PART-TIME POSITION AVAILABLE  (20 to 25 hrs per week)

Partners in Community Outreach Coordinator

JOB DUTIES:

• Partner with WV Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) and model State Leaders to determine and address model fidelity needs; to develop and distribute tools for ongoing quality improvement; to develop cross-model program standards; to identify training needs, provide cross-model training for In-Home Family Education staff; to update Core Knowledge and Core Competencies

• Coordinate or provide technical assistance to local In-Home Family Education programs and communities wanting to establish an In-Home Family Education program.

• Develop mechanisms for peer-to-peer support and mentoring.

• Provide or coordinate In-Home Family Education expertise to DHHR and other state policymakers.

• Assist with advocacy efforts to increase funding for local programs and expansion of In-Home Family Education.

• Provide opportunities for In-Home Family Education staff professional growth.

• Represent In-Home Family Education on relevant state committees, such as the WV Early Childhood Council and its committees, WV Home Visitation Stakeholder’s Group, TACSEI Leadership Team, WV Prevention Leadership Council, WV Perinatal Partnership Prevention of Unplanned Pregnancies, and WV Prevention Leadership Council.

• Work with Consultants on salary analysis, review of Partners business model, treatment/prevention cost analysis, cost of program model fidelity and universal access.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood, Social Work or related field preferred – Masters preferred • Experience with early childhood home visitation

• Experience working on state level committees

• Experience developing or participating in local and state partnerships

• Understanding of early childhood professional development

• Understanding of state systems and outcome-based programs For more information about Partners in Community Outreach, please visit http://www.wvpartners.org.

SEND RESUME: TEAM for West Virginia Children P.O. Box 1653 Huntington, WV  25717 E-mail: team@teamwv.org

Phone: (304) 523-9587 (ext 308)                                FAX: (304) 523-9595   DEADLINE:  January 3, 2012                                       Equal Opportunity Employer

Downtown ArtWalk
Thursday, Dec. 15
5-8 p.m.

White Oak Photography
107 Hale Street, Suite 100

What’s that lurking in the back of your closet? Why it’s an Ugly Christmas Sweater!

Time to break it out and put it on to celebrate the holiday season at ArtWalk.

We’ll be taking portraits of you in your holiday finery and prizes will be given for the ugliest sweaters. New works will be on display and select fine art prints will be available for purchase, sure to make a great gift for everyone.  Join us Under the White Oak!!!

Good News Mountaineer Garage
221 1/2 Hale Street

West Virginia Patriots for Peace and other local groups are sponsoring “Windows and Mirrors”, an art exhibit initiated by American Friends Service Committee, and produced by artists around the US and other countries, as well as by Afghan students.

The traveling exhibit is a remembrance to those who have suffered and died in this now-ten-year-old conflict, and seeks to turn us away from perpetual war and to renew our commitment to diplomacy, reconciliation, development, and security in this region and around the world.

Stray Dog Antiques
219 Hale Street

Join us at Stray Dog Antiques and find unique gifts for your family, your friends and yourself! All three floors are open Monday through Saturday 10-5, and on Sunday from 11-5 through December 25th.

Art Emporium
823 Quarrier Street

Thorney Lieberman, a native New Yorker, has photographed professionally for more than 40 years. A book of his landscapes, Manhattan Lightscape was published by Abbeville Press in 1990.

A Charleston transplant for better than six years, his photographs of his adopted city portray a romantic vision.

Vision’s Day Spa
238 Capitol Street

Visions will feature new glass from Ron Hinkle and handmade scarves and hats by Tia of Tia’s Treasures.

House of Luxe
817 Quarrier Street

House of Luxe will feature print maker, Eleanor Kousaie Rashid, displaying monoprints, lithographs, clay monoprints and giclee prints.

Gallery Eleven
1033 Quarrier Street

December will feature every Gallery Eleven artist listed below:

• Sonja Adkins
• Kathy Boland
• Joe Ann Crawford
• Clyde Edelman
• Phyllis Larimer
• Pat Miller
• Gloria Jean Pennington
• Pat Roberts
• Randy Selbe
• Helen Williams
• Larry Wolfe
• Pat Workman

Taylor Books
226 Capitol Street

Taylor Books will feature new work from a collection of artists including Cathy Wilkin, Roshanna Rothberg, Anthony Young, Vernon Howell, Mary Sanders, Mary Jane Hurst, Robert Villamanga, Mark Blumenstein and more.

Also featured will be rugs  by Twinkle Toes Rugs,  new stock of Blenko Glass, new handmade cutting boards by Jim and Brenda Goode, handcrafted metal sculptures by blacksmith Jeff Fetty, and work from local geologist Scott Rodeheaver.

Romano and Associates
230 Capitol Street, Suite 200

Sassa Nibert is a 30-year-old fine arts graduate of Marshall University. She is currently teaching drawing at Marshall while attending graduate school for art education.
She recently had a public sculpture installed in downtown Huntington’s Harris Riverfront Park.

Sassa continues to make work through graduate school, and is currently focused on portrait drawing and painting. Her work will be featured at Romano and Associates.

Studio 1031
1031 Quarrier St.

Studio 1031 will be featuring the art of Stefani Andrews. Stefani has prints, paintings, jewelry, and metal sculptures available. Her recent large scale paintings, prints, and mixed media from her series “Bio-Logic” are also being featured in the window at Pro Art this month.

Come check out our paper Christmas tree in the window that lights up. There is a six foot version currently in the Clay Center’s Christmas exhibit that was installed by Stefani.

The Purple Moon
906 Quarrier Street

The Purple Moon will close out the 2011 ArtWalk season with a “Holiday Art Party” featuring works from local and regional artists, vintage works from around the globe and a plethora of mid-century modern magic thrown in for good measure.

Live music will be provided by Tofujitsu. Stop by and register for a door prize, enjoy some Holiday libation and help us celebrate this most Festive of Seasons!

inclusion=innovation: WV’s aging population and what it means for your business

Tuesday, Dec. 20
Noon – 1:15 p.m.
Charleston Area Alliance
1116 Smith St.

Advance registration ends Friday for the next inclusion=innovation session.

West Virginia’s shrinking and aging population present some of the biggest impediments to its long-term economic growth.

The state already has one of the oldest populations and lowest workforce participation rates in the country, problems which will soon grow more acute as Baby Boomers enter retirement age. This translates to fewer employees, consumers and taxpayers in West Virginia.

Demographic and industry experts will address these issues and what they mean to the state’s businesses at an “inclusion=innovation” program to be held at noon, Tuesday, Dec. 20 at the Charleston Area Alliance offices.

They’ll discuss what steps businesses can take today to benefit from older employees while attracting and retaining the next generation workers, managers and leaders.

Speakers include:

• Dr. Christiadi, WVU College of Business and Economics’ Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER),  the state’s leading demographer

• Helen Matheny, Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute

• Gaylene Miller, State Director, AARP of West Virginia

• Karen Price, West Virginia Manufacturers Association

“inclusion=innovation,” presented by Title Sponsor Ernst & Young is an initiative to help businesses and our region benefit from the contributions of all segments of the community.

This session is co-sponsored by the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute.

Registration, which includes lunch, is $15 for Alliance members, $25 for future members through this Friday, Dec. 16. Prices increase to $25 Alliance members, $35 future members after that date.

Click here to register   

The Alliance will be able to invoice only for groups of 10 or more. Contact Deb Coffman at DCoffman@CharlestonAreaAlliance.org for more information.

The Alliance cannot issue cancellation refunds within 48 hours of the event. Thank you.