West After School Center, Inc.

620 Garfield Avenue

Lancaster, OH  43130

 A 21st Century Community Learning Center

The West After School Center, Inc. is an independent, non-profit organization

 

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE:      Student and Family Coordinator, 21st CCLC at the West After School Center

QUALIFICATIONS:

1.        Baccalaureate degree or higher and experience working with at-risk families.

2.        Experience working with people, especially volunteers, and in a school and/or non-profit community center.

3.        Ability to work with community service providers to obtain identified assistance for students and families as determined and/or assigned.

4.        Ability to work independently and establish an ambitious work schedule, identify clients, manage active caseload of students and families, document services provided, and demonstrate accountability and progress with caseload.

5.        Ability to operate a computer, programs within Office 2003, and organize files, and speak and write effectively.

6.        Must successfully complete background check, physical examination, and complete training in child abuse prevention, CPR, group problem, communicable diseases, problem solving facilitation and conflict management and other requirements of ODJFS.

7.        Experience and competence in a variety of support-group settings (individual student and/or adult, small groups, and proficient management and presentation skills with small and large groups.

8.        Ability to separate and personal value system bias from those of clients.

9.        Ability to facilitate adult/child individual and/or group problem solving and conflict management training.

REPORTS:     Executive Director, Board of Directors, West After School Center

JOB GOAL:  To coordinate and implement day-to-day parent connections, assist with recruitment and registration for programs, make contacts and links to support services, solve conflicts, identify needs, improve relationships and cooperation with school and WASC, and develop parent services programming for the West After School Center 21st Century Community Learning Center. 

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Open and close, and maintain security of the center if assigned.
  2. Assist with the solicitation of volunteers for the programs sponsored by the West After School Center.
  3. Schedule and assist with required staff trainings and the completion background checks as assigned.
  4. Develop, arrange, and document a day-to-day schedule of parent support services for the Center/School.   
  5. Make home visits, work with targeted families in the home setting, within the community, and/or the school or WASC and serve as a liaison between parents and school/center. 
  6. Identify student/family needs through referrals, observations, and interagency collaborations and networking.
  7. Support families and/or individual family members and provide training in parenting skills.
  8. Increase parental involvement in West School activities and assume responsibility for parent activities at the WASC by establishing a positive rapport through small group activities, Family Nite, etc.
  9. Assume a role in the identification, recruitment, and enrollment of student participants in programs and procure parent permission and release of information for student participation in activities, health and psychological testing
  10. Provide and document positive intervention in cases of persistent student/family truancy and behavior problems.
  11. Provide or arrange for transportation of clients to health clinics, social agencies, job interviews, classes, activities at the West After School Center or West School.
  12. Develop, implement, participate, and assume responsibility for the WASC program activities as appropriate.
  13. Solicit support and work collaboratively with social service agencies from within the community that improve the quality of life for targeted families as well as others of the West School Community.
  14. Provide direction to other social service providers and/or volunteers as assigned.
  15. Report cases of suspected child abuse and neglect to the proper agency.
  16. Develop, maintain, and provide timely reports and records to the Executive Director of the WASC and 21st Century Program Administrators as requested.  Complete monthly and annual year-end reports of services provided.
  17. Attend WASC Board of Directors meetings, IATs, and others related to the 21st Century grant as requested.
  18. Work cooperatively and in collaboration with the Principal, staff, parents, and students of West Elementary School to enlighten them of parent support services and encourage them to make use of services as directed by the WASC Executive Director.
  19. Be thoroughly familiar with the local, state, and federal requirements and regulations for parent support work.
  20. Assume other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by the Executive Director.

ANNUAL WORK SCHEDULE:  204 days within a fiscal year (July 1-June 30)

COMPENSATION:      $30,000-35,000  (no benefits)

Compensation is based on an 8 hr. day with flexibility of daily starting and ending times as well as number of days worked each week dependent on activities and the needs of targeted families/clients.  A weekly/monthly/annual work schedule will be mutually planned and approved in advance by the Executive Director