Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
The Petey Greene Program, Pittsburgh
About Us
Founded in 2008, the Petey Greene Program (PGP) is an educational justice organization that supports the academic goals of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people through high-quality volunteer tutoring programs, while educating volunteers on the injustice manifest in our carceral system.
We envision a world in which all incarcerated people have access to high-quality academic programs and we strive to inspire our alumni - both students and tutors - to become advocates, and to take on leadership roles that reimagine the criminal legal system.
The PGP operates the largest multi-state volunteer tutoring program for currently and formerly incarcerated people. Since its founding, the PGP has tutored more than 18,000 students at over 120 tutoring sites, including both correctional facilities and reentry programs. We've trained and placed approximately 4,000 volunteers and recruited from more than 40 partner universities in six states and the District of Columbia.
The PGP is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, but the majority of our 25 employees work in a hybrid arrangement in their respective regions. For more information about the Petey Greene Program and our work, take a look at our 2023 Annual Report.
The Role
The Volunteer Engagement Coordinator will work with PGP’s Division Manager in Pittsburgh to recruit, train, and manage volunteers participating in PGP’s tutoring programs in prison, jails, diversion and reentry settings in the greater Pittsburgh area.
At the beginning of a semester, the Volunteer Coordinator will help PGP staff recruit, vet, place, and coordinate the onboarding of volunteers. During the semester they will monitor student and volunteer attendance, working with PGP staff to provide debrief opportunities for volunteers, as well as troubleshoot and offer additional support to tutors when necessary. The Volunteer Coordinator reports to and is supervised by the PGP’s Division Manager in Pittsburgh.
The position is 15-20 hours per week and may require some evening and weekend hours. The position will be hybrid with a combination of work-from-home days, meeting days or events in the community or at partner sites in and around Pittsburgh, and in-office days at an agreed upon location.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
Support PGP staff with developing and maintaining on-campus presences at universities in the Pittsburgh area to meet with and recruit new volunteers
Support PGP staff with the maintenance of relationships with university contacts to distribute information about the Petey Greene Program to support volunteer recruitment
Support PGP staff with responding to new applications with next steps
Vet applications and conduct volunteer interviews, in collaboration with PGP staff
In collaboration with PGP partner organizations and with support of PGP staff, determine volunteers’ semester tutoring schedule
Support in the process of getting volunteers cleared to enter the prison or jail where they are assigned to tutor, which includes collecting clearance paperwork, scheduling an orientation, and organizing transportation
Ensure volunteers complete all onboarding requirements before beginning tutoring and send reminders when necessary
Coordinate transportation for volunteers to tutoring sites
Monitor volunteer attendance forms and follow up with any necessary support or to provide reminders about not submitted attendance forms
Communicate regularly with volunteers, especially if an incident occurs or a volunteer misses a tutoring session, flagging issues for regional management when appropriate
Ensure that all volunteers and students complete intake and evaluation forms
Manage volunteer data, including schedules, attendance, and feedback, through Salesforce
Respond promptly to emails from volunteers, university faculty and staff, and fellow staff.
Support the logistics involved with hosting events each semester
Participate in multiple meetings a week with regional staff and all PGP staff.
Competencies
Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Proficiency in Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, and Google Calendar
Ability to communicate effectively and professionally in person and via email, text, and phone.
Attention to detail and extremely organized.
Ability to work independently and with a team.
Awareness of issues related to mass incarceration and broader educational justice and social justice concerns.
A commitment to social justice, racial equity, and the rights of formerly incarcerated people
A commitment to racial equity, and the rights of currently and formerly incarcerated people.
Preferred Qualifications:
Familiarity or involvement with Pittsburgh communities.
Working knowledge of the people or organizations involved in the Pittsburgh criminal justice or education space.
Working knowledge of Pittsburgh university systems, offices, procedures, and resources.
Experience working with student organizations.
Experience working with volunteers, particularly student volunteers or young professionals
An understanding of the US criminal justice system and local policies.
A commitment to education in confined settings.
