Community Outreach Specialist - PC# 142267 at Metropolitan Education District
About the Employer
Metropolitan Education District (MetroED) is a regional provider of Career Technical Education (CTE) and Adult Education. As the largest organization of its kind in Santa Clara County, we are dedicated to offering career-oriented education to both high school and adult students. Annually, MetroED provides 2,600 diverse students with the skills to help them be productive, income-earning, and tax-paying contributors to Silicon Valley. MetroED collaborates with designated districts to provide comprehensive educational opportunities for adults and high school students. Through our Silicon Valley Career Technical Education program, we offer career technical education to high school students and, on a space-available basis, to adult students in the following districts: Campbell Union High School District, East Side Union High School District, Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, Milpitas Unified School District, San Jose Unified School District, and Santa Clara Unified School District. Additionally, our Silicon Valley Adult Education provides courses for the San Jose Unified School District.
Job Summary
Job Summary
Under the limited supervision of a designated supervisor, interface with school and community partners to deliver successful program objectives. This position is designed to bring together local businesses and organizations to provide Internships, job shadowing, mentor-matching, field-trips and guest speakers for students and young adults. The overarching theme is to provide students career exploration and career preparation opportunities. The Community Outreach Specialist responsible for implementing a comprehensive work-based learning continuum with scalable practices for participating partners. The essential functions can be divided into three major categories: Program Development and Management; Training and Data Management; and School and Community Coordination.
Requirements / Qualifications
Requirements / Qualifications
Required: a cover letter, resume and three (3) current letters of recommendation (within a year)
Required: a cover letter, resume and three (3) current letters of recommendation (within a year)
Comments and Other Information
Benefits
Full health benefits are paid by the district for eligible employees and their dependents including medical, dental, life insurance, and an employee assistance program. MetroED also provides several benefit options using pretax earnings. This increases spending power and protection when unforeseen events put a person at risk such as loss of income, unanticipated medical expenses, or worse. Employee enrollment in the following plans are optional and include a medical flexible spending account, dependent care flexible spending account, additional life insurance, cancer insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and transportation.
MetroED is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a Joint Powers Agency
Background investigation will be conducted.
Education Code: 200-262.4 / Metropolitan Education District BP: 0410
The Governing Board is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital, pregnancy, or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics
Comments and Other Information
Benefits
Full health benefits are paid by the district for eligible employees and their dependents including medical, dental, life insurance, and an employee assistance program. MetroED also provides several benefit options using pretax earnings. This increases spending power and protection when unforeseen events put a person at risk such as loss of income, unanticipated medical expenses, or worse. Employee enrollment in the following plans are optional and include a medical flexible spending account, dependent care flexible spending account, additional life insurance, cancer insurance, accident insurance, critical illness insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and transportation.
MetroED is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and a Joint Powers Agency
Background investigation will be conducted.
Education Code: 200-262.4 / Metropolitan Education District BP: 0410
The Governing Board is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, including discrimination against an individual or group based on race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital, pregnancy, or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or genetic information; a perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics
Application Deadline
10/17/2023 11:55 PM Pacific
Date Posted
7/28/2023
Contact
Susan Nakahira
408-723-6435
408-723-6435
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Add'l Salary Info
$4,390 - $5,603 monthly plus annual salary stipend for AA/AS ($500), BA/BS ($1,000) and MA ($1,250)
Length of Work Year
10.25 months per year
Employment Type
Full Time