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About the Role

This position serves as the Community Schools Coordinator for Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Jefferson County, supporting the grant-funded program The Fort Drum Regional Full-Service Community Schools Consortia. The role involves family engagement, youth career/college readiness programming using 4-H curricula, and coordinating before, afterschool, and summer programs for grades 6-12.

Responsibilities

• Implement family engagement events, activities, and tasks to meet program objectives.
• Implement established 4-H Youth Development programming and activities.
• Utilize established program resources and materials for youth and families.
• Provide family engagement educational information via school media.
• Ensure program delivery is within the scope of the statewide and Association Plan of Work.
• Serve as a subject matter resource in 4-H Youth Development and family engagement.
• Cooperate with the Fort Drum Regional Full-Service Community Schools Consortia and Youth and Family Program area.
• Provide ongoing family engagement activities regarding best practices for working with adults and youth.
• Facilitate community workshops and activities that foster connections and parental involvement.
• Utilize a variety of delivery methods to support parents/caregivers in developing skills to support student learning.
• Assist in creating a welcoming environment for families that promotes active involvement.
• Provide support for existing parent organizations.
• Maintain a presence in the school to reach out to families and facilitate communication.
• Serve as a representative on appropriate teams, such as the Fort Drum Regional Full-Service Community Schools Consortia Advisory Committee.
• Assist program staff with administrative tasks in planning educational programs in 4-H Youth Development.
• Provide input to the Consortia in planning the structure of delivering educational family engagement programs.
• Provide input to program leaders in planning the delivery of established educational program goals.
• Assist in proposing program budget based on established financial guidelines.
• Assist in identifying opportunities for fund development.
• Ensure CCE's mission is acknowledged and exemplified in all work.
• Provide administrative management of established educational program goals.
• Provide administrative tasks in guiding the implementation of program area budgets.
• Provide administrative tasks in guiding the implementation of communication strategies.
• Solve problems and resolve conflicts utilizing appropriate policies and procedures.
• Give guidance to volunteers and staff utilizing established practices and procedures.
• Assist in identifying and recommending program needs.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with school personnel, community agencies, and businesses.
• Coordinate, compile, and organize existing program resources and materials.
• Coordinate and provide out-of-school time programming (4-H before, after, and summer) primarily for 6th – 12th grades.
• Implement established program schedule.
• Assist with program evaluation, including collecting data from participants.
• Coordinate program implementation efforts, planning, and activities.
• Organize and coordinate activities related to Community Schools Programming.
• Assist in the allocation of program budget amounts.
• Prepare and submit expense reports.
• Coordinate administrative aspects of the Community Schools Program, including ordering and inventory of supplies, marketing, and brochure development.
• Provide administrative support for fund development activities.
• Assist in utilizing effective marketing strategies for programming efforts.
• Contribute and communicate 4-H news.
• Provide basic information to community media representatives regarding individual programs.
• Serve as a member of a leadership team.
• Work with evaluators to ensure data is gathered to reflect participant and program outcomes.
• Work with the NYS Community Schools Technical Assistance Center to map CCE/4-H and other land-grant programs.
• Collaborate with school staff to ensure broad access to 4-H before, after-school, and summer programming.
• Effectively maintain existing professional relationships with other agencies, organizations, and businesses.
• Transport program materials and resources as needed.
• Jointly develop and pursue a professional development plan with Supervisor.
• Collaborate in activities that support Cornell Cooperative Extension, including marketing and other duties as assigned.
• Support the association in maintaining a safe working environment.
• Be familiar with and strive to follow applicable regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Act proactively to prevent accidents/injuries and communicate hazards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent education (Associate’s Degree and 2 years of transferrable program/functional experience).
• Experience relevant to the role of the position.
• Valid NYS Driver’s License and the ability to meet travel requirements.
• Ability to work flexible hours, which may include evenings and/or weekends.

Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of subject matter appropriate to area of programming.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate and develop meaningful relationships with parents, community members, organizations, and students.
• Demonstrated ability to connect new programming to existing programs and initiatives.
• Working knowledge of academics and curriculum to connect programming back to learning environments for students.
• Demonstrated ability to function as a team member working with volunteers and staff.
• Demonstrated ability to organize reference materials for programming purposes.
• Demonstrated ability to relate to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively through oral, written, and visual means.
• Demonstrated ability to utilize computer technologies for educational and communication purposes.

Location

• Belleville Henderson Central School District
• LaFargeville Central School District
• Sackets Harbor Central School District

Work Type

• Full-time
• 40 hours per week

Experience Level

• Entry Level

Education Level

• Bachelor's Degree
• Associate's Degree

Salary/Compensations

• $22.50 per hour

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• NYS retirement
• Vacation leave
• Sick leave
• Personal leave

About the Company

• Cornell Cooperative Extension is a collaboration among Cornell University, the United States Department of Agriculture, the State of New York, and the residents of New York State.
• Per NYS Law, county and regional extension service associations are subordinate government agencies.