Director, Born Learning Academies
of Whiteside County

Position: United Way Director of Born Learning Academy, Part-time (hours will vary)

Born Learning Academies   Everyday life is a learning experience for children. Born Learning is a public engagement campaign that helps parents, grandparents and caregivers explore ways to turn everyday moments into fun learning opportunities. A Born Learning academy includes six sessions, each being in the evening. The topics include: importance of learning, building relationships, building your child’s language skills, nutrition and health, how children learn and routines/learning on the go. Each session is approximately an hour and a half. The sessions are typically held in a school building in the community.

Position Background and Details   Currently, United Way of Whiteside County funds two academies each year, one in the spring and one in the fall. Through a generous donation from the program’s funder, we are able to add this position in order to increase the number of academies offered.

The director will coordinate calendars with school administrators in Whiteside County who want to host academies on their campus. The director will manage every aspect of the academy including, but not limited to, ordering supplies and incentives, marketing the academies to parents and/or caregivers in a variety of ways; registering families; speaking at public and private events to advance the program; designing marketing materials, arranging for volunteers and food to serve parents and their children at the academies, and arranging for qualified daycare workers to care for the children while parents are learning. Additionally, the director will lead the academies as an instructor/facilitator. The position reports to the United Way’s CEO. Compensation DOE and subject to continuation of the grant year-to-year.

Required Skills and Experience

• Two years of college at an accredited institution
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Suite and Adobe products
• Experience speaking publicly
• Pleasant adaptable attitude
• Preferred background in education

 How to Apply  

• Send your resume with a cover letter marked confidential explaining why you are the ideal candidate for this position to: Ms. Diana Verhulst, CEO, United Way of Whiteside County, P.O. Box 806, Sterling, Illinois, 61081 or preferably email your material to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Include two professional references
• Include any hyperlinks to your work if it appears online

Please, no calls.

Further description of the position and compensation range will be made available upon application. The deadline is August 2, 2019.
United Way of Whiteside County is a 501 c 3 nonprofit and an equal opportunity employer. More information about Born Learning can be found at bornlearning.org

Let’s Feed Our Children
2019 Sites and Participating Church or Organization
815-625-7973
Starts on: June 4 to August 8
 
 
Sterling Sites:                                           Sterling Mobile Sites
Broadway Methodist                                   SterLynn
501 Broadway                                            Douglas Park
                                                                   Steelton
Macedonia Church                                     Salvation Army (back door)
1313 Woodburn                                          Sterling Public Library
                                                                   (at the back entrance)
St. Paul’s Church                                       
1701 16^th Ave 

                                            
Rock Falls Sites:                                         Rock Falls Mobile Sites
Coloma Homes                                             Rock Falls Public Library
401 West 18th                                              CedarWood
                                                                     Easy Living
Rock Falls Methodist                                  
210 Fourth Avenue       
                              
All sites will distribute lunches from 11:30 – 12:30. 
Mobile sites will have lunches delivered between 11:30 and 12:30.
Let’s Feed Our Children will provide FREE lunches to children on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays throughout the summer.
There is a site in Tampico, Fulton, Albany, Prophetstown, Erie, Lyndon and Morrison.