Program Specialist

Program Specialist, 25 Hours Per Week, $15.
45 Per Hour, Working In Person Girl Scouts of Central Indiana embraces an inclusive culture.
We value diversity, equity, and inclusion across all identities.
We are committed to continual learning and to a culture of safety and wellbeing in which individuality is celebrated and everyone is valued and respected.
Everyone is welcome to bring their authentic selves into our space.
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana serves 45 Indiana counties, nearly more than 16,000 Girl Scouts and 10,000 adult volunteers.
We are the proud facilitators of Girl Scout camp at five Indiana locations, conveners of thousands of Girl Scout programs with nearly 600 community partners and serve thousands more community members each year at our STEM Center of Excellence and Founders Lodge Event and Conference Center.
What You Will Do: This position will be working in person in the following Central Indiana Counties: Benton, Fountain, Warren, White Tippecanoe, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion, Putnam, Clay, Monroe, Owen, Vigo, Sullivan, Greene, Morgan, Lawrence, & Brown Counties.
The Program Specialist is a dynamic thinker with a passion for teaching.
This person is responsible for helping deliver hands on Girl Scout programming to girls in grades k-12.
Evaluates the success of programs delivered.
Assists with scheduling weekend programming for girls and works with adult volunteers to secure program locations.
Maintains inventory and orders supplies.
Responsible for teaching programs throughout the year, including providing summer programming for campers.
How You Will Lead: Will work under the direction of the Community Action Network Director and the Program Director to produce high quality program opportunities.
Will interact with volunteers and students throughout the experience.
Independently command the attention of K through 12th grade girls for around an hour to lead them through a variety of STEM, life skills and environmental based programs.
Ability to inspire curiosity and creativity in youth.
Prepare materials for activities, programs and events based on the current curriculum.
Cultivate and maintain positive working relationships with community partners (i.
e.
, school groups, youth groups, non-profit organizations).
Work closely with the program manager to research and develop new lesson plans as the program continues to grow and develop.
Will monitor inventory and order supplies in advance as needed.
Required to work on Saturdays and Sundays.
Participates in diverse community and cultural events and programs.
Foster a culture of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and amongst the membership.
Seek and accept opportunities for professional growth and development.
Develops a depth of knowledge regarding the design of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience and can easily articulate to any stakeholder the virtues of the organization.
Other duties as assigned to support the goals and objectives of GSCI.
All employees of the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana are responsible not only for the position but also for the duties and responsibilities that all employees share.
How You Will Succeed: Understands that council priorities are growing membership and cultivating new donors.
Develop an annual goal that supports the membership growth priority.
Implement an action plan that supports the membership growth priority.
Core Competencies: Conflict Management – Anticipates, prevents, and resolves conflicts while maintaining productive working relationships (for example, with customers, vendors, or coworkers); distinguishes between disruptive conflict and constructive differences; identifies common interests to resolve differences; identifies the causes of problems; analyzes factors contributing to conflict; anticipates potential conflicts; facilitates conflict resolution.
Problem-Solving- Identifies and analyzes existing and potential problems systematically and thoroughly; reports/documents the problem; obtains and evaluates relevant information and contributing factors; identifies important interrelationships; implements solutions after evaluating alternatives and anticipating their impact; supports decisions or recommendations with data and/or reasoning; defines and implements solutions to problems.
Judgment and Decision-Making - Recognizes when immediate action is required; recognizes when sufficient information has been obtained to decide; makes decisions where appropriate or refers decisions to the appropriate organizational level; makes decisions without undue delay.
Fostering Diversity - Understands and embraces the differences that individuals bring to Girl Scouting; encourages and fosters the unique contributions and varied talents of diverse groups and individuals; values, develops, nurtures, uses, and celebrates group and individual diversity; removes barriers to participation (holds meetings in accessible locations, uses translators, etc.
); strives to ensure a friendly and harmonious environment for girls, adult volunteers, and staff; treats others in an unbiased manner; challenges the biased behavior of others; adheres to organizational diversity goals.
Adaptability - Adjusts, modifies own behavior, and remains flexible in response to changing situations and environments, new or rapidly changing information, unexpected obstacles, or people expressing varying perspectives, needs, and demands; maintains high performance, emotional composure, objectivity, and balanced perspective under pressure, shifting priorities, opposition, or situational ambiguity.
What We are Looking For: High school diploma: some college or college degree preferred.
Organized, self-starter; ability to work independently or in teams.
Experience and sensitivity in working with people from a variety of backgrounds.
Basic knowledge of Girl Scout program preferred.
Valid driver’s license and auto insurance.
Must hold membership in the Girl Scout organization and subscribe to the tenets of the Girl scout Promise and Law.
Physical Demands & Work Environment: Ability to stand on your feet for an extended period of time.
Ability to lift to 40 pounds.
Flexible work hours including evenings and weekends as required.