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PEP Education Center Director | Marketing Specialist | Tutor/Teacher

PEP Education Center Site Director

PEP Education Center Site Director Job Description Summary: A caring, competent, dedicated adult who is committed to:
- offering every child the opportunity to be a successful learner;
- providing a safe learning environment to each child;
- supervising and supporting the academic instructional and enrichment personnel,
- playing an integral role in program design and delivery,
- caring and maintaining the facilities, and
- being the liaison between the Advisory Board, PEP Board and Committees, Schools, Parents, and the Community.
The Site Director will be the onsite coordinator for the the PEP Board (Public Education Partnership) and the Learning Resource Center (LRC), and will:

Ensure that all students and staff are safe and that all staff are engaged with the students at all times. Maintain the building and delegate jobs as appropriate. Ensure staff are meeting their job descriptions and assist them in all ways to be successful. Coordinate with the PEP Executive Director and the Executive Director of the Learning Resource Center. This person will:
- Coordinate with PEP & LRC to train staff and plan out programming
- Coordinate with PEP & LRC to recruit students
- Maintain a positive and caring culture at the center
- Maintain positive communication with PEP, LRC, and all staff and volunteers
- Maintain an accurate staff & student directory
- Recruit volunteers
- Recruit community members and other volunteer organizations
- Assist in designing programming, days, times, rotations, etc.
- Assist in collecting both objective and subjective data
- Assist in purchasing supplies for programming
- Assist in providing lesson plans as needed for tutors and teachers
- Assist in purchasing healthy food for the HEP program
- Mentor and supervise the HEP Intern and any additional Interns we acquire
- Supervise all staff and support them in every way
- Fill in as a teacher as needed
- Tutor students 1:1 as time allows
- Mentor and Supervise all Counselors and Volunteers
- Supervise the building and surrounding area
- Maintain a cleanup chart for the end of each day and ensure completion
- Ensure the building is left clean, a/c is raised to 78 in hot weather or 65 in cold weather, locked and alarm set
- Take home dirty towels as needed to launder if necessary
- Bring to the attention of the PEP Executive Director and the Learning Resource Center Executive Director any problems that require intervention.

Marketing Specialist

The Learning Resource Center of Polk County, Inc, a 47-year old community not-for-profit, is seeking a marketing specialist who can coordinate its advertising and community awareness initiatives, as well as be its social media writer to craft contextual, social and email content to support digital marketing campaigns. This position is a part-time (approximately 25-29 hours per week) opportunity.

Expectations for a team member in this role are to:

Discover effective marketing and promotional channels, including media platforms to be used to relay product messages to customers;
Create innovative marketing campaigns depending on robust data and present the recommendations to management;
Investigate the performance of LRC’s marketing campaigns and strategies through evaluating key performance metrics;
Lead the Staff, Boards, and Volunteers in executing an effective marketing plan to build knowledge, trust, and relationships in the community;
Conduct market research to identify customer trends, competitor offerings and demographic data.
Initiate branding ideas, graphic designs, promotional material, and advertising copies;
Create goals and objectives in order to approach customers through appropriate marketing channels; and
Help in outbound and inbound marketing activities by displaying expertise in certain areas such as events planning, advertising, optimization and content development.

Qualifications for this position are:

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, communications, or a related field;
2-5 years of experience in marketing;
Strong knowledge of various marketing and analytics tools such as Google Analytics;
Strong written and verbal communication skills;
Skilled in writing and editing content with an attention to detail; and
Strong prioritization, organization, and project management skills

Tutor/Teacher/Coach

The Learning Resource Center of Polk County, an academic assistance, nonprofit United Way agency is hiring motivated, high-quality tutors who are passionate and committed to helping all students. LRC students range from five-years-old through adult, needing help and support in myriad subjects– intensive reading and math; all school and college subject fields; test preparation; study skills and time management; certification support.
Tutoring and flexible teaching times can be in-school, after-school, virtual, various public locations, evenings, and weekends. Some positions have discretionary days and times, based on convenience of student and teacher.

Benefits of Tutoring with LRC:

Competitive hourly tutoring rates
Often flexible scheduling-you decide when and where to tutor
Choose virtual or in person or both
Paid for “no-shows”
No collection fees, LRC handles monthly billing
LRC staff and materials center to assist you
Serve students from all income levels, fees based on family income

Schedule

Monday to Friday
Weekend availability Flexible hours

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree preferred
Associate’s degree in Education or related field
Excellent interpersonal communications skills
Monthly documentation
Must be energetic and outgoing and love working with children and young adults

Salary

Based on experience and certifications

If you are interested in learning more about this position, call LRC at 863-688-9477 or email judiw@lrcpolk.com.

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1628 Florida Ave S.
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Summer Hours:

Monday – Thursday: 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: Closed