Education Coordinator

Position Summary:

The Education Coordinator will coordinate and implement all aspects of education programming within the Self Sufficiency Area of Sacred Heart Community Service (SHCS). This position is designed to promote kindergarten readiness and assure success for grade school and middle school students. It strives to maintain practices that promote healthy social and emotional development for the community that Sacred Heart serves. The job responsibilities include communicating with parents or guardians about academic progress and social & emotional learning, monitoring program goals, maintaining tracking systems, and supporting the development of program volunteers and promotoras.

To accomplish program duties, this position will coordinate volunteers, facilitate meetings; provide parent/guardian conferences and linkages to local resources as deemed appropriate. The Education Coordinator will support the development of multiple programs to ensure that all participants are engaged in activities that contribute to eliminating the opportunity gap for low‑income and future first‑generation college students.

The Education Coordinator reports to the Education Manager. This position is full-time and hourly.

• Recruits, engages, and retains the involvement of program participants from low‑income neighborhoods in San Jose.
• Supports students and families to be in a safe and academically engaging environment.
• Develops and nurtures collaborative relationships with community members, volunteers, and partners that will strategically position Self Sufficiency programs to build a community united to ensure that every child and adult is free from poverty.
• Assists program participants with immediate crisis intervention, advocacy, problem solving and other appropriate interventions while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Provides explicit guidance and timely responses to interdepartmental staff on processes and procedures for referring customers into department services.
• Facilitates meetings and/or classes with community members, volunteers, and partners as appropriate.
• Coordinate and administer the CACFP and SFSP food programs.
• Implements program evaluation tools (e.g., pre/post tests, satisfaction surveys, etc.), analyzes and reports on outcomes.
• Implement developmental screenings for children 0‑5 years of age.
• Develop curriculum for Early Childhood Education, After School Academy, Summer Academy and Resilient Family Program:
  Safe, Secure, & Love.

• Provides support and training in the development of leadership among participants through program involvement such as co‑leading program and enrichment.
• Implements the core values of SHCS by engaging volunteers and community leaders, providing volunteers with vision, encouragement, challenge, modeling, training, and empowerment. The Education Coordinator also works with the team in administering needs assessments, outreach, training, scheduling, and coordination.
• Conduct 1 on 1’s and intentional meetings with all members of Sacred Heart Community Service.
• Supports the planning and implementation of agency‑wide programs, events, training, and outreach efforts.
• Represents SHCS through outreach to schools, faith communities, businesses, and community groups.
• Work alongside promotoras in the education programs and focus on their leadership development.

• Develops, tracks, reports, and analyzes program goals and objectives in accordance with strategic and operating plans.
• Implements program evaluation systems such as case files and other progress management systems with support from the Education Manager.
• Adheres to strict confidentiality agreements as deemed appropriate.
• Acts as a “mandated reporter” by working with the Education Manager to keep updated on periodic amendments and maintaining strict adherence to the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Law.
• Analyzes and reports on process objectives and outcomes to support the development of grant proposals and to ensure contract compliance. The Education Coordinator works with the Education Manager to monitor grant…