Alcohol Education Specialist

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Hybride; USD 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board seeks an Alcohol Education Specialist to help design, implement and evaluate responsible drinking programs across Pennsylvania. You’ll collaborate with organizations on planning, trainings, and grant management, using evidence to inform materials and initiatives.

You will engage with communities, provide technical assistance, monitor grant objectives, and support fiscal accountability. Telework options may apply, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of the Alcohol Education Specialist Trainee program; or
• One year of professional teaching, classroom instruction, or formal training experience; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes one year of professional teaching, classroom instruction, or formal training experience.

Responsabilités

• Program Support: assist organizations with planning, improving, and owning alcohol education programs.
• Stakeholder Communication: provide technical assistance for grant services and requirements.
• Community Engagement: deliver training, workshops and strategic planning to build capacity.
• Grant Process Oversight: review contracts, set objectives, conduct site visits.
• Fiscal Accountability: monitor grantee expenditures and budget projections.
• Educational Materials Management: create and revise materials based on scholarly research; coordinate orders.

Connaissances

Teaching/Training Experience

Communication Skills

Collaboration with stakeholders

Formation

Bachelor’s degree

Alcohol Education Specialist Trainee program

Equivalent combination of experience and training

Description du poste

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is seeking a highly motivated professional to join the team as an Alcohol Education Specialist. This role with our Bureau of Alcohol Education, Education & Grants Management Division assists with the development and evaluation of programs and projects that are designed to provide information about responsible alcohol consumption. Work focuses on collaboration with organizations for strategic planning and training, grant management, and related reporting, analytical, and support activities. Your guidance and teamwork will help people in communities across Pennsylvania promote and achieve positive change!

This position works directly with individuals to plan, design, and implement programs, trainings, and initiatives to reduce underage and dangerous drinking as well as promote responsible consumption by those of legal age to consume alcohol. You will also help ensure operations are conducted efficiently and effectively. As an Alcohol Education Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Program Support: Assist public and private organizations with planning, improving, and taking complete ownership of alcohol education programs
• Stakeholder Communication: Explain and provide technical assistance for grant services, objectives, and requirements to organizations, executives, and other partners
• Community Engagement: Provide training, workshops, and strategic planning to help organizations build capacity and support planning activities
• Grant Process Oversight: Review contracts, grants, and agreements; establish, direct, and monitor grant objectives and activities; and conduct site visits
• Fiscal Accountability: Monitor and evaluate grantee expenditures to ensure fiscal accountability and accuracy and to make budgetary projections
• Educational Materials Management: Create and revise educational materials based on scholarly research and help coordinate order fulfillment

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch. Flexibility is needed to work varying days including weekends.
• Must be willing to travel.
• Telework:You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to four days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements

• Successful completion of the Alcohol Education Specialist Trainee program; or
• One year of professional teaching, classroom instruction, or formal training experience, and a bachelor’s degree; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes one year of professional teaching, classroom instruction, or formal training experience.

Other Requirements

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirements

• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
  • Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.
• You must pass a background investigation. An applicant with a felony conviction within the last ten years of their prospective date of employment is not permitted to work for the PLCB, per section 210(c) of the Pennsylvania Liquor Code. Other criminal convictions will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.