Community Development Assistant Jobs in Springfield, OH

Position Summary

The Family Resource Coordinator (FRC) is a relationship builder who forges partnerships that align community resources to benefit an assigned school, students, families, and the neighborhood. This position will support Thurgood High School. The FRC builds relationships with many people within and outside of the school. The Family Resource Coordinator is employed by the Omega Community Development Corporation to work closely with the principal and is part of the School Building Leadership Team. The FRC engages faculty, staff, students, and families. Reaching out to the community, the FRC is the liaison for neighborhood residents, associations, nonprofits, businesses, religious organizations, and other potential partners.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Facilitate communication and relationship-building with faculty, staff, students, and other key stakeholders to assess and meet the needs of students and teachers.
• Engage families and the community in partnerships that meet the critical needs of students and support student achievement.
• Collaborate with neighborhood associations, organizations, residents, and community leaders to share resources that would be beneficial to the school, students, families, and community. Participate as an active member of the Building Leadership Team.
• Attend monthly Omega Community Development Staff Meetings and monthly supervision with the Family Resources Manager and the Principal of Fairview Elementary School.
• Attend monthly Family Resource Coordinators/Neighborhood Schools' meetings to report on your school activity, share ideas, seek support networks with community organizations and businesses, and to participate in professional development opportunities to assist with better serving our school, students, and families.
• Coordinate interns and volunteers.
• Prepare monthly reports for submission to school, district, and Family Resource Coordinators'/Neighborhood Schools network regarding resource activity and progress Serve as a key information contact for non-school day schedule, communicate and coordinate activities, and act as the key community contact person for the school.
• Ensure supervision and coordination of programming during and beyond the school day for students, families, and the community during extended daily hours and year-long.
• Support the Omega CDC Out-of-School time programming at Edwin Joel Brown Middle and Fairview Elementary Schools (Scholars of H.O.P.E. and Camp H.O.P.E.), community out of school time programming at Thurgood Marshall High School, and other events.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Bachelor's degree is required, and equivalent work experience is preferred.
• Experience as a social worker, community health worker, community organizer, educator, case manager, counselor, or community advocate is strongly preferred.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work and successfully facilitate multiple projects are necessary skills.
• Previous work and/or volunteer experience with community-based organizations, families and children, educators, and volunteers.
• Excellent networking, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Cultural competency and sensitivity with groups and individuals representing a variety of needs, abilities, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Ability to respond flexibly to a fluid and evolving program environment.
• Strong time management, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
• Excellent computer skills, including data entry (Microsoft Office Word, Access, PowerPoint, and Excel; Google Office Suite).
• Ability to work collaboratively with partners, colleagues, and participants.
• Connections to community resources and institutions are a plus.
• Driver's license, insurance and operational vehicle are required. Travel may be frequent, including travel outside the Dayton area

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Work is performed primarily in the Hope Zone geography (Northwest Dayton). Some local travel is required for meetings, community engagement, and required presentations. Longer distance travel may be required for necessary trainings. Normal office hours are 9am – 5pm, Monday through Friday. Some evening or weekend hours will be required.

• Indoor work environment
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Work is performed in an office/school setting and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.
• If requested, Omega CDC will make reasonable accommodations to enable employees with disabilities to perform the functions of their job.

The company is an equal opportunity employer, drug-free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable