Community School Coordinator

Job Description:

This is an open pool for BACR Community School Coordinator positions in West Contra Costa Unified.

Benefits:

• Pay rate: $75,000 - 78,000 annually, Full-time 40 hours a week

• Up to 16 paid BACR holidays and 25 school holidays per year

• Stepping stone into a career in education, leadership, advocacy, social entrepreneurship, and social justice

• Employee assistance program, medical, dental, vision, wellness program, life insurance, flexible spending account, transit and parking flexible spending accounts for commuting expenses, 403b plan

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience in management/administration and/or community development in a non-profit and/or human services setting

• Experience with program planning and implementation, including small and large collaborative meeting facilitation, problem -solving and team building

• Proven experience working with public school systems, including the development of community schools and the creation and facilitation of community partnerships

• Knowledge of evidence-based literacy strategies and a commitment to supporting student reading, writing, and language development across grade levels 

• Familiarity with STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) enrichment programming and its role in expanding equitable student opportunity 

• Demonstrated experience building, sustaining, and managing community and organizational partnerships to advance school goals and initiatives 

• Ability to design and implement culturally responsive family engagement strategies that build family capacity to support student learning

• Demonstrated success in program planning/management activities furthering school success, student achievement, and positive child, youth, and family development

Preferred:

• Bilingual – English/Spanish

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, education, or related field, and three years of experience (experience may substitute education)

• Experience working with low-income communities

Specific Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and vision to the program in collaboration with administration and other school staff, youth and families, community members, and the school district's community school initiative.

• Conduct ongoing needs/hopes assessment in order to identify gaps in programs and services, as well as capacity and assets.

• Establish, nurture and manage quality internal and external partnerships, creating an integrated service delivery system that supports student success and wellness. Utilize data from needs assessment and cultivate new partnerships that address service gaps.

• Develop and co-facilitate Coordination of Services/CARE Team meetings with providers and school administration to make sure services are being provided in a successful and efficient manner.

• Monitor achievement of project outcome goals and objectives. Responsible for all administrative tasks, including designing systems, record keeping and report writing and submission to both internal and external stakeholders.

• Support the writing of grants and develop other resources to increase and sustain program services. Build alliances and identify resources among local community groups and agencies

• Complete other duties as assigned and attend other site level, community, and District meetings as needed in support of the Community Schools Initiative.

• Collect and analyze literacy-specific data (e.g., reading levels, program participation, tutoring outcomes) in partnership with instructional leadership to set goals, track progress, and inform continuous improvement of school-wide literacy efforts. 

• Integrate literacy, STEAM, and family engagement goals into the Community School Implementation Plan and SPSA to ensure alignment across all school priorities.

Advocacy 

• Serve as an advocate for the needs and interests of the school’s staff, students, and their families in the broader community. 

• Participate in advocacy efforts that promote educational equity and social justice. 

• Champion equitable access to high-quality literacy resources, STEAM programs, and family engagement opportunities as a core component of the school’s mission and community identity. 

• Advocate for sustainable funding, policy support, and community investment in literacy and STEAM initiatives that serve the school’s students and families.

About Us:

Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) promotes the healthy development of individuals, families and communities through direct services, volunteerism, and partnerships in the San Francisco Bay Area.

We have deep respect for the communities we serve throughout the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, the dedicated staff who show up for those in need, and the opportunity we have been given through this work to promote resilience in tens of thousands of individuals every year.

BACR is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment w/o regard to perceived age, marital or familial status, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, genetic information, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability including AIDS or AIDS-Related Complex or military status.

Visit our website at www.bacr.org.

Above is the pay range for this position that we reasonably expect to pay. Individual compensation is based on various factors including experience/education, skillset, and geographic location.