between sector members and the Coalition to accomplish the Coalition strategic plan
· Responsible for all data collection and reporting
· Develop training materials, social media, and written materials for raising community awareness
· Provide presentations to the Coalition and the general public on issues related to youth substance abuse prevention.
· Attend trainings, workshops, statewide and national conferences relevant to position
Supervision
The Project Director position is supervised by the Coalition Chairperson and by the fiduciary agent (Wolcott Board of Education).
Qualifications and Experience
- Must work easily with many types of people in various positions, including community leaders and school staff
- Experience in community outreach, networking, building consensus, and accepting direction from various diverse groups, while assisting to direct a coalition in accomplishing its mission.
- Ability to make administrative/procedural decisions and judgments.
- Knowledge of grant funding policies and procedures and applicable local, state, federal regulations
- Ability to provide support/education to coalition members including youth
- Comfort and skill in providing supervision and support to program staff & contracted personnel
- Experience in and knowledge of evidence-based substance abuse prevention practices, community approaches to prevention, and coordinating diverse groups in accomplishing a unified plan of action.
- Experience in working with the Drug Free Communities Grant and with grant writing preferred but not required.
- Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities
- Minimum Master’s Degree in related field with 2 years’ experience in health related field
Travel
Travel to at least two national conferences required, travel, lodging & food expenses are paid by the coalition in accordance with federal grant guidelines. Travel within the town to meet with our twelve sector partners. Occasional in-state workshops and conferences may also be required.
Job Type
Full-time (40 hours per week) some evenings and weekends required (Minimum of 2 evenings per month)
Salary
$52,000 - $58,000. Salary commensurate with experience. Health benefits included.
This is a non-union, contracted position.
Closing date: November 19, 2018
Internal Candidates: Please send letter of interest and resume to Megan Patchkofsky at mpatchkofsky@wolcottps.org
External Candidates: Click Here to apply online.
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