Guiding Generations Coordinator

Temple University's College of Education is searching for a Guiding Generations Coordinator.

Salary Grade: T26

Become a part of the Temple family and you will have access to the following:

• Full medical, dental, vision coverage

• Paid time off

• 11 Paid Holidays

• Tuition remission - eligible employees and their dependents can obtain a degree TUITION FREE

• A generous retirement plan and so much more!

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Position Summary:

Guiding Generations, aka Project GGGuiding GGGuiding Generations, aka Project GG, is a two-year intergenerational learning program that supports grandfamilies and kinship caregivers in North Philadelphia. Guiding Generations offers high quality caregiver support, youth enrichment, and intergenerational connection, through educational empowerment services for both the grandparent and their children. The program's goal is to prepare kinship caregivers to be confident, informed, and effective partners in their children's education while simultaneously strengthening family relationships and enhancing child development through enrichment experiences. Guiding Generations is housed at Temple University's CREATE and partners with the community-based programs, The Educational Advocates Reaching Today's Hardworking Students, Inc. (The EARTHS), and its affiliated program, PARENT POWER (What will you do with yours?) to serve grandparents with children aged 5-8. The program coordinator, working under the direction of the Associate Director of Family-Based Services, will be responsible for coordinating all components of the Guiding Generations project, its activities, and its partners.

The Project GG Program Coordinator must be available to work in-person on Saturdays, which is when programming (series workshops, respite trips, community events) will occur for the grandparent / kinship caregivers and their children (weekly, October through early June). The Program Coordinator would not work on Mondays following those Saturdays. Remote work opportunities are available for up to two days per week, at the discretion of the Program Coordinator's supervisor or the CREATE Director, and dependent on work performance.

Ten percent of the Project GG Program Coordinator's role is dedicated outside of the Guiding Generations program and funding, to support related programming within CREATE.

Guiding Generations is an externally grant-funded project, supported by the William Penn Foundation, for a period of 2 years (August 2025 - July 2027). The continuation of this position is dependent on new funding for the project beyond this 2-year grant.

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in education, social work, or some related field in the humanities.

• At least four (4) year professional work experience with educational service or program delivery.

• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

  Required Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to work collaboratively and lead a team of Temple student staff and grandfamily peer mentors.
• Strong leadership as well as written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to foster team unity.
• Facilitation with Microsoft Office products: Word, Excel, Teams, etc. for document creation and participant data tracking; and Canva

Preferred skills and abilities

• A record of successful program management with grandfamilies and/or kinship families from socioeconomically and culturally diverse backgrounds.
• Skills around and knowledge of supporting aging caregivers and their children
• Knowledge of existing infrastructure, resources, and supports for grandfamilies in Philadelphia

• Supervisory experience

  Required Background Checks & Clearances:

• PA Child Abuse Clearance

• FBI Fingerprint Criminal Background Check

• PA State Police Criminal Background Check

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Compliance Statement: In the performance of their functions as detailed in the position description employees have an obligation to avoid ethical, legal, financial and other conflicts of interest to ensure that their actions and outside activities do not conflict with their primary employment responsibilities at the institution. Employees are also expected to understand and be in compliance with applicable laws, University and employment policies and regulations, including NCAA regulations for areas and departments which their essential functions cause them to interact.

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