Position Title
Volunteer Engagement Coordinator, The Petey Greene Program in Pittsburgh
Compensation
Job Type: Part-time, 15-20 hours per week, $18.50/hour
Ideal Start date
June 24, 2024 or July 8, 2024
How to apply
Please email pittsburghjobs@peteygreene.org with the subject “Pittsburgh Volunteer Engagement Coordinator” and the following documents:
Resume
Cover letter (applications without a cover letter will not be considered)
Application deadline: May 17, 2023
PHENND Fellow-Prison Education Coordinator
The Petey Greene Program, Philadelphia
About Us
The Petey Greene Program supports the academic goals of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people through high-quality volunteer tutoring programs, while educating volunteers on the injustice manifest in our carceral system.
We envision a world in which all incarcerated people have access to high-quality academic programs and we strive to inspire our alumni - both students and tutors - to become advocates, and to take on leadership roles that reimagine the criminal legal system.
We operate the largest multi-state tutoring program, placing 1,000 volunteers annually to tutor 2,500 currently and formerly incarcerated people in seven states. PGP is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, but the majority of our 25 employees work remotely in their respective regions.
The Role
The overarching responsibility of the PHENND Fellow will be to support volunteer tutors across PGP programs in Philadelphia, including programs in prison and reentry settings. To this end, the PHENND Fellow will recruit, train and manage university students and members of the community to serve as volunteer tutors, while collecting data for program improvement and evaluation. The evaluation of our programs will also serve as the foundation for expanding reentry programming both here in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh in 2024 and beyond. Their main responsibilities will include facilitating recruitment events and volunteer interviews, collecting facility clearance documents from new volunteers, tracking volunteer attendance at tutoring sessions and providing support to volunteers throughout the tutoring experience. PGP also provides in-depth professional development support and training on the carceral state, educational justice, trauma informed tutoring strategies and ethical volunteerism.
Position Title
PHENND Fellow-Prison Education Coordinator, The Petey Greene Program, Philadelphia
Position Type
Full-time staff (35 hours/week) - AmeriCorps VISTA
Program Start/End Date
08/12/2024 To 08/11/2025
Accepting Applications
03/01/2024 To 05/31/2024
College Bridge instructors
The Petey Greene Program (PGP) is seeking volunteer writing and math instructors for our College Bridge Program in New Jersey, DC, New York, and Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Pittsburgh). This program, offered in partnership with local colleges and universities, helps incarcerated learners develop the critical thinking, writing, reading, and math skills that are necessary to pursue employment and post-secondary education, while fostering a sense of educational self-efficacy and self-confidence that will support them in these pursuits.
PGP is the largest provider of academic tutoring and academic support services for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated learners. We piloted the College Bridge Writing Program at the DC Jail in 2020, and we currently offer college readiness programs in Washington, DC, New Jersey and Massachusetts.
Desired Qualifications:
MA or Ph.D. in relevant field (STEM for math instructors and humanities for writing instructors)
Experience teaching undergraduate- or AP-level courses
Responsibilities:
Teach weekly 90-minute classes (courses will be taught by teams of 2 instructors. Co-instructors may choose to teach all classes together or to take turns)
Design course syllabus in collaboration with PGP Director of Program Development, adapting the syllabi used in previous courses.
Provide regular feedback on student assignments
Participate in biweekly meetings with teaching team and PGP staff
Instructors may have to apply for background clearance and attend a facility custody training.
To apply, please complete our online application form by March 31 for the summer semester and by June 30 for the fall semester. For more information, please contact Chiara Benetollo, Executive Director of the Center for Educational Justice and Equity (cbenetollo@peteygreene.org).
Diversity, equity and inclusion are foundational to the Petey Greene Program's work. We also believe that this work should be led by system-impacted people, whose perspectives and direct knowledge of the problems are necessary to achieving freedom and educational justice.
The PGP defines system-impacted as a person who by their own experience, family experience, school experiences, and/or communal experiences has previous interaction or involvement with and who is legally, economically, familially, or psychologically affected by the criminal legal system. Interaction or involvement with the criminal legal system includes arrest and/or detainment, appearance in criminal courts, incarceration, immigrant detention, juvenile detention, parole, and/or probation.
We strongly encourage system-impacted people, people of color, LGBTQIA+ people, and women to apply. The Petey Greene Program is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its personnel decisions based on race, ancestry, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/domestic partner status, religion, age, disability status, veteran status, or former incarceration status.