Job Description
Job Description
OVERVIEW:
This position will assist in the facilitation, the implementation, development, and management of community schools' activities, events, programs and services that lead to healthy and successful children, strong families and a thriving community.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
- Partners with school to promote the community school's strategy
- Establishes and maintain linkages with local organizations and businesses to develop expanded learning opportunities, health and social services to support the community school's strategy
- Provides day-to-day support of community school partnerships
- Plans and directs efforts to involve students and engage families in the community school strategy
- Assists with designing and managing volunteer systems within the school
- Assists in data collection and evaluation
- Participates in capacity-building activities including initiative-wide and site-based trainings, network meetings and study visits
- Works collaboratively with parent liaisons to increase family engagement at the school site
- Works collaboratively with the Department of Community and Family Engagement and site-based leadership team to assure successful implementation of the community schools' strategy
- Perform school-specific additional duties that respond to the emerging needs of the assigned school and that are agreed upon by the Leadership Team and CFY
EMPLOYMENT QUALIFICATIONS:
- Associate's Degree, social services, education, youth development, public administration or related field, Bachelor's Degree in same areas is preferred.
- Minimum of two (2) years of experience working with children, students and families is required
- Knowledge of the Greece community and resources is required
- Must have excellent communication, organizational and time management skills
- Ability to collect, analyze data and understand trends is required
- Must be youth friendly and positive
- Must have significant knowledge of positive youth development, asset development, risk reduction and protective factors
NOTE:
Must have access to a vehicle and telephone and possess a valid Driver's license with a driving record acceptable to our insurance carrier. In addition, must have the following automobile insurance: $100,000 per person/$300,000 per incident Bodily Injury and $50,000 per incident Property Damage.
The Center for Youth provides equal opportunities for employment.