21st Century School & Family Engagement Specialist

Position:

21st Century School & Family Engagement Specialist

310 Virginia Ave

Seaford, DE

2091

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For over 90 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware has impacted thousands of lives across Delaware. We are the largest licensed provider of childcare in Delaware and the only statewide Boys & Girls Club in the nation.

Each and everyday girls and boys are left to find their own recreation and companionship. An increasing number of kids are at home with no adult care or supervision. Young people need to know they have a place in their community where they can go. Clubs provide a safe haven for youth, allow them to meet with friends and be a part of positive peer groups.

Club programs teach life skills, conflict resolution and focus on the development of character. Clubs also provide members with positive role models and a nurturing environment that help improve decision-making skills.

Under the supervision of the Program Director, the 21stCentury, School and Family Engagement Specialist is responsible for linking students and families with the Western Sussex Boys & Girls Club. Students attending from the Seaford School District partnering Elementary and Middle Schools will be the targetschools. The position includes project management, community outreach and grants management. Individual will require excellent communication skills as well as project coordination and implementation to ensure that programs comply with current OCCL, Delaware STARS and 21stCCLC rules and regulations.

• Develop and maintain relationship with Seaford School District faculty and administrators, BGCDE administrators andClub professionals, community leaders and supporters, ect.
• Daily communication with Seaford School District Partnering schools, teachers and administrators.
• Assist with program staff and teachersin communication with parents of students who attend the 21st
• Century Community Learning Center (CCLC).
• Share information gained with 21stCCLC, Project Director, program staff and teachers of identified students.
• Develop and implement recruitmentplans for 21stCCLC participants.
• Responsible for coordination of parental and volunteer orientation.
• Coordination logistics of family engagement activities and special events as outlined in 21stCCLCGrant.
• Links families with community resources.
• Assists with the coordination of 21
  
  CCLC program advisory board.
• Have an understanding of current state licensing (OCCL) and Purchase of Care (POC) requirements for school age childcare centers; address non-compliance issues as needed.
• Maintain appropriate, supportive and positive interactions with Club Members; establish and maintain behavioralboundaries per Boys & Girls Club guidance and supervision policies and guidelines.
• Within established organizational guidelines, develop and maintain a system for accurately tracking necessary
• data for reporting, coordinate with Childcare Director, Program Director andshare information regularly (program attendance, academic progress, behaviorreferrals, etc.)
• Complete and submit reports and perform other administrative tasks as needed or directed, including but not
• limited to:
  
  Purchasing, Labor reports,grant reporting, etc.
• Control expenditures against an assigned budget; recommend income and expense projections for assigned area of responsibility.
• Transport youth as needed with company van.
• At all times, present yourself as a positive role model for youth and a strong ambassador of the organization.
• Perform other duties pertaining to the 21stCCLC project as assigned.

• A valid driver’s license and a clean driving record.
• Twenty (20) years of age or older
• Must be able to pass an FBI clearance, State of
• Delaware Criminal History Background Check, National and State Sexual Abuse
• Registry check, and National and State Child Abuse Registry Check per Dela Care
• regulations.
• High school diploma or its equivalency recognized bythe Delaware Department of Education.
• Twelve (12) college credits from a regionally
• accredited institution in recreation, elementary education, school-age care or
• One (1) year of full time experience (must beequivalent to…