Technical Assistance Specialist - Afterschool Programs

About the role

AlphaGov is looking for a 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) Technical Assistance Specialist: an afterschool and out-of-school-time (OST) expert who has provided training, coaching, monitoring support and program-quality improvement to 21st CCLC grantees. This independent consultant role supports a state education agency engagement covering statewide technical assistance to 21st CCLC subgrantees.

What you'll do

• Deliver technical assistance, coaching and professional development to 21st CCLC grantees and site coordinators
• Support program-quality assessment and continuous improvement (for example, Weikart/YPQA or state quality standards)
• Help grantees with federal Title IV, Part B compliance, monitoring readiness, data reporting and performance measures
• Design and facilitate trainings, webinars, regional convenings and new-grantee onboarding
• Build practical tools: guides, templates, checklists and resource libraries
• Contribute TA approach and past-performance narrative to proposals when naming is authorized

Engagement

This is a project-based, remote engagement. It is contingent on contract award and final staffing approval, and no assignment is guaranteed. We will ask your permission before including your name or résumé in any proposal.

How to apply

Send your résumé and a short summary of the 21st CCLC or OST technical assistance you have delivered (organization, year, your role).

Requirements:

Required

• 5+ years in afterschool / OST programs, with direct experience supporting 21st CCLC grantees (state agency, TA center, intermediary or evaluator)
• Experience delivering training or TA to multiple sites or subgrantees, not only running a single program
• Working knowledge of Title IV, Part B requirements, grantee monitoring and federal reporting
• Clear writer and facilitator who can turn findings into usable improvement plans
• Comfortable as an independent consultant on a project basis

Nice to have

• State education agency or statewide afterschool network experience
• Program evaluation experience
• Utah or Mountain West experience