Family Resource Youth Service Center Coordinator ECC/AES

Clinton County Schools•Albany, KY

About The Position

To refer, provide and facilitate services for individuals and families through collaboration and coordination to enhance students’ ability to succeed in school and successfully transition into adulthood. To direct and assume overall responsibility for the administration, program operation and staff of the Family Resource and Youth Services Center by addressing goals, core and optional components: Family Resource Centers Goals To assist families including new and expectant parents in enhancing the parenting skills that can promote the full educational development of children; To promote the healthy growth and development of children by assisting families to identify and address any home or community barriers to a child’s success in school; To ensure that families have access to and are connected with appropriate community resources; To encourage social support linkages and networks among families, thereby reducing isolation and promoting family involvement in school activities; and, To generate optimal parental and family involvement by offering learning and service opportunities that will enable parents and other family members to participate in center and community activities as providers, participants and volunteers. Youth Services Centers Goals To promote young people’s progress toward capable and productive adulthood by assisting them to recognize their individual and family strengths and to address problems that block their success in school; To promote supportive peer group relationships among young people, and supportive relationships among young people, their families, and persons in the school and community, in order to develop positive self-esteem and competence; To generate optimal parental and family involvement by offering learning and service opportunities that will enable parents and other family members to participate in center, school and community activities as providers, participants and volunteers; and, To assist young people to make effective use of community resources, including employment and training resources, and health, mental health and social services resources as necessary Family Resource and Youth Services Center Coordinator Job Description

Requirements

High School Diploma or G.E.D. Certificate
Preferred post-secondary degree in social work type programs or two (2) years of experience in related field.
Successful completion of Federal/State Required Skills Exam.
Must meet the requirements for a criminal record check as specified by Kentucky state law.
Must meet health requirements as specified in district personnel policy.
Knowledge of: Administration, Advocacy, Budget and Finances, Community / Cultural Awareness, Community Resources and Development, Education System, Family Dynamics, Grant Research and Writing, Human Development, KRS and Related Regulations (confidentiality), KY Core Content, Marketing Strategies, Technology
Skills in: Administrative, Assessment and Evaluation, Collaboration, Communication – Oral and Written, Computer, Conflict Management / Resolution, Leadership, Listening, Meeting Management, Motivation, Multi-Tasking, Negotiation, Networking, Organizational, Presentation, Problem Solving, Stress Management, Time Management
Traits: Assertive, Compassionate, Creative, Diplomatic, Empathetic, Flexible, Honest, Non-Judgmental, Objective, Organized, Outgoing, Personable, Resourceful, Self-Motivated, Sense of Humor, Sensitive, Stamina, Tactful, Tenacious / Persistent, Versatile
Any combination equivalent to: high school diploma, G.E.D. Certificate or demonstrated progress toward obtaining a G.E.D. as required by Kentucky law and five years of responsible and varied secretarial experience including two years of experience performing secretarial work for an administrative official.

Responsibilities

Promotes harmony and good will with the public in a manner that merits their respect and service as an advocate of children and families.
Prepares and administers the center budget and supervises all finances.
Prepares and submits the center’s budget requests and monitors expenditures of funds.
Prepares and administers FRYSC Grant with cooperation from the Advisory Council.
Maintains accurate and complete records of all center clients and functions.
Supervises the daily operation of center.
Maintains adequate inventories of property.
Leads in the development, determination of appropriateness and monitoring of all center activities.
Willingness to work a flexible schedule when necessary.
Supervises and evaluates all activities and programs that are outgrowths of the center’s operation.
Conducts mandatory Advisory Council meetings and keeps members informed of regulations, policies, changes and new programs.
Maintains a program of public relations and communications in order to foster positive understanding and support of the center’s objectives and programs.
Assumes responsibility for all official center correspondence and news releases.
Ensure program compliance by administering funding allocations, work plans, maintaining records, recruit and facilitate advisory council meetings, compile required reports, attend mandatory meetings, supervise center staff and provide staff and volunteer training.
Coordinate center programs by conducting needs assessments, review relevant data, establish measurable goals and objectives, identify community resources, design and implement new programs, evaluate program outcomes and obtain resources for the center.
Support students and families by identifying student/family needs and strengths, facilitate student/family goals, provide or refer for resources and follow-up services if needed.
Build community relationships by identifying resources, establish collaborative relationships, develop interagency agreements, support community programs, network with family support organizations, and participate in local, regional, and state committees, boards, and advisory groups.
Promote center awareness by developing program/center publications, media and technology, disseminate resource information to home, school and community, present at community functions and participate in school/district functions.
Maintain the confidentiality, both verbally and in written form, of each student's educational records.