The mission of Citizens of the World Los Angeles (CWC LA) is to provide a socio-economically, culturally, and racially diverse community of students in Los Angeles with an intellectually challenging, experiential learning environment that develops each student's confidence, potential, and individual responsibility as citizens of the world. CWC schools:

• Service a socioeconomically, culturally, and racially diverse community;
• Develop students’ social and emotional skills to prepare them to become citizens of the world in an ever-changing future; and
• Promote academic rigor through a constructivist, project-based learning approach, to support and develop children’s natural intellectual curiosity

CWC LA operates five charters:

• CWC Hollywood (opened in 2010)
• CWC Silver Lake (opened in 2012)
• CWC Mar Vista (opened in 2013)
• CWC West Valley (opened in 2020)
• CWC East Valley (opened in 2021)

CWC LA has a Regional Support Office that supports all CWC LA schools. We work with our network partners at Citizens of the World Charter Schools (CWC Schools), linking the schools in Los Angeles to CWC schools in other parts of the country.

Our core values are embraced by the entire community:

• Excellence: we demand lasting quality
• Diversity: we are better and stronger because of our differences
• Authenticity: we are our true selves in this work, and we are candid
• Community: we care deeply about people. We share and build partnerships. We celebrate, laugh, and seek joy, even in the tough times
• Change: we welcome the unknown, embracing the unexpected and new. We adapt to meet the ever-changing times. We find new ways.

Position Overview

The Community Coordinator will support our schools with their operating systems and processes to ensure that our schools are fully enrolled on an annual basis. They will serve as the primary point of contact for prospective and current families and will report to Director of Student Outreach and Enrollment, while also working closely with the school leadership and Operations teams and the regional enrollment and Data & Analytics teams.

Lead all planning and execution of annual student outreach efforts (student lottery)

• Partnership with the RSO to create and implement outreach strategies to develop diversity and maintain target enrollment at the school site; strategize with Community Coordinators at other CWC Los Angeles school sites
• Set enrollment targets with the Principal each August and report progress towards targets monthly
• Create an outreach plan (detail of events) each August and review it with the Principal
• Attend community events or visit organizations, as needed
• Coordinate all logistics for the student lottery each spring
• Set date with Regional Support Office (RSO) and Principals
• Notify the community of lottery and coordinate logistics of post-lottery communication (via SchoolMint)
• Coordinate day-of logistics, including ensuring staff attendance to support
• Coordinate and attend a minimum of two (2) enrollment fairs after the lottery and before the end of the school year
• Set dates with Principals
• Notify accepted households of dates
• Coordinate day-of logistics, including ensuring staff attendance to support and provide training for the acceptance and processing of enrollment packets
• Any other duties, as assigned

Lead the enrollment of students throughout the year

• Lead school tours to interested and newly enrolled families.
• Work with the Data Coordinator to ensure the fully-enrolled student body
• Make initial offers and manage waitlist via SchoolMint
• Print, collect, and enter lottery paper interest forms as needed
• Receive enrollment packets from parents and transition information to the Data Coordinator for timely data entry into our Student Information System (Illuminate)
• Confirm online registration data and attachments are ready for export and import into Illuminate
• Create student cumulative records for new students
• Notify school Special Education leadership of new students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) or 504 Plan and provide backup documentation
• Ensure the collection of immunization records as required by law prior to the first day of school for all new students
• Any other duties, as assigned

Serve as primary parent liaison for a school site, including Homeless and Foster Youth liaison and all parent volunteer activities

• Attend and complete homeless and foster youth training hosted by the Los Angeles County Office of Education and/or Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority twice per year
• Provide annual training and resources to instructional and non-instructional staff, leadership, and administrators in the areas of homeless and foster youth
• Draft parent communications for review (by Principal and others) and send from the school site, excluding any sent directly from the Principal
• Manage and maintain positive relationships with volunteers
• Ensure Homeless and Foster Youth households receive the required questionnaire(s), notification(s), resources, and support
• Ensure interested volunteers have access to the Volunteer Handbook, collect all documentation required to start volunteering at the school site, and clear volunteers in coordination with the RSO
• Contribute to the development of content for outreach and enrollment and Illuminate training as requested by the RSO and attend training for professional development opportunities
• Any other duties, as assigned

Support overall program compliance

• Participate in check-ins with school site administration and/or the RSO
• Manage and maintain positive relationships with parents to provide information regarding the school’s mission and values, student programs, enrollment, and lottery processes
• Assist in the preparation of the school’s end-of-year annual audits and oversight, by collecting and reviewing documentation
• Assist in the preparation of the school’s site visits from local county offices of education
• Assist in the completion and submission of school-specific reports required by the California Department of Education (CDE) and districts
• Any other duties, as assigned

Data and reporting

• Manage SchoolMint and continuous system data clean up
• Calculate enrollment projections and open seats
• Assist with data entry for new students into Illuminate and SchoolMint and update current student demographics and enrollment history as needed
• Assist in the collection of school site data in preparation for the submission of various reports, including but not limited to: Consolidated Application, CALPADS, MiSiS, SARC, CRDC, and LCAP
• Any other duties, as assigned

Systems Knowledge and Process Expectations

• SchoolMint (school-site expert for entry and auditing of data)
• Application entry
• Data cleaning reports (duplicates, typos, etc.)
• Email communications through the system
• Waitlist management
• Aeries
• Data entry and updates
• Parent communications
• Volunteer Clearance Google docs
• Word for mail merger and general communications
• Excel for data entry
• MailChimp for email communications

General Requirements

• Build relationships with school administration, CWC LA school operation teams, and other key stakeholders with a focus on collaboration
• Maintain outstanding attention to detail and willingness to get the job done
• Communicate and interact effectively with multiple stakeholders
• Exhibit strong project management skills
• Be adaptable and flexible
• Innovate and think creatively
• Exhibit strong data management skills
• Travel, as needed, for professional development opportunities and community events to fulfill outreach efforts
• Be fluent in writing and speaking Spanish and/or Korean (strongly preferred)
• Identify recurring challenges that need new or revised systems and work collaboratively with the RSO Data and Compliance team to analyze the problem(s)
• Ensure proper handling and securing of student data to ensure compliance with Family Educational Records and Privacy Act (FERPA)

• Associate’s degree (or equivalent professional experience)
• Minimum of 2 years’ relevant work experience
• Education experience preferred, but not required
• Understanding of computer software programs including office (Word, Excel) and willing to learn new software programs
• Knowledge of policies and procedures including, but not limited to, the recruitment and enrollment in a public charter school (strongly preferred)

• Salary Range: $23.00-$27.00 per hour
• Generous time off (7 annual sick days, 3 annual personal days, 20 annual accrued vacation days, winter holidays org-wide shutdown ~15 additional holidays)
• 403b retirement plan with 3% employer match
• Generous employer contributions toward healthcare premiums for employees and dependents
• A variety of medical HMO and PPO plan options (Anthem, HealthNet, Kaiser, United Healthcare)
• $50,000 employer-paid life insurance policy
• Voluntary life, accident, and critical illness insurances
• Voluntary health and dependent care flex spending accounts (FSA)

CWC LA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and, as an organization serving a diverse group of students, works to reflect this diversity in our staff as well.

COVID-19 Vaccination Policy 

Vaccination is a vital tool to reduce the presence and severity of COVID-19 cases in the workplace and communities. Citizens of the World Los Angeles has adopted this policy on mandatory vaccination to safeguard the health of our employees from the hazard of COVID-19. All employees covered by this policy are required to be fully vaccinated as a term and condition of employment at Citizens of the World Los Angeles. CWC employees/ prospective employees may apply for medical or religious exemptions from this requirement. Exemptions are granted in very rare circumstances as CWC LA schools are co-located with traditional LAUSD schools, and on LAUSD sites, no employee can access campus without being vaccinated. We are required to follow LAUSD policy for those sites.

Employees will be considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the requisite number of doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. An employee will be considered partially vaccinated if they have received only one dose of a two-dose vaccine.  Potential candidates for employment will be notified by CWC HR Dept. during onboarding on how to submit proper verification of COVID-19 vaccination prior to the start of employment. 

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