Workforce Specialist, Equity and Quality, California Afterschool Network (CAN)

Workforce Specialist, Equity and Quality, California Afterschool Network (CAN)

Remote within California, Must reside in California

The California AfterSchool Network (CAN) believes the Out-of-School-Time (OST) field, including Expanded Learning, plays an essential role in advancing the health and well-being of every child. To achieve this, CAN and our partners focus on fundamentally redesigning systems to expand access to high-quality programs, support and nurture our workforce, and strengthen and align resources for children, families, and communities. CAN envisions compassionate communities that collaborate with OST programs to support whole children, families, and communities so that every young person, and every family is well-known, well-cared for, and supported to thrive. And CAN works towards this vision by modeling antiracist practices, such as centering the voice of impacted staff in our decision-making practices, allowing staff with the most lived and learned experiences lead work that aligns with those experiences, creating space for staff to live their values in the workplace and honoring the balance needed between home and our work, with our actions and expectations, and not just our words.

What You’ll Do

The Workforce Specialist, under the supervision of CAN’s Program Manager, Equity & Quality, will offer training and capacity-building to the Expanded Learning and related fields to support the expansion of the high quality programming. This Specialist will focus on supporting CAN’s increased Workforce Development efforts.

• Work closely with the CAN Team and statewide Expanded Learning and Out of School Time (OST) interest holders, and practitioners to  support multi-faceted, multi-sector initiatives and events (statewide, regionally, and locally).
• Support and co-facilitate meetings, committees, and/or communities of practice composed of interest holders and practitioners including funders, California Department of Education Leadership, County Office of Education and School District Leadership, higher education leadership, non-profit and CBO Leadership, Expanded Learning/OST program staff, and others.
• Create long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines.
• Manage, organize, and implement training, professional development, and large-scale collective impact initiatives, through virtual, hybrid, and in-person events.
• Possess, and continuously enhance knowledge of the different Workforce vernacular, structures, and systems used within both the K-12 and Higher Education systems.
• Develop and maintains relationships with public and private employers to build necessary and responsive training and workforce solutions.
• Build relationships with business and industry partners to support the development of training programs to include apprenticeships, internships, job shadowing and work-based learning.
• Gather labor market information, job demand and skills requirements and translating data into meaningful information to support the creation of workforce development strategies.
• Meet with local industry representatives to determine workforce needs.
• Support the assessment of the employers and provides comprehensive evaluation of employment and training needs.

Attributes for Success

• Minimum of three (3)  + years of relevant experience with relationship building/collaboration, outreach, training, and capacity-building.
• Extensive knowledge of and experience working in the Out-of-School Time/Expanded Learning field, including established statewide and national relationships and partnerships. Demonstrated respect for and ability to work with diverse populations.
• Event and meeting facilitation skills.
• Capacity to support ongoing organizational activities including task tracking, expense reporting, grants/contracts documentation, and other identified activities.  
• Effective and context responsive written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively design content, present information, and facilitate meetings/trainings to a wide range of audiences in varying sizes/scope.
• We’re recruiting for mission-driven, passionate, equity-minded individuals with a strong desire to impact and change people’s lives for the better
• Our work holds great weight and responsibility, and the opportunity to impact the lives of millions
• Innovation, creativity, collaboration, and entrepreneurship are encouraged as employees work to achieve organizational goals
• FoundationCCC blends the impact of a non-profit, the culture of an entrepreneurial start-up, and the scale of a state agency
• Team members are hired for their expertise in niche areas acros