Child, Family & Community Liaison / Program Administrator Ii

Redwood City School District

CHILD, FAMILY & COMMUNITY LIAISON / PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR II

RCSD takes pride in our dedicated workforce and strong connection with our students, families, and community. Our highly dedicated and skilled team of professionals provides a safe and supportive, inspirational and rigorous, joyful and inclusive environment for all learners. We are looking to build our workforce with a staff who share this vision and want to instill passion in learning emphasizing student strengths and gifts for all learners: all abilities, all ethnicities and cultural identities, LGBTQ+ youth, and multilingual learners.

The CHILD, FAMILY & COMMUNITY LIAISON PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR II reports to the Principal/Program Director of Child Development Centers. The PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR II is a Program Administrator performing consultancy and community outreach work responsive to program and family needs.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collect and analyze data from children, staff and families in their natural settings, which may require home visits.

• Work collaboratively with State Preschool staff, administrators, consultants and families to create Child Success Team (CST) action plans and goals that are responsive to individual children’s needs.

• Serve in an advisory capacity to staff, families, administrators and consultants participating in CST meetings.

• Develop and sustain productive partnerships with staff, families and the community for the purpose of helping children experience success in preschool and at home.

• Engage in continuous learning about the various community resource agencies in Redwood City and surrounding cities, and the means through which families gain access to critical resources.

• Connect State Preschool families directly to community service agencies as needed.

• Coach State Preschool staff and families in implementing action plans and goals for individual children.

• Participate in State Preschool professional development and leadership team meetings.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE/SKILLS

• 5-year experience as a counselor to children, families and educators.

• Strong organization, communication and collaboration skills.

• Knowledge of the classroom challenges faced by preschool educators.

• Ability to negotiate and mediate conflicts to achieve win-win solutions.

• Skillful in group facilitation, problem-solving and decision making.

• Ability to connect families to needed community resources.

• Experience with using data collection and analysis to plan for children’s success at preschool and at home.

• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred

EDUCATION

• Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Human Development, Psychology or a related field.

• P.P.S. or M.F.T. certification strongly desired.

Physical Abilities:

• Sufficient vision to read material with or without vision aides;

• Sufficient hearing to conduct in-person conversations with students, teachers and parents;

• Sufficient voice volume to be heard at normal conversational distances;

• Ability to stand, sit or walk for extended periods of time;

• Physical, mental and emotional stamina to endure stressful conditions;

• Use hands to touch, handle, reach, feel objects, controls, or tools;

• Ability to demonstrate gross and fine motor skills and movements to students

• Occasionally lift or move up to 20 pounds;

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

The Redwood City School District (RCSD) is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. RCSD makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

The Redwood City School District seeks to employ individuals who represent the rich diversity of cultures, language groups, and abilities of its surrounding communities.

Salary Schedule: Classified Management

Work Year: 12 months