Christopher Prosser
Executive Director at The Literacy Group of Waterloo Region- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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The Literacy Group
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Canada
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Director
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Apr 2017 - Present
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Program Manager
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Sep 2014 - Apr 2017
• Provide leadership and supervision to program staff and support them to meet MTCU requirements at multiple sites. Targets surpassed last year end by 16% through utilizing efficient control boards and logic model based performance measuring. • Manage and communicate service agreements from numerous reoccurring funders• Create, market and develop modular and fee for service programming as a result of a community needs assessment around economic and job market information. These programs can be measured by the doubled amount of client referrals made to deliver similar programming to sister organizations.• Conduct organizational evaluations to determine sustainability of programming and to identify opportunities for improvement. Efficiency of programs improved using a Utilized Focus and Developmental Evaluation process• Effectively communicate and report directly to Executive Director and to a Board of Directors, including the presentation of full organizational reports to Board of Directors.• Conduct effective performance evaluations for program staff and responsible for providing opportunities of professional development • Support in preparation and maintaining of a working operations budget • Develop and implement the communication and strategic planning of the organization
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The Literacy Group
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Canada
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Coordinator
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2013 - 2014
• Recruited, trained, and managed volunteer and peer tutors resulting in the site increasing attendance rates and assessment efficiency by more 70%. • Managed the intake, assessment, and development of learners through leading the strategic planning and implementation of a more creative and efficient learning environment. • Adhered to organizational policies and Ministry guidelines• Developed and maintained an active role in the community by co-chairing a community partnership committee and assisted learners with a common referral protocol. • Developed an up to date working knowledge of emerging practices in OALCF and Essential Skills training and assessment• Maintained the integrity of EOIS-CaMS data integrity and student files
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Planning and Resources Co-ordinator/English Teacher
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2012 - 2013
• Re-structured and improved schemes and resources to improve the education and results within a learning centre. The organization witnessed a 40% increase of student numbers due to the programs delivered.• Provided an outstanding level of education, resources, and learning environments for adults and young students with a variety of abilities• Engaged learners with electronic presentations, preparing and using online resources and assessment• Analysed assessment data and presented to upper management, as well as used the data in lesson planning to raise the levels of the students’ results
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Head of Department
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2010 - 2012
• Managed the department members, including their classroom and planning strategies • Responsible for the professional development of staff with observation, feedback, and facilitation of training events• Planned and created new processes to improve the development of 4 departments and providing feedback through presentations and weekly meetings to upper management• Consistently surpassed regional and national targets.• Recorded, analyzed, and presented learners’ data. Involved abstracting, analyzing, forecasting data, and presenting to upper management in an engaging and accessible format• Taught with ICT led schemes of work, using digital media, online learning, internet based scaffolding tools, and both power-point and interactive/SMART board resources
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Education
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Birmingham City University
Post Graduate Certifiacte in Education, 1st Class -
Wilfrid Laurier University
Certificate, Program Evaluation as Organizational Development (PEOD) -
The University of Wolverhampton
Bachelor's degree, Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts with Media