Community Schools Coordinator - Jobs in Vancouver, BC

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An exciting opportunity to support community connections and engagement for students!Situated on the shared traditional territories of the xmθkym (Musqueam), Swx_wú7mesh (Squamish), and slilwta (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, the Vancouver School Board (VSB) is an exciting, progressive and dynamic school district providing a rich array of educational opportunities for more than 50,000 learners from kindergarten to adult. The School District has 110 educational sites and 8,000 employees, represented by 14 bargaining units and exempt staff. Vancouver schools have an excellent reputation as being diverse and inclusive, and for providing outstanding student-centered choice program.Organizational skills come naturally to you and you are comfortable taking a strong leadership role. Working with community stakeholders, you will use your knowledge and experience of child and youth engagement strategies to develop and implement out of school time programs for students in a geographic area. Your vision and strategic capabilities will assist you to coordinate year-round programs for vulnerable children and youth with a primary focus on partnership development. You will facilitate community participation in program development, implementation, and evaluation to serve a diverse and changing set of needs.Your experience working in public school and community settings, paired with strong communication skills will assist you in building and maintaining relationships with local community agencies, school staff, and other stakeholders in the school-community. You can synthesize, articulate and align district and school goals to extend into the Out of School Time. Soliciting a wide base of financial and in-kind support including fundraising are skills you have developed and will apply in this role. You will manage budgets for your program areas and supervise program staff and volunteers. The role of Community Schools Coordinator is fast-paced, responsive to community need, and requires a diverse and experienced skill set.You hold a degree in Recreation, Community Development, Education or Social Science and/or have significant experience and sound knowledge of local child and youth serving community agencies and organizations.The District welcomes qualified applicants who value equity and diversity as essential to excellence. The distinct make up of the VSB community strives to support the inclusion of all voices. You may wish to share some lived experiences that demonstrate your connections to our diverse student community.To be considered for this position, please apply via makeafuture.ca and include a cover letter, resume, and references. Please remember to create a separate account on Make a Future to apply for “Management and Professional” positions. The closing date for this competition is Thursday , December 1, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. PDT__________________________________________________________________________________MAKE A FUTURE APPLICATION PROCESSIf you do not have a profile on Make a Future please create a profile to apply for management positions.Once you have created your profile then, while you are logged in, please search this ad again and then click the apply now button at the end of this ad. You will then be able to apply and upload any supporting documents to the competition and answer the job posting questions.You will automatically receive an email from this website letting your know your application to the competition has been received.Quick Apply

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