School Community Coordinator

Salary: $22.68 – $30.25 Hourly

Location : Lincoln, NE

Job Type: Full time/probationary or status

Job Number: 202300468

Department: Parks and Recreation Department

Division: Recreation

Opening Date: 06/17/2023

Closing Date: 6/25/2023 11:59 PM Central

Job Posting Information
School Community Coordinator (2 positions)

Lincoln Parks and Recreation is hiring School Community Coordinators to coordinate neighborhood-based expanded learning opportunities, social services, and community engagement at Calvert Elementary School (3709 S 46th St.) and McPhee Elementary School (820 Goodhue Blvd.). These highly collaborative positions facilitate an integrated approach to help youth succeed, families thrive, and strengthen neighborhoods. Each School Community Coordinator is supported by a Lincoln Parks and Recreation supervisor, the school principal, Lincoln Community Learning Centers (CLC) director, curriculum specialist, and community builder. Learn more about Lincoln CLC at clc.lps.org.

Our community is wonderfully diverse, and we celebrate and support all our differences, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, age, ability, and sexuality. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a historically underrepresented background. All who are interested in employment with Lincoln Parks and Recreation are encouraged to apply.

The City of Lincoln offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, group life, Employee Assistance Program, employer matched retirement plan, excellent paid vacation, sick leave, and holiday time off. The City is also a qualified employer under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program for employees with student loans received under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.

Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; frequent evenings and some weekends for special events and community meetings
Nature of Work/Examples of Work Performed
Collaborate with stakeholders to develop an annual plan and implement programs

Hire, train, and supervise staff and volunteers

Supervise daily operations including before and after school programs for children in grades K-5, summer programs, and family and community engagement

Manage records and data as required by grant funding and to evaluate effectiveness of programs

Promote programs and coordinate registration

Ensure maintenance of equipment and spaces used for programs and purchase supplies and equipment
Desirable Knowledge, Abilities & Skills/Desirable Training & Experience
Considerable knowledge of sociological, behavioral, and cultural aspects of children and families experiencing poverty. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Ability to plan, schedule, organize and evaluate a wide variety of programs. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, program participants, school administrators, volunteers, community groups, staff, and the public.
Minimum Qualifications/Necessary Special Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
Graduation from high school or equivalent supplemented by college-level coursework in recreation, physical education or related field plus six months of experience working with people in all age groups in a recreational setting involving program and staff supervision; or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the desirable knowledge, abilities and skills.

To be eligible for insurance benefits, employees must work at least 30 hours per week.

To be eligible for the retirement plan, employees must work at least 20 hours per week.

Temporary, seasonal, and unclassified employees are not eligible for benefits.

APPLICATION COMPLETION ACKNOWLEDGMENT: 1. This application is hand scored. 2. All questions must be fully answered to receive full credit. 3. Copied/pasted answers will not receive full credit.4. “See resume” in lieu of providing detailed responses will not receive full credit.5. All employers, work and volunteer experience, and education referred to must also be listed in the Work and Education sections of the application for verification and to receive credit.6. I am responsible for the accuracy and completeness of my application.

Acknowledge

We are considering all applicants for openings at two locations. Please indicate your preferred work location.

No preference
Calvert Elementary School (4500 Stockwell)
McPhee Elementary School (820 Goodhue Blvd.)

Have you successfully completed college-level coursework or a degree in any of the following: (Please select only one option per field)

Parks and Recreation – course work only
Parks and Recreation – associate’s degree
Parks and Recreation – bachelor’s degree or higher
Education – course work only
Education – associate’s degree
Education bachelor’s degree or higher
Public Administration – course work only
Public Administration – associate’s degree
Public Administration – bachelor’s degree or higher
Related field – course work only (see list below)
Related field – associate’s degree (see list below)
Related field – bachelor’s degree or higher (see list below)
None listed

If Related field was selected above, please specify the field.Related field list: Human Services; Child Youth and Family Studies; Human Development and Family Science; Youth Development; Community Building; Early Childhood Education; and, Sociology.

Do you have at least 6 months experience working in a recreational setting with any of the following groups?

No experience
Early childhood
Elementary school students
Middle/high school students
Adults

If yes, list where you acquired the experience.