Belk Project Co-Director

 

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General Information

Vacancy Open to

All Candidates

Employment Type

Time Limited - Full-time

If time-limited, note appointment end date

08/15/2025

Hours per week

40

Months per year

12

Position Number

004790

NC Salary Grade Equivalency

GN11

Classification Title

University Program Specialist - Journey

Working Title

Belk Project Co-Director

Salary Range

$51,986 - $55,000

Anticipate Hiring Range

$51,986 - $55,000

FLSA Status

Exempt

Division

Academic Affairs

Department

College of Education (Col)

Work Unit

Reading & Elementary ED

Work Schedule

8:00 am – 5:00 pm; Monday – Friday with occasional evening and weekend hours required, as necessary.

Hybrid work schedule available

Primary Purpose of Position

The Belk Project Co-Director will support the work funded by the Belk Foundation Grant (Project CERTIFIES). Enhancing Teacher Candidates’ Clinical Experiences through Reading Tutoring with Implementation Feedback for Improved Educator Skills (Project CERTIFIES) at UNC Charlotte Cato College of Education provides an enhanced, targeted early clinical experience to Teacher Candidates (TCs) in an evidence-based practice (EBP) in reading as TCs conduct the EBP with K-5 students requiring foundational reading skill intervention with coaching support.

Minimum Education/Experience

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree and one year of experience related to the area of assignment; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

University Preferred Qualifications:

Graduation from a four year college or university and at least three years of program associate experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Essential Job Duties

The Belk Project Co-Director will support the work funded by the Belk Foundation Grant (Project CERTIFIES) from August 16, 2023 through August 15, 2025. EnhancingTeacher Candidates’ Clinical Experiences through Reading Tutoring with Implementation Feedback for Improved Educator Skills (Project CERTIFIES) at UNC Charlotte Cato College of Education provides an enhanced, targeted early clinical experience to Teacher Candidates (TCs) in an evidence-based practice (EBP) in reading as TCs conduct the EBP with K-5 students requiring foundational reading skill intervention with coaching support. The Co-Director will contribute to all aspects of UNC Charlotte’s work. The Co-Director will partner in close collaboration with the project’s principal investigator.

The main duties of the Co-Director will include:

• Lead school and participant recruitment and project coordination efforts. This will include making school and district contacts and coordinating work with our partners at each participating school across semesters.
• Support reading intervention and training material preparation
• Lead and organize assessment of participating K-5 students
• Train and coach undergraduate implementing the reading intervention
• Train and support graduate research assistants
• Collect and organize outcome data from undergraduate post experience
• Lead weekly team meetings to give updates on task completion and next steps
• Disseminate project products and outcome data at local, state and national levels.

Other Work Responsibilities

• Lead one of the two schools sites during the tutoring time across each semester.
• Coordinate the recruitment of students at partner schools.
• Develop and lead the training of TCs and graduate research assistants.
• Conduct outreach and site visit activities with schools, maintaining communication with those school partners weekly.
• Coordinate and support data collection at provider sites to ensure fidelity of implementation at the student level.
• Support the dissemination of project products (e.g., newsletters) and outcomes (e.g., school reports).

Departmental Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education

• ABD or Doctorate in the field of Reading/Literacy Education, Special Education or other area in the field of general education, school counseling, or educational psychology.
• One year minimum experience in working with school districts and/or community service providers.
• One year minimum experience in data collection at the school, district, and/or state levels.
• One year minimum experience in evidence-based reading intervention implementation and coaching.
• Experience in collaborating with school personnel to facilitate intervention implementation and monitoring data collection processes.
• Experience in providing professional development to schools/districts/states to support implementation of evidence-based practices in reading.
• Experience in conducting experimental research.

Necessary Licenses or Certifications

Work Location

Main Campus/Hybrid

Posting date

07/21/2023

Closing date

08/06/2023

Proposed Hire Date

08/15/2023

Contact Information

Special Notes to Applicants

UNC Charlotte Benefits Information: https://hr.charlotte.edu/benefits

The finalist will be subject to a Criminal Background Check.

Please upload reference information including names, position titles and company/institutions, phone numbers, and email addresses of at least two current/previous supervisors.

• The Search Committee will not contact references without first verifying permission with the finalist.

Please ensure your full range of knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, and education are listed on your application.

• Do not write ‘see resume’ on your application when completing the job duties section.

If you answer the questions at the end of the application, please ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experiences to support your answers (see job duties section of previous employment).

• Failure to answer the questions at the end of the application will not preclude your application from being considered but may result in your application not receiving full consideration of your knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Please submit a resume and cover letter with your application.

• These documents will be used to evaluate your written communication skills as well as supporting documents of your knowledge, skills, abilities, education, and professional experience.

This is a time-limited position that is scheduled to expire. Additional funding for this position is anticipated but not guaranteed. If the funding is received then the position will continue until approved funding has been exhausted. If the funding is not received then the position will expire on 08/15/2025.

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