EDEY Coordinator

Company Description

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What we offer

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Agency Description

The Mayor’s Office of Education brings a unified vision and organizing strategy to support success for Philadelphia students from kindergarten through adulthood. The Office of Education develops policies and programs, facilitates collaboration across city departments and educational institutions, and fosters improvement across all education systems.

Job Description

Position Summary

The Site Coordinator is an employee of the Mayor’s Office of Education (MOE) who works to implement, integrate, align, and coordinate the extended day, extended year (EDEY) initiative at the school site level. The Site Coordinator, while employed by MOE, is also accountable to the school principal and is therefore expected to plan and align all programs, services and opportunities collaboratively.

Essential Functions

General duties & responsibilities include:

Partnership Coordination

• Work with key players to coordinate program launch and implementation, develop and manage partnerships, and share updates and information.
• Support effective resource coordination and utilization at the school level.
• Cultivate and create community partner relationships with outside agencies that complement the vision of the school.
• Regularly convene representatives from program partners that serve students and families to report on program progress, troubleshoot, enlist support in implementation of EDEY initiative and ensure alignment with school priorities.
• Build positive and trusting relationships with all stakeholders including principals, school staff, caregivers, students, community members, service providers and partners, and other MOE team members.
• Engage families with the goal of increasing awareness of EDEY programs, sharing available opportunities, and helping connect families to providers to complete enrollment.
• When appropriate, engage local partners such as neighborhood associations, residents and community leaders in school planning and EDEY program implementation process.

Collaborative Leadership

• Cultivate collaborative structures and spaces to gather input from stakeholders and community leaders in decision-making processes related to EDEY program.
• Act as a liaison between stakeholders including the city, the school community, and school partners to share key information, updates, ensure the flow of resources and technical assistance, and foster collaboration.
• Serve as an ambassador for EDEY by promoting program within the school community, answering questions, and clearing up misinformation. Create and manage communication platforms as needed.
• Work with school staff, students, parents, and community stakeholders (such as local businesses, nonprofit partners, and public agencies) to build knowledge about, connections with, and support for EDEY initiative.
• Participate in school leadership meetings at principal’s or designee’s request to stay informed of school priorities and support connecting school community with appropriate service providers and partners.
• Recruit, train, and coordinate volunteers based on MOE guidelines to support with EDEY initiative as needed.

Continuous Improvement

• Perform school community asset mapping, needs assessment, opportunities assessment, and make connections to appropriate service providers.
• Assist in creation of provider standards and resources as needed and participate in provider selection.
• Conduct assessments on an ongoing basis, including data co