VALLEJO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Human Resources
665 Walnut Avenue, Vallejo, CA 94592
JOB DESCRIPTION
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS SITE COORDINATOR
Title: Community Schools Site Coordinator
Reports To: Community Services Manager or Designee
Department: Categorical & EL Funding/
Community Schools Initiative
Work Year: 199 Days
Classification: Classified Salary Range 18
Date Approved: June 2026
DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:
The Community Schools Site Level Coordinator will serve as a liaison between the school, families, and
community partners to support student success and engagement. This role is responsible for identifying and
connecting students, families, and staff with community resources, organizing events that enhance family
involvement, and fostering a positive school climate through collaboration with stakeholders. The coordinator will
work closely with school leadership.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
- Develop and maintain strong partnerships with community-based organizations, agencies, and
businesses; lead monthly meetings to align services with school goals and evaluate partner impact
through review of MOUs.
- Coordinate and facilitate family education programs on topics such as English language learning,
academic support, student engagement, and parenting strategies.
- Conduct and analyze school-wide needs assessments to identify student, family, and staff support
needs; coordinate aligned services, avoid duplication, identify and secure appropriate community
resources to meet those needs. This is ASP work
- Compromise Language: Collaborate with site leadership to facilitate school-wide needs
assessments that identify student and family support requirements, ensuring community resources
are effectively mapped and accessible to the school community
- Meet all submission deadlines / timelines for needs assessments, APR reports and other
grant activities.
- The Community Schools Coordinator is the driver force of the Community Schools work
and is responsible for report, creation and submission.
Support and promote family engagement events such as Family Nights and educational workshops
that foster a welcoming and involved school community.
- Lead outreach efforts to engage underrepresented families and organize volunteer sign-up drives
to increase school-approved community involvement.
- Actively participate in School Site Council (SSC), English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC),
and PTA/PTO meetings while supporting outreach and engagement of underrepresented families.
- Foster student engagement by coordinating with teachers, staff, and partners to organize student
clubs, activities, and events that promote school pride and amplify student voice.
Community School Site Coordinator 2
- Manage and maintain the Family Resource Room in collaboration with food banks and local
organizations; coordinate donations and maintain a student clothing closet.
- Assist in developing and implementing a morning van pick-up program and provide other
transportation support as needed, including driving a district van.
- Collaborate with the transportation department to support specific transportation accommodations
for students and families.
- Collaborate with the VCUSD Communications Department to highlight positive school events and
ensure accurate, up-to-date content on the school website; identify relevant community grant
opportunities and share them with the Community Services Manager or designee.
- Complete and submit the site's Annual Performance Review (APR) report as required by the
California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP).
- Participate in the annual presentation to the Vallejo City Unified School District Board to share
progress and outcomes.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Education and Credentials:
Associates degree required.
A minimum of 3-5 years of experience leading, managing or founding initiatives that focus on community
engagement, family outreach, or student support services. This could include public education, nonprofit
organization or comparable initiatives.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Community school principle and family engagement strategies
- Local community resources and service providers that support students and families
- School governance structures such as School Site Councils (SSC), English Learner Advisory
Committees (ELAC), and PTA/PTO
- Data collection methods, needs and assets assessments, and student support systems (e.g., MTSS)
- Social media tools and strategies for promoting school-community engagement
DESIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Grant writing basics and local or state funding opportunities (Desired Skill)
- A valid California driver’s license is required and is insurable by the district's carrier
- A minimum of 2-5 years of progressively responsible experience working in a public education
environment, specifically including founding, leading, or managing a nonprofit organization or
comparable initiative that focused on community engagement, family outreach, or student support
services.
- Additional qualifying experience may include coordinating after-school programs, mentoring or
counseling youth, managing school-based interventions, facilitating parent education
workshops, or connecting families to needed services and resources.
ABILITY TO:
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with diverse families and community members.
Community School Site Coordinator 3
- Communicate effectively with students, parents, staff, and community partners.
- Organize and facilitate meetings, training, and large-scale events.
- Design, collect, analyze, and utilize data to inform programming and resource allocation.
- Work independently while effectively collaborating with school leadership and stakeholders.
- Multitask and manage various projects simultaneously.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Environment: Primarily based at a school campus and district office; frequent travel to community sites,
partner locations, and other schools as needed. May include operating a district van to transport students or
materials.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Frequency Key: None (1); Occasional - up to 25% of shift (2);
Intermittently – up to 50% of shift (3); Frequently – up to 75% of shift (4).
Activity Frequency Activity Frequency
Bend 3 Lift/carry 0-10 lbs 3
Twist 3 Lift/carry 11-25 lbs 3
Squat 3 Lift/carry 26-40 lbs 2
Kneel 2 Lift/carry 41-100 lbs 1
Climb 2 Stand 3
Reach above shoulder 3 Walk 3
Grip/Grasp 3 Sit 3
Extend/Flex Neck 3 Drive 3
Use Right Hand 4 Perform Repetitive Hand Motions 3
Use Left Hand 4 Keyboarding/Mouse Work 3
Ability to See 4 Ability to Hear 4
THE VALLEJO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and
in compliance with federal and state laws, prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying
based on actual or perceived race, religion creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, parental, family, or
marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran
status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex (sexual harassment), or sexual orientation, or
association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
