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Evaluations Coordinator - Vermont

The DREAM Program
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Evaluations Coordinator
DREAM’s Evaluations Coordinators will be a part of our Summer Evaluations Team. This team is an integral part of completing our effort to complete the evaluation of our organization's program quality, using a quasi-experimental design. This team will be conducting surveys of our youth and comparisons for the final end-point survey of the process.

The DREAM Program is committed to doing work that contributes to dismantling systems of oppression that affect our youth and families. This organizational commitment means that members should join this space with an intention of learning, unlearning, and diving into ways that your involvement will directly contribute to DREAM’s mission of reducing the Opportunity Gap while also supporting youth in all of the diverse identities they hold. We seek members who contribute to The DREAM Program’s diverse community, as having different perspectives, identities, and skills are what allow us to excel in our service. DREAM seeks members who are ready to engage in and foster an inclusive environment, and who strive to deliver culturally appropriate and relevant programming to the youth we serve. Incoming members and staff should understand that we serve marginalized communities, which means that it is imperative that diversity, equity, and inclusivity are infused into every aspect of our work as an organization.

Objectives of Service as an Evaluations Coordinator: 
  • You will be re-surveying youth in your region who are DREAM participants and who were surveyed initially as comparison youth. This will be the 3rd and final round of surveys administered with these youth. 
  • You will be responsible for keeping accurate notes while giving surveys. 
  • You will be responsible for keeping accurate records of survey completion, support data aggregation, and other administrative tasks necessary for surveying. 
  • You will coordinate with staff or lead Summer Enrichment Coordinator at each site to schedule surveys of all necessary DREAM youth, to be completed by the end of the summer. 
  • You will be supporting special projects through the summer related to the final data report with Search Institute and other organizational data management. 
The Experience of Service as an Evaluations Coordinator:
  • You will collaborate regularly with the local Summer Enrichment program team, including other AmeriCorps members and support staff. 
  • You will be supervised both by the region’s Youth Service Manager(s) (on-site) and the Special Projects Manager (virtually), who oversees the completion of this Evaluations Project. 
  • You will have the opportunity to gain professional development through involvement with the Search Institute. They will train you and the team in appropriate surveying techniques, data analytics, regression models and more.
  • You will be traveling within your region to various public and private housing communities to survey comparison youth, members based in Vermont should expect to travel more frequently in-state due to the high number of housing sites (14+) and greater distances between sites. 
  • We have sites in Burlington, White River Junction, and Bennington. 
  • Travel using a personal vehicle will be compensated. 
Compensation and Term:
  • Dates of service: June 5, 2023-August 11, 2023. 
  • 30-35 hours per week, 300 total service hours. 
  • $750 biweekly, $4,500 total (6 pay periods) 
  • These are PRE-TAX amounts.
  • If you were to live in Burlington, we have secured dorm-style housing for $250 monthly that you could access on a first come first served basis.
  • Upon completion of dates and total hours, you will receive an education award of $1,374.60 (pre-tax). Click here to learn more about the Segal Education Award. 
  • AmeriCorps members are also eligible for:
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (food stamps)
  • Child care assistance
  • Student loan deferment (forbearance)
  • Other publicly-funded benefits, such as heating and utility assistance.
  • If you engage in work-related travel outside of your commute, DREAM will provide reimbursement for mileage.
  • As an AmeriCorps member at DREAM, you will have the additional support of a DREAM AmeriCorps Director to help you navigate your service term and apply for publicly funded programs.

Required Qualifications: 
  • A willingness to be sensitive and considerate when entering and engaging with the communities we serve.
  • Excitement and passion around working with youth. 
  • Commitment to the entire service term (June 5th-August 11th).
  • Commitment to the mission of AmeriCorps and DREAM.
  • Desire to enhance existing skills and develop new skills necessary for service.
  • Commitment to serve as a role model for youth.
  • Elevated awareness of issues of social equity and social justice with a commitment to continued learning as it relates to serving your diverse communities in a manner that is respectful and aware.
  • To be an AmeriCorps member you MUST be 17 years or older, and be a US Citizen, US National, or Lawful Permanent Resident Alien. 
  • A dedicated space to complete components of service that is not at a DREAM-supported site (i.e. responding to emails, researching activities, etc.)
  • Ability to regularly meet in person with your team or your service assignment in their assigned location (including responsibility for transportation to and from).
  • Access to a reliable phone.

Work environment: This position operates in multiple spaces. The spaces included are primarily an indoor/outdoor environment with active children, within the housing communities we serve, and occasionally in a workplace environment for planning and meetings. You will also be visiting our rustic Camp DREAM for All-DREAM Orientation. This role routinely uses computers, as well as phones and printers for communications and activity planning. During the summer, conditions will be warm and activities will often be held outdoors. 

Physical demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee/member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job: 
  • This position requires comfort working in outdoor environments, regardless of the weather. This position is very active and frequently requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing.  
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee/member is regularly required to communicate with individuals who talk and hear.  
  • The employee/member may occasionally lift and/or move items over 50 pounds.  
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee/member is regularly required to observe and comprehend using vision abilities that include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Travel: Travel includes local travel during the work hours described. Out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be occasionally expected.

AAP/EEO Statement: The DREAM Program is an equal opportunity employer and an incorporated 501(c)3 charitable organization. The DREAM Program prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

At will employment: The DREAM Program is an at will employer. Employment with The DREAM Program is voluntary and is subject to termination by you or The DREAM Program at will, with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time. The policy of employment-at-will may not be modified by any officer or employee.