The Opportunity
Reach Out and Read Northwest, an affiliate of the national Reach Out and Read program, reaches 200,000 families annually across Washington and Oregon, distributing over 330,000 books through 3,200 medical providers in nearly 400 clinics. Our focus is on serving underserved communities, where 62% of the children we reach are from low-income families, 42% identify as children of color, and 21% speak a home language other than English. Together, we contribute to the broader impact of the organization, which serves 4.4 million children across the country and distributes over 7 million books annually.
The Program Manager is an experienced professional who provides support and leadership to Reach Out and Read program sites by fostering engagement and assuring quality. The Program Manager is a valued contributor to the Northwest team and works closely with the Reach Out and Read Northwest Program Director and teammates in Oregon and Washington to sustain, expand, and support Reach Out and Read program sites. The Program Manager cultivates relationships with clinicians and strategic community partners to help further our impact and reach.
This is a highly relational job, both within a virtual team, and when working directly to support our medical clinic partners. The Program Manager is a problem solver eager to learn new skills and systems, adapt to an evolving and growing organization, and work as an effective team member with colleagues in virtual and in-person working environments. The Program Manager role requires a commitment to equity, ability to influence without direct authority, and diagnose systems challenges, while respecting and supporting clinic and family cultures. The position provides the opportunity to contribute to taking a nationally proven program to scale in the Northwest, while simultaneously providing creative, collaborative leadership to engage the health care system in broader efforts to support child, parent, and community well-being. This role reports to the Reach Out and Read Northwest Regional Program Director.
Your Key Responsibilities Will Include:
Supporting High-Quality Program Implementation (60%)
Program Data and Reporting (20%)
Book Support and Funding (10%)
Partnership Development and Sustainability (10%)
* This job description outlines the general nature and level of work expected but is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or tasks required.
Qualifications and Experience:
There are innumerable ways to learn, grow, and excel professionally. We respect this when we review applications and take a broad look at the experience of each applicant. We want to get to know you and learn about the unique strengths you will bring to the work. We’ll honor your lived and professional experience as key aspects of your candidacy for the role and prioritize applicants with experience dismantling the structural inequities that disproportionately impact children and families with traditionally marginalized identities. We are most likely to be interested in your candidacy if you can demonstrate many of the qualifications and experiences listed below:
Position Specifications
Compensation and Benefits
Salary will be competitive with similar roles at non-profit organizations of comparable size, and you will receive a robust benefits package. The salary range for this position is $63,000-$68,000. We offer medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan with match, paid time off, and more.
Commitment to Diversity
Reach Out and Read is committed to building an organization that embraces diversity, pursues equity, and fosters an environment of inclusion. Reach Out and Read sits at the intersection of health and education, uniquely positioned to play a critical role in addressing systemic disparities and inequities in the public health framework. Reach Out and Read strives to be an antiracist organization, using its influence to fight against social injustice by supporting a culture of learning, empowerment, equity, and a deep appreciation for the unique experiences that we each bring to our communities. And we believe that changing the world begins with holding ourselves and our workplace to that same standard.
About Reach Out and Read
Founded in 1989, Reach Out and Read is a national non-profit organization working to ensure all families have the opportunity to create meaningful everyday moments through shared reading aloud and building relationships. By leveraging pediatric care to champion the positive effects of reading daily and distributing books, Reach Out and Read gives young children a foundation for success and reaches 4.4 million children across the county – half of whom identify as BIPOC and two-thirds of whom come from low-income families.
Reach Out and Read’s tens of thousands of trained pediatric providers use books as a diagnostic tool during regular check-ups and teach parents how to engage their child with a book to promote positive parent-child interactions during the rapid brain growth between birth and age five. The daily practice of reading aloud with a parent supports children’s literacy and math skill development, their social-emotional development, and prepares them for future success in school. Working together with our sites and providers, we leverage our three decades of expertise, build on our literacy foundations, and engage our shared networks as a catalyst for change, focusing on equitably strengthening and deepening our impact on the children, families, and communities we serve.
The Impact
To learn more about Reach Out and Read, visit www.reachoutandread.org.
Reach Out and Read is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Reach Out and Read is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, cultural heritage, ancestry, political belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability or veteran status. Reach Out and Read is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and we are committed to making special accommodations for your interview or work as a member of our team. If specific accommodations are needed, please email HR @ reachoutandread.org and our HR team will work to accommodate your needs.