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Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania Girl Program Specialist in Greensburg, Pennsylvania
*Location: Full time remote **
*While full-time remote work is available, the employee must live in and is required to frequently travel throughout their coverage area
Girl Scouts is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls in kindergarten through twelfth grade, and our mission is to build girls of courage, confidence, and character. At Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania, we're committed to providing every girl the chance to practice a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success.
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
As a Girl Program Specialist, you support and retain girl members by creating, coordinating, and delivering quality programs and events for girl members. You have the privilege of promoting Girl Scouting as an inclusive sisterhood that provides a safe space for girls.
The essential functions of this position include the following:
- Plan and implement medium to large-scale events for girls that adhere to the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GSLE) philosophy.
- Mentor adult volunteers to ensure that age appropriate, GSLE programming is delivered to our girl membership.
- Work collaboratively with members of the outdoor program and membership teams to achieve goals for girl experience and program delivery.
- Cultivate and vet community partners and relationships to enhance girl and volunteer member benefits and programming - leading to improved retention.
- Prepare and coordinate program/event budgets.
- Promote and assist with council-wide programs, activities, public relations, and fund development endeavors.
Ensure Girl Scouting is open to all girls and adults by delivering the Girl Scout message of inclusion and diversity.
Requirements:
- Degree in youth programming, social service, event planning or related field, or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 2 years of work experience in related field with proven success in planning and implementing quality programming for youth
- Event planning and implementation expertise
- International and domestic travel experience with youth
- Knowledgeable in girl development to apply and mentor volunteers on successful girl activity and group planning
- Top notch communicator, can confidently present to large groups, and ability to express ideas and facts in a clear and understandable manner appropriate for the individual or group
- Demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of sensitive and confidential issues and communicate effectively with a diverse group of girls, volunteers, and staff
- Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office, Teams, and Outlook and ability and willingness to learn new systems
- Must be organized, detail orientated, and customer focused
- Ability and willingness to work frequently on-the-road with minimal time in office
- Potential candidates should be comfortable traveling throughout the designated areas on a regular basis
- Full-time position at a minimum of 35 hours a week with additional hours available when planning and implementing events that occur throughout the year
- Able to work flexible hours to include days, frequent evenings, and weekends
Have reliable transportation
*Summary and Benefits: *
Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania is one of three Girl Scout councils in Pennsylvania. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that supports 27 counties in western Pennsylvania and are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Background checks are required.
Our generous benefit package includes:
- Full time remote work is available for this position however, the employee must live in and is required to frequently travel throughout their coverage area.
- Health, dental and vision insurance available
- HSA, Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and Parking FSA options
- Company paid life and long-term disability insurance
- Voluntary insurance benefit options: short-term disability, cancer insur nce, life insurance, and accident insurance
- 401(k) plan, both pre-tax and ROTH options, with employer match
- A generous paid time off policy
- 15 paid holidays annually (business closure between December 24-Jan 1)
- Paid Parental Leave and Paid Sick Leave
Employee Assistance Program
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