Coordinator, Foster & Kinship Care Education Categorically Funded Fresno City College

Overview

Coordinator, Foster & Kinship Care Education (Full-Time, Categorically Funded) Fresno City College

Posting details indicate this is a full-time categorically funded position contingent upon funding. The District may fill more than one position from this pool.

Provide coordination and administrative support of a comprehensive Foster & Kinship Care Education (FKCE) Program at Fresno City College and off-site community locations. The FKCE Coordinator will be responsible for:

• Coordinating the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the FKCE Program in alignment with California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office regulations, Title IV-E funding requirements, and state-mandated Resource Family Approval (RFA) training directives;
• Overseeing FKCE curriculum development and training schedules to ensure compliance with state requirements for foster, kinship, and resource family education, including Tribally Approved Homes;
• Coordinating outreach, enrollment, and access strategies to increase program participation and reduce barriers for foster and kinship caregivers;
• Serving as the primary liaison between Fresno City College and county child welfare agencies, probation departments, tribal partners, and community-based organizations to align training priorities with regional needs;
• Representing Fresno City College in county, regional, and statewide FKCE meetings and foster care issue convenings;
• Managing fiscal tracking, expenditure monitoring, and required reporting to ensure compliance with categorical funding, audit standards, and allowable cost guidelines;
• Coordinating data collection, participant tracking, and annual reporting to meet Chancellor’s Office accountability and program evaluation requirements;
• Supporting program operations including scheduling, facilities coordination, procurement, marketing, and technology to enhance training accessibility;
• Collaborating with campus departments and equity-centered initiatives to support culturally responsive services and equitable outcomes for FKCE participants;
• Participating in program review, service, or learning outcome development, assessment, and continuous improvement processes;
• Participating in relevant professional development related to foster care education, equity-minded practice, and program administration; and
• Other duties as assigned.

All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices.

• Any master’s degree level discipline in which learning assistance or tutoring is provided at the college where the coordinator is employed; or
• A master’s degree in education, educational psychology, or instructional psychology, or other master’s degree with emphasis in adult learning theory; or
• A valid California Community College Credential; or
• The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).

Note: If the degrees posted on your transcript(s) do not match exactly as stated above, you must petition for equivalency.

• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
• Recent experience working with African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes;
• Willingness to examine and remediate one’s relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students;
• Related work and professional experience;
• Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities;
• Demonstrated ability to work with computers, and other technologies, which are utilized in providing high-quality instruction and support to students;
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with…