Los Angeles County Office of Education Hiring for Immigrant Relations Coordinator at Downey, CA Full Time

An equal opportunity employer fostering a workforce that embraces and reflects

the rich diversity of Los Angeles County

Immigrant Relations Coordinator

$8,674 to $10,746 Monthly

Insurance:
Your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans

To learn more, visit:
https://www.lacoe.edu

Online applications

must be submitted by:
6/24/2022

11:59 P.M. (Pacific)

Retirement:
PERS Defined Benefit Plan

Paid Time Off:
24 vacation, 15 holidays, and 12 illness days.

Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) is seeking highly motivated, collaborative, and passionate candidates for the Immigrant Relations Coordinator position.

The Immigrant Relations Coordinator coordinates and provides technical, specialized, consultative and advisory support and leadership services in the area of immigrant youth relations and services to LACOE divisions and school districts in Los Angeles county.

Interested applicants are invited to apply!

The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following

Knowledge:
Applicable sections of Federal laws, the California Education Code, California Code of Regulations, and policies, rules and regulations of the Los Angeles County Office of Education

Relevant guidelines and best practices pertaining to the coordination of educational and immigrant programs

Effective management and administration techniques

Training, program development, group facilitation, and consultation

Public and private funding sources, funding acquisition procedures and expenditure regulations

Program assessment, design, and evaluation procedures

Fundamental concepts of employment laws, codes, and regulations, including EEO, FLSA, FMLA, and Cal/OSHA

Trauma informed care and other related mental health services

Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other Microsoft Office applications

Competencies:
Analyzing & Interpreting Data – Drawing meaning and conclusions from quantitative and/or qualitative data

Decision Making – Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner

Legal & Regulatory Navigation – Understanding, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations

Professional & Technical Expertise – Applying technical subject matter to the job

Action & Results Focus – Initiating tasks and focusing on accomplishment

Innovation – Imagining and devising new and better ways of doing things

Professional Integrity & Ethics – Maintaining trust through honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability

Oral Communication – Engaging effectively in dialogue

Writing – Communicating effectively in writing

Customer Focus – Attending to the needs and expectation of customers

Relationship Building – Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships

Project Management – Planning and tracking projects to ensure they are on-time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives

Bilingual Communication – Speaking, reading, writing in a second language

Cultural Proficiency – Modeling communications and interactions that respect and include all individuals and their languages, abilities, religions, and cultures

Required Education and Experience

Education: Bachelor’s degree with upper level coursework in a field closely related to the job requirements of this classification from an institution of higher learning accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation. Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency established by an agency recognized by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Experience: Four years of experience in in the field of social and community services, and one-year experience working with/for immigrant organizations.

Additional Requirements: A valid California driver’s license, proof of insurability, and the availability of private transportation or the ability to provide transportation between job sites is required. Bilingual proficiency in oral and written Spanish and translating from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English is desirable.

Remote, work-from-home, or hybrid work days may be available. To ensure the health and safety of its staff, LACOE will require all employees to provide evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19.

Selection Process

Candidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of a Performance Examination and a Structured Interview.

Contact

For information about the examination process you may send an e-mail to

Ella Gasparyan at [email protected]

For general inquiries please call 562.803.8360 (Mon- Fri 8:00 am – 5:00 pm)

For complete application information, please go to https://www.lacoe.edu/pc

LACOE Personnel Commission, 9300 Imperial Hwy, EC-Annex, Downey, CA 90242

Additional Information

Pending PC Approval 07/21/22

Minimum qualifications must be met by the close of filing date. For complete application information, please go to https://www.lacoe.edu/pc. For additional information on our selection procedures, please visit Exam Preparation on our website. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive examination process. Candidates who pass all exam parts are ranked according to overall exam score and placed on an eligibility (hiring) list. Vacant positions are filled from the top three ranks. Eligibility lasts for 12 months; however, additional recruitment may occur under a separate bulletin with additional candidates being merged onto the eligibility list. Some positions that involve public contact may require bilingual proficiency for which selective certification may apply (Education Code 45277.5). In addition, the eligibility list resulting from this examination may be used to fill vacancies in related job classifications for which no eligibility list exists (Education Code 45272). Veterans’ Credit may be awarded for entry jobs.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application, testing, and employment are available to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request an accommodation, please call 562.803.8360 as early as possible.

This examination is authorized as Open, open to the public.

Recruitment ID: 22-856

This announcement does not constitute an implied contract. Any part of this announcement is subject to change.

Based on full-time assignment: Although new employees usually begin at the first salary step, advanced salary step placement may be requested 24 vacation days per year 15 paid holidays per year 12 paid sick days annually Insurance includes health, medical, dental, vision and group life Retirement CALPERS combined with Social Security, and pre-tax retirement savings account options