Community Liaison
About The Position
The Community Liaison supports recruitment and retention at the East Palo Alto Clubhouse, focusing on retaining middle school members as they transition into high school programming and keeping high school members engaged throughout the year. The role supports the Clubhouse team with school partnerships, family engagement, event planning, and year-round student recruitment and retention. It also helps ensure members graduate high school with an informed plan. The position works with BGCP middle school sites, East Palo Alto charter high schools, families, Clubhouse colleagues, and community partners. It leads the Rising 9th Grade program and transition workshops, coordinates recruitment and retention events, and collaborates on youth-development programming. The position is located at the East Palo Alto Clubhouse and is full-time hourly, scheduled Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Compensation is $30.00–$33.00 per hour, depending on experience. BGCP requires candidates to complete LiveScan fingerprinting, a background check, and a tuberculosis evaluation or test.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field.
- Established record of effective team collaboration.
- In-depth knowledge of the middle school-to-high school transition.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to craft persuasive grant proposals and reports.
- Strong project management skills.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with school partners.
- Commitment to the organization's mission and values.
- Fluency in Spanish is required.
Responsibilities
- Design and execute the Rising 9th Grade program with BGCP middle school sites in East Palo Alto to build a pipeline of 8th-grade students and families for Clubhouse programming.
- Collaborate with the East Palo Alto Clubhouse team on ongoing recruitment of high school members at partner high school sites.
- Collaborate with the East Palo Alto Clubhouse team on ongoing retention efforts for high school members.
- Design and execute transition workshops for 8th-grade families to help students transition successfully to high school.
- Collaborate with the Clubhouse team on family engagement opportunities throughout the school year.
- Lead planning for recruitment and retention events, including 8th Grade Graduation, Thanksgiving Dinner, Breakfast with Santa, Quarterly Showcases, Teenchella, Fall Kick-off, and Summer Kick-off.
- Collaborate with East Palo Alto charter high schools to host programming that supports recruitment and retention.
- Collaborate with BGCP K–8 teams to execute the Rising 9th Grade program and support Clubhouse recruitment.
- Collaborate with community partners to support youth-development programming.
Benefits
- Company-provided medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus life and long-term disability insurance paid at 100% by BGCP, with additional buy-up options.
- Eligibility to participate in a 401(k) retirement plan after 90 days of employment.
- Comprehensive paid time-off policy, along with additional benefits.
- 40 hours of paid sick time front-loaded annually for full-time employees.
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