Who are we?

At the Alaska Children’s Trust (ACT), we believe every child can grow up safe, happy, and able to achieve their dreams. As the lead organization focused on the prevention of child abuse and neglect, we strive to ensure children, youth, and families have the knowledge, skills, support, and resources to thrive. We achieve this by fostering intentional partnerships across our state, publishing key data and research to show inequities faced by Alaska’s children, raising funds and committing resources, and advocating for change.

Position Summary

A Project Director is responsible for tactical decision-making that supports the design, implementation, and evaluation related to higher-level program activities and strategies to ensure children, youth, and families have access to knowledge, skills, supports, or resources to thrive. Director will lead project planning, implementation, community engagement, and program evaluation. The position often focuses on specific areas, such as afterschool programming, primary prevention, child welfare reform, or policy and advocacy, depending on the specific program assignment.

Supervision

The Project Director of Afterschool AmeriCorps will serve as part of the Alaska Afterschool Network (AAN) team, which is a program of the Alaska Children’s Trust. The Project Director of Afterschool AmeriCorps will report to the AAN Executive Director.

Job Duties - Summary  (See the full description, salary range, and benefits outline by clicking the appply now button on this page.)

• Promote best practices in positive youth development and afterschool programing.
• Collaborate closely with Alaska Afterschool Network (AAN) team members and program partners to increase AAN and afterschool visibility.

• AmeriCorps Program
  • Ensure AmeriCorps program adheres to all federal and state regulatory policy to ensure the program stays in good standing.
    • Collaborate in the collection and analysis of member and program outcome measures and submit regular progress reports, grant reports, and program evaluations.
  • Coordinate logistics of member placement including conducting host site outreach and visits, securing MOUs, supervisor orientation, and placement evaluation.
  • Oversee all aspects of AmeriCorps member lifecycle including:
    • onboarding - recruitment, interviewing, background checks, paperwork, and program enrollment.
    • member terms of service - required paperwork, timesheets, term of service benchmarks, compliance with all applicable policies and procedures, and member exit.
    • maintain accurate member file documentation including coaching notes, performance reviews, and corrective actions.
    • coordinate and lead member professional learning opportunities including at least three days of service.
  • Support members in implementing high-quality programing and curricula.
  • Encourage an ethic of service and AmeriCorps esprit de corps by motivating and inspiring Members throughout their service year.