About

• Description
• Have you been searching for a position where you can make a difference? Look no further! Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place. As a Program Specialist, you would be directly involved in this rewarding mission.

• The Program Specialist serves Vermillion County and is responsible for ensuring the continuity and growth of programs by developing, implementing, and administering year-round opportunities which meet the contemporary needs of girls ages 5-17, and to work with volunteers to offer membership and program extension.
• Requirements
• Write and maintain outcome based curriculum that delivers the Girl Scout message via the pathway of schools and community partners.
• Develop community collaborations.
• Ensure program development and implementation as designated by the council, GSUSA, or service unit.
• Use tools to determine outcome measured results.
• Ensure the interests, values, and needs of girls of all diverse racial, ethnic, cultural and disabled are reflected through various programming opportunities based on evaluations.
• Develop and maintain ongoing contact with religious and educational institutions, cultural and racial/ethnic groups, service and professional organizations to enhance visibility, fund development, membership projects, and program options.
• Direct and support service area teams and troops in all product sales activities.
• Serve as the locally responsible staff for all cookie and fall product sale activities.
• Participate in budget preparation, maintaining proper records and reports in a timely manner.
• Implement any data reports necessary to carry out the position. Maintain all Girl program records and paperwork.
• Responsible for all series program opportunities and working with volunteers to manage these opportunities.
• Participate in budget preparation and maintaining proper records and reports in a timely manner.
• Collaborates across all areas of membership, program, and volunteerism to create and implement local plans for volunteer participation growth across pathways that reflect local preference for participation.
• Ensure the success of the council by working in partnership with functional units, contributing to a team environment and subscribing to the overall objectives set forth in the council’s strategic plan.
• Interpret and support GSUSA and council policies and standard procedures.
• Schedule, implement, evaluate or assist with council sponsored regional programming.
• Collaborate with the Fund Development Department to secure program related funding.
• Develop program content for the council program guides.
• Provide cross over support to all other positions within service center.
• Participate in all required meetings of the council.
• Carry out goals as established by the council and GSUSA.
• Ensure diversity and pluralism is embraced and incorporated into the work of the council.
• Other duties as assigned.

• PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Walking, standing, bending, stooping, reaching and moderate lifting. Must be able to sit at a work station and/or a computer screen for up to 2 hours at a time.
• Occasional exposure to seasonal weather conditions