Who We Are

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 54,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 136 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

What It Means to Work Here

The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values:

• Student-centered: We put students’ needs first
• Fearless: We persist through challenges
• United: We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
• Social Justice: We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
• Diversity-driven: We respect and seek to understand each person

We are also inspired by Vision 2025, which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan, Transform Learning. Transform Lives. SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As a CORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and Vision 2025.

Who We Want

We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are committed to and will champion our Core Values, are inspired by our mission steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, problem solvers and who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

As the Samoan/Pacific Islander (SPI) Education Program Coordinator and liaison between SFUSD and SPI families you will report to the Supervisor of Access and Equity, participate in team assignments and will be a district leader in developing culturally response programs, projects and forums to encourage SPI Family/Community involvement in SPI students’ educational career. You will help to lead Access and Equity’s transformational work to deliver on the promises outlined in both Transform Learning. Transform Lives. as well as SFUSD’s long-term goals of Vision 2025. We want someone who is highly skilled in the development, facilitation and delivery of culturally responsive programs for Samoan/Pacific Islander Students which will serve students and their families in SFUSD.

• Consults with and advises district management on ways to involve Samoan/Pacific Islander parents in the activities of the San Francisco Unified School District.
• Attends school and community meetings to inform staff, parents and the community on district activities; contacts individuals and groups to disseminate information on district programs and activities; and responds to questions and requests from school sites, parents, organizations and community groups.
• Organizes, implements and coordinates training workshops and seminars on strategies for parental involvement for administrators, school staff, resource personnel, parents and community organizations.
• Addresses civic, faculty, service, parent, student and community groups as a district representative to explain Samoan/Pacific Islander programs; gives progress reports and provides information on these educational programs and services of the San Francisco Unified School District.
• Investigates complaints from Samoan/Pacific Islander parents and the community related to a specific district program; recommends corrective action to preclude further adverse action or opinion; may prepare replies to such complaints; may provide counseling and referral services.
• Prepares and assists in the preparation of periodic and annual reports related to public relations activities; maintains a current file on parent education and parent involvement material, community resource file and other records essential to an effective parent and community involvement program.
• Provides information to parents in Samoan in order to improve home-school communications between the targeted schools and the community and to promote and enhance integration efforts.
• Provides technical assistance to school sites and community groups for the establishment and development of Samoan/Pacific Islander parent education and parent involvement programs.
• Supervises volunteer, clerical, and paraprofessional staff as required; may advise and train others in public and human relations problems and techniques.

Minimum Qualifications

• Two (2) years of college-level course work (30 semester units or 45 quarter units equal one year)
• Two (2) years verifiable experience (one year = 2000 hours) of paid or volunteer work in the community with culturally, ethnically and socio-economically diverse populations, preferably in a school district setting. Such experience should include program planning and coordination.

Desired Qualifications

• Two years’ experience serving Samoan/Pacific Islander Youth and Community in San Francisco
• Success in writing and gaining grants
• Skilled working relationships with the Samoan Community Development Center, Samoan Solutions, Pacific Islander Collaboratives partners in San Francisco
• Knowledge of San Francisco’s public schools/urban public schools and a passionate belief in SFUSD’s commitment to instructional leadership as a lever toward delivering on the SFUSD Graduate Profile
• A strong record of managing organizational change and initiating key innovations
• Strong analytic and systems thinking necessary to interpret data to inform goals and strategy, as well as build infrastructure where none exists
• Experience developing and implementing talent management systems or systemic educational reform initiatives
• Ability to work effectively across multiple functions and roles within a complex organization
• A proven record of effectively planning, organizing and using resources to take action and achieve goals
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with senior level district staff and colleagues
• Success leading effective teams and individuals
• Experience and success with effective written and verbal communication, facilitation and presentations to large groups and a variety of audiences (e.g., staff meetings, executive briefings, public board meetings, memos)
• Ability to define and advise effