Family Resource Center Coordinator

Location: Oakland,California,United States

Family Resource Center Coordinator

Full Time – In-Person | Oakland, CA 

Mission:

Safe Passages disrupts the cycle of poverty by engaging youth and families to build and drive a continuum of services that supports student success and community development. 

Safe Passages is a non-profit organization committed to disrupting the cycle of poverty by supporting our local community.  We serve over 5,000 children and families annually through our strategies that span across the life spectrum of birth through young adulthood, including Early Childhood, School Linked Services, Juvenile Justice, and Career Pathways.  Safe Passages’ work is based on the premises that access to educational opportunity, health services, and family support should not be dictated by race or socio-economic status, and that healthy and supported youth are better prepared to learn and succeed. 

Job Summary:

Safe Passages aims to integrate education and social services at school sites in order to make school communities catalysts for social change within the larger neighborhood context.  Beginning this year, Safe Passages will be a host site for the Alameda County Office of Education Opportunity Academy which enrolls students ages 16+. The Opportunity Academy offers independent studies programs in order for students to fulfill their high school degree requirements.  The Family Resource Center (FRC) Coordinator will work as part of an integrated team at the Safe Passages Community and Wellness Center to support the development of services and partnerships necessary to meet low income families basic needs, and socio-economic mobility. The Coordinator will work directly with students and their families to help them secure public and private resources. The goal of the program is to increase participants engagement in their education and to help move individuals and communities towards a pathway of self-sufficiency. The Coordinator will report to the Community Engagement and Development Director.

 

Essential Functions:

The FRC Coordinator will work as part of a team with the Safe Passages Community and Economic Development Unit to deliver family resources and college and career programs to vulnerable communities with a focus on Opportunity Academy students and their families.  Specific responsibilities relating to this job include:

• Working closely with ACOE Opportunity Academy lead staff to identify and coordinate service needs and priorities
•  Conducting ongoing outreach and engagement of youth and families to inform them of the Opportunity Academy and FRC’s resources and opportunities
• Ongoing relationship building with community partners and funders
• Ongoing data tracking of services
• Supporting extended day family engagement events
• Supporting caseloads related to college and career transition efforts and public benefit enrollment
• Supervision of a full-time VISTA responsible for outreach and food distributions
• Providing childcare during program offerings.

Minimum Qualifications:

The successful candidate for the position of Coordinator will have:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Health, in Early Childhood Development, Youth Development, Social Sciences or equivalent.
• Experience with case management services.
• Superior management skills.
• Experience working with high need opportunity youth and their families
• Experience with college pathway programs including A-G requirements and community college pathways and programs to four-year universities.
• Experience with job and career internship program and job recruitment processes. 
• Deep understanding of diverse racial, cultural norms and practices of the populations served.
• Experience with working with low-income communities of color and a deep understanding of social and racial equity issues. 
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines; can work independently and in a team.
• Superior organizational, interpersonal and communication skills; demonstrated experience of written and oral presentation skills.
• Financial management skills.
• Coaching and teaching skills and temperament to support client/member learning.
• Must be Spanish bilingual

For Your Work/Life Balance:

• 13 paid holidays & 1 floating holiday 
• 100% Employer-paid insurance coverage and 75% Employer-paid domestic partner and dependent coverage for medical, dental, and vision benefits 
• Chiropractic & Acupuncture Coverage 
• Paid time off and sick leave accruals 
• Employer-administered Flexible Spending Accounts for Health Care and Dependent Care expenses 
• Employer-administered voluntary pre- or post-tax 403 (b) employee retirement contribution account 

• Employee Assistance Program

• Eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program 

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with the exception of some weekends and hours outside of the regular schedule as needed 

Compensation:

This is a salaried full-time position with full benefits including medical, dental, vision; $65-75,000 salary based on academic preparation and experience.

Safe Passages is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

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