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We are looking for passionate individuals to join our mission-driven organization and help us bring the healing power of play to children and families who are coping with medical challenges.
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Position: Program Coordinator, Pediatric Experience
Type: Full Time
Reports to: Director of Pediatric Experience
Position Available: 8/15/22
Organization Summary
Project Sunshine is an organization headquartered in New York City that brings the healing power of play to children and families who are coping with medical challenges. For over 20 years, Project Sunshine volunteers have brought joy and play directly to pediatric patients through our network of medical facility and nonprofit partners across the country.
Over 18,000 trained volunteers deliver programs that provide opportunities for creative expression, socialization, intellectual stimulation, and sensory integration to more than 175,000 pediatric patients and families each year. Our unique volunteer engagement model allows community groups, colleges, and corporations to create moments of connection with pediatric patients, caregivers, and families providing child and family-centered, play-based programming. To carry out this impactful work, Project Sunshine partners with 450+ medical facilities across the U.S. and four international locations.
In 2020, we expanded to deliver a third channel of programming called TelePlay, which provides live, interactive play and activities over video conferencing. For the first time we can now directly serve children and families, in addition to our partnerships with hospitals and nonprofits around the world.
Position Description
The Program Coordinator will join a passionate and energetic Project Sunshine team to provide support to the Director of Pediatric Experience, assist with program assessment and oversight, and liaise with medical facility and nonprofit partners.
The Program Coordinator is an integral part of the delivery and management of Project Sunshine's programs including TelePlay, Sending Sunshine and In-Person Activities. The role involves the coordination of various internal and external projects related to these three programs, primarily on the Pediatric Experience team in close collaboration with the Volunteer Engagement and Operations teams. The Program Coordinator also supports and liaises with medical facility and nonprofit partners who participate in our free programs.
Primary Responsibilities
- Program Analysis: Collaboration across departments to identify programmatic opportunities and challenges through data collection and record keeping.
- TelePlay: Oversight and management of game development, maintenance, and innovation surrounding Project Sunshine’s unique TelePlay program.
- In-Person: Development and evaluation of all materials related to in-person programs. Due to the constant changes in hospital requirements and volunteer needs, this coordination requires a creative, adaptable, clever individual to lead this project.
- Sending Sunshine: Collaboration with the Operations team to ensure the quality and delivery of over 150,000 activity kits to 450+ medical facilities annually.
- Partner Relationships: The Program Coordinator supports Project Sunshine’s medical facility and nonprofit partnerships from om processing applications to fully onboarding partners participating in our three programs.
Additional Duties Include:
- Contribute to hospital and medical facility recruitment and relationship building
- Ensure proper data management of programs and partner relationships (Salesforce, etc.)
- Contribute to developing program efficiencies across all areas of service through data-driven solutions
- Gather and analyze feedback from current Project Sunshine partners to drive program enhancements
- Assist in creation of program metrics to measure success and impact of programs
- Ensure successful communication and collaboration with all Project Sunshine constituents
- Collaborate with other Project Sunshine teams to ensure successful volunteer training and standardization of quality programming
- Identify materials/resources for modified and new programming
- Support the oversight of Pediatric Experience interns and students
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Strong verbal, written, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills
- Detail‐oriented, highly organized, and flexible
- Experience with Microsoft Office including fluency with Word, Excel, and Outlook required
- Experience with Salesforce a plus
- Ability to work individually and collaboratively to meet goals
- Enthusiasm for Project Sunshine’s mission
Project Sunshine is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal law.
In compliance with federal law, all people hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
To Apply: Please email your cover letter, resume, and salary expectations to HR1@projectsunshine.org with “Program Coordinator” in the subject line.
Our DEI Commitment
Project Sunshine is committed to developing and sustaining a culture within our organization that continues to assess and improve our work around Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
