Project Manager of Parent Coaching & Implementation - JR28440-3800 - The University of Chicago

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About the Department
The TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health at the University of
Chicago develops, tests, and implements evidence-based interventions
designed to promote very young children's cognitive and
social-emotional development, with a priority placed on that of children
living in poverty. TMW Center interventions are designed to be overlaid
onto existing health, education, and community systems in order to meet
families where they already are. The TMW Center has a robust research
and development strategy that includes further development and testing
of TMW Center interventions; harnessing technology to support behavior
change; intervention engagement, and analysis; and furthering strategies
to engage parents in the TMW Center's interventions across the health,
early learning, and social service sectors.
Job Summary
The Project Manager of Parent Coaching and Implementation will develop
and implement a new research program focused on utilizing groundbreaking
technology to provide parents of children in Head Start with
personalized information on how their nurturing talk and interaction
builds their children's brains. The position will provide on-the-ground
program implementation, including a parent coaching model to provide
personalized feedback and support regarding children's language
development. In addition, the position will work closely with TMW Center
researchers, technology and app developers, and curriculum developers to
ensure the successful design and implementation of the program and
provide the foundation to scale technology to other use cases.
Responsibilities
- Supports TMW Center internal teams to plan and coordinate early
pilots at partner sites, including contributing to the development
and documentation of the following: recruitment strategy; parent
experience and coaching strategy; technology engagement and support
strategy; research plans and materials.
- Actively participates in regular internal TMW Center program design
meetings and prepares materials and follow up as needed.
- Leads parent group meetings and discussions, serve as primary point
of contact for program participants and ensures parents are engaged
in the program.
- Conducts targeted outreach and recruitment activities.
- Provides implementation support, coaching and training to program
participants, ensuring a smooth user experience. This includes but
is not limited to: regularly visiting program sites and holding
in-person as well as virtual check-ins with parents and Head Start
centers; ensuring proper implementation and delivery of TMW Center
program; tracking data related to these processes and other aspects
of implementation as needed; providing participating parents with
coaching and feedback related to child language development.
- Collaborates closely with TMW Center internal teams to gather user
feedback and inform program design going forward.
- Provides assistance in distributing technology, coordination and
delivery logistics for technological devices and other materials
provided to study sites and participants.
- Collaborates closely with TMW Center internal technology and app
development teams to optimize the usefulness of the technology for
program participants.
- Provides expertise in child and/or language development to the TMW
Center team to align technology and app development teams on highest
priority features.
- Builds and nurtures relationships with parents, Head Start centers,
and other stakeholders to ensure strong communication and ultimate
success between the TMW Center and these individuals and groups
- Helps identify parents and Head Start centers that may serve as
future partners.
- Applies research principles and relevant subject matter knowledge
relevant to administer a research project. With a moderate level of
direction, manages lab and/or research-related duties and tasks.
Helps develop, design and conduct research projects according to
plan.
- Supports data collection and analytical needs of research projects.
Conducts literature reviews and helps write reports and manuscripts.
Ensures project compliance with different policies, procedures,
directives, and mandates.
- Takes responsibility for the following non-laboratory duties:
transcribing and coding data; developing data collection
instruments; presenting research; and recruiting and scheduling
research subjects. Acquires higher-level skills and knowledge in the
process.
- Takes responsibility for the following laboratory duties:
recognizing abnormal results and varying conditions or procedures to
correct problems; setting up and performing experiments. Analyze the
meaning, significance, causes, and effects of the subject.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related
field.
Work Experience:
Minimum requi