Community Programs Manager

ANTELOPE VALLEY LEARNING ACADEMY 

Full-Time; Monday – Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

HELP US CHANGE LIVES

We live by the motto that “There is a Student in Front of Everything We Do” and we are very passionate about it. Do you have a passion to work with students? If so, then this is an exciting opportunity for you! You’ll have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of students supporting their growth and development. Remember the person who made a difference in your life? Now it’s your turn.

Learn more about us at https://learn4life.org

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

The Community Programs Manager is responsible for implementing Community Schools strategies, working closely with the school administrators, key faculty, families, and community partners to facilitate the development of an integrated community school’s strategy. The Community Programs Manager coordinates and oversees programs and activities on the school campus that support students and their families’ emotional, social and health needs. This position report to the Principal or designee.

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES

This list is illustrative only and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of tasks performed by this classification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Design, develop and coordinate projects as identified by principal including identifying fund development and strategic partnership opportunities.
• Coordinate school and community partners’ support services personnel in alignment with school academic and community goals.
• Support and facilitate annual conversations with site leadership, teachers and staff in identifying shared instructional and school climate vision and goals, including core instruction, extended learning, youth leadership, family engagement and support, and health and mental health services;
• In partnership with site-based staff, support the alignment to school vision and priorities through: an effective assessment and referral process to review, assign and follow up on referrals, and troubleshoot student and systems issues; consistent communication and opportunities for collaboration with partners and families around school goals e.g. regular service providers meeting; clear systems and protocols to manage quality partnerships and resolve issues: e.g. development of MOUs, joint work plans/calendars, clear metrics of progress, and conflict resolution processes.
• Assess school community needs and assets, and oversee integration of services and programming for students during regular school year and summer school.
• Support evaluation efforts and refinement of student support systems and build capacity of staff to follow systems that benefit students and families the most.
• Assist with program evaluation as per funding requirements (including data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Perform administrative duties, responsibilities and activities that may be assigned or changed from time to time
• Supervisory Responsibilities: Manage, coordinate, supervise, coach and direct the hiring, training, timely performance development of team members, oversee their daily activities and oversee the daily workflow of the department.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local programs and/or working with schools in school improvement
• Knowledge of research-based strategies that support parent, family and community engagement
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and coordinate events that foster family and community participation
• Ability to maintain documentation to provide evidence of parental engagement activities at the assigned school
• Ability to negotiate and mediate to attain win-win situations
• Ability to use creativity in addressing needs and challenges
• Ability to negotiate and mediate to attain win-win situations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Effective time and project management skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently, as well as part of a team

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Public Administration, Social Work or related field or 2 years equivalent work experience in one or more major student/family support areas, e.g. academic support, mental health, afterschool, youth development, family support or leadership development.
• 3 years of experience in coordination and/or management/administration in an educational, non-profit and/or human services setting, to include experience in community organizing, school-based service delivery and knowledge of community-based organizations
• A high degree of cultural awareness and competency in cross-cultural practice with children and families.
• Experience developing and managing program budgets.
• Experience with data collection, use of data, presenting data and evaluation of programs.
• Ability to work flexible schedules that includes evenings and some weekends.
• Ability to travel in performance of job duties is required.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, pull objects weighing up to 10 pounds of force (almost all office jobs).

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Mental Demands: high workflow management, high project coordination, high people engagement.
• Finger Dexterity: using primarily just the fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together.
• Talking: especially where one must convey detailed or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Average Hearing: able to hear average or normal conversations and receive ordinary information.
• Average Visual Abilities: ordinary acuity necessary to prepare or inspect documents or operate machinery.
• Frequent multi-tasking, changing of task priorities, repetitious exacting work required.
• Working in a noisy, distracting environment with frequent deadline pressures.