21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) Section
Phoenix Location

Salary: $68,000 - $71,500

Grade: 21

Closing Date: 08/30/23

• The purpose of this position is to meet the requirements outlined for the State Educational Agency to monitor grantees for compliance and provide technical assistance of the management of this grant.
• Occasional in-state and seldom out-of-state travel is required for this position.

The Arizona Department of Education currently utilizes a hybrid work environment, with up to two days of remote work (contingent upon business needs). Candidates should apply with an ability and willingness to work in-office up to five days per week as business needs necessitate.

• Monitor school efforts through desktop monitoring and by conducting site visits to 21st CCLC grantees
• Provide site leaders with feedback and technical assistance to help them manage programs consistently with state and federal regulations and to provide effective program services
• Using the Grant Management Enterprise System, approve or reject revisions, continuing applications and other GME related activities for assigned grantees
• Collaborate with other ADE Divisions and Sections involved in collecting, validating and using data necessary for reporting, including Accountability, AzEDS, EMAC, EdFACTS, ODS, EOS and in building IT applications necessary for completing required federal reporting and 21st CCLC SEA level evaluation and other reports
• Provide training and technical assistance directly to grantees in various modalities and acting as a liaison to internal and external stakeholders regarding collecting and submitting all required state and federal reporting
• Provide guidance to the 21st CCLC team on the development of surveys in line with industry and ADE standards
• Ensure that the 21st CCLC team and 21st CCLC grantees receive guidance on grant reporting and notification of deadlines
• Provide the 21st CCLC website administrator and the 21st CCLC Guidance Handbook lead with related updates to be made
• Attend U.S. Education Department (ED) trainings for SEA coordinators of 21st CCLC Annual Performance Reporting (APR) and ensure that the APR is completed by the deadline set by ED each year

Knowledge in:
• 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant, ESSA, Title IV, Part B
• Federal Reporting
• Program Evaluation
• Grant Management
• Expertise in current software infrastructures used for submitting and processing student data
• Principles and practices of ADE business units and programs
• Understanding of ADE data collection, calculation, and flow processes
• Database concepts and processing
• General understanding of how state and federal laws, regulations, and administrative code’s function
• Applicants must have taught or administered a 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant or other after school program that is federaly funded.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Education or equivalent experience to substitute for the degree, is required.

Skills in:
• Project and task management
• Computer skills with a heavy focus on interaction with databases, data collection, and reporting programs
• Public speaking and presentation
• Report and proposal writing
• Analysis and problem solving
• Organization
• Evaluation and monitoring
• Multi-task
• Intermediate to advanced skill in using Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Web-based software and databases (SOL)

Ability to:
• Attention to detail
• Partner and work collaboratively
• Interpersonal relationships
• Group dynamics and facilitation, working on collaborative teams
• Analysis, interpretation, translation, and simplification of complex software systems
• Identification of methods to streamline systems to increase efficiency and ensure compliance

• Preference will be given to those applicants with a Master’s degree in education, social work, program evaluation or a related field.

• Offers are contingent upon successful completion of all background and reference checks, required documents and, if applicable, a post-offer medical/physical evaluation.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:

• Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans
• Top-ranked retirement and long-term disability plans
• Ten paid holidays per year
• Vacation time accrued at 4.00 hours bi-weekly for the first 3 years
• Sick time accrued at 3.70 hours bi-weekly
• Deferred compensation plan
• Wellness plans

For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

You will be required to participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) upon your 27th week of employment, subject to waiting period. On or shortly after, your first day of employment you will be provided with enrollment instructions and effective date.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 542-3186 or emailing Human.Resources@azed.gov. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.

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