Program Coordinator
Hours
90 minutes per week for six weeks; planning and preparation time varies
Stipend
$125 per session ($750 total)
Qualifications
- Employed by the host site
- Understands the community in which the program will operate
- Proven ability and willingness to lead a team project
- Proven ability and willingness to organize program logistics effectively and in a timely manner
- Understands principles of family engagement
Responsibilities
- Attend a PRIME TIME Training before the start of the program
- Adhere to program policies and strategies in support manuals and online resources
- Work effectively as a team leader to ensure program success
- Schedule and lead an organizational meeting for all team members one month before program start date
- Identify two Preschool Facilitators to conduct program sessions
- Prepare all necessary materials for each program session
- Provide a comfortable and suitable environment for the PRIME TIME program
- Provide healthy meals and door prizes using program support stipend and donations
- Inventory and store program books
- Distribute brochures and posters to recruit participants
- Recruit and enroll up to 15 families
- Ensure 10 individuals from the target population attend each program session
- Call participants each week to remind them to attend program
- If transportation is needed, identify mode of transportation and driver and establish route
- Promote library services and community resources (5-10 minutes) at each session
- Award certificates to participants on final session
- Understand data collection and reporting obligations (See Data Packet)
- Submit an accurate and complete program data packet and final report within 30 days of the final program session
Preschool Facilitator – Two needed
Hours
2 1/2 hours per week, including 30 minutes before and after 90-minute program
Stipend
$125 per session ($750 total)
Qualification
- Minimum CDA certificate or associate’s degree
- Minimum of 2 years experience working with preschool-aged children
- Experience working with preschool families and parents
- Understands child development and developmentally appropriate practices
- Understands the principles of early literacy acquisition
- Familiar with exploratory center work
- Understands principles of family engagement
- Can communicate effectively with parents in a warm, encouraging way
- Can communicate respectfully with young children in a warm, friendly way
- Demonstrates the ability to generate excitement and enjoyment around reading with young children
Responsibilities:
- Attend a PRIME TIME Training before the start of the program
- Present pre-literacy activities and attend to the needs of 3-5 year olds along with parents and volunteers
- Prepare an interactive and stimulating book sharing experience for each session, including songs, finger-plays, puppets, discussion, and exploration time
- Prepare three exploratory centers each session
- Manage the Book Walk activity
- Acquire and manage preschool center supplies
- Provide instruction for program volunteers
- Implement corresponding Picture-Graph Questionnaires for each weekly title
- Assist in room set-up and clean up
- Work effectively as part of a team to ensure program success
- Adhere to program policies and strategies in support manuals and online resources
Site Mentor
Hours
1-2 site visits (90 minutes each), and phone/web communication
Stipend
$125 per visit
Qualifications
- Minimum of a master’s degree in early education or a related field
- Minimum of three years’ experience in early childhood education
- Knowledgeable in the PRIME TIME Preschool model
- Skilled in mentoring teachers
- Tactful and supportive manner when working with others
- Promotes the program model without compromising quality
- Available for and responsive to the needs of the program personnel
Responsibilities
- Conduct one site visit on the 2nd and/or 3rd program session
- Monitor the program for quality and adherence to the PRIME TIME Preschool model in person, and email or phone as necessary
- Make suggestions for improvement of the program as necessary in a tactful manner
- Coach or model correct implementation of the various aspects of the program as needed
- Inform PRIME TIME staff members if serious diversions from the program model exist or persist
- Be available for consultation and problem solving as needed by phone, online, or in person
State Program Director
Assigned by sponsoring agency
Hours
90 minutes 4 weeks (1 visit to each library); planning and preparation time varies
Stipend
No stipend available for this position through LEH. The sponsoring statewide or regional humanities, library or school agency will designate a professional staff member to serve as the Project Director.
Responsibilities
- Attend at least one Project Director’s Meeting and Training Workshop
- Recruit sites to serve the target population
- Assist with recruiting qualified team members for each site
- Monitor sites, field questions, and conduct site visits
- Act as liaison between the Program team and the PRIME TIME staff
- Identify opportunities for continued programming
Program Manager
Assigned by PRIME TIME staff
Responsibilities
- Creates and sends application decision packets/letters
- Creates and maintains program folders
- Chooses and contracts with non site-based team members
- Ensures timely receipt of application agreements from approved sites
- Ensures timely processing and receipt of program support stipend
- Contracts Site Mentors
- Ensures team member training
- Ensures mentors understand their role, receive copies of the mentor protocol, conduct necessary site visits, and complete complete the necessary reports
- Ensures team member and mentors access to program planning, implementation, and reporting resources
- Provides direct guidance to team members on issues that cannot be resolved by the mentor
- Conducts a site visit when necessary
- Ensures team member comprehension of program policies
- Ensures team member comprehension and completion of data obligations
- Ensures timely program closeout
- Ensures timely processing and receipt of mentor and team member stipends
- Evaluates mentor performance at the end of each term
- Completes a program quality checklist for sites
Volunteers
Volunteers may be used to assist the Program Coordinator and Community Organizer with implementation tasks. Possible volunteer groups to contact: Friends of the Library, church groups, fraternities and sororities, Mortar Board, Key Club, Altrusa Club, library science classes or library club members.