$45.50-$55.31 Hourly / $7,887.00-$9,588.00 Monthly / $94,640.00-$115,050.00 Yearly
1. Develops, organizes and conducts training and educational programs for the Commission on Aging; develops training programs for agencies providing services to the elderly as well as for Commission on Aging staff and outside gerontologists.
2. Consults with educational institutions to coordinate training requirements with available educational resources.
3. Designs, prepares and implements evaluation instruments to monitor programs of Commission on Aging and its sub-contractors; prepares progress reports on achievement of objectives of Area Plan and annual work program. Advises Commission as to effectiveness of programs, legislative proposals and subcontracting activities.
4. Trains and supervises the information and referral community representatives; recruits and trains volunteers.
5. Prepares material for the Information and Referral resource directory; coordinates the development and distribution of brochures, posters, bulletins and other materials about the Commission and the Information and Referral program.
6. Assists in the development of Information and Referral program objectives; monitors activities of information and referral staff to insure achievement of goals.
7. Prepares and submits required reports to state and federal agencies; responds to inquiries from other agencies; supplies other Commission on Aging staff data gathered through Information and Referral program operations.
Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Knowledge of the needs, interest and characteristics of the elderly; methods and techniques of delivery of social services; knowledge of statistical techniques.
Requires the ability to supervise a staff of community workers; ability to design program monitoring devices and use cost effective evaluation techniques; ability to speak and write effectively; and organize, administer and conduct training programs.
Requires either: 1. A Master's degree in gerontology;
OR 2. A Master's degree in public administration, education, or a social or behavioral science including extensive upper division course work in studies on aging;
OR 3. A baccalaureate degree in one of the subjects listed above and 2 years of experience in programs for the elderly;
OR 4. A baccalaureate degree in an unrelated field, supplemented by extensive upper division course work in studies on aging; and I year experience in programs for the elderly;
OR 5. An equivalent combination of training and experience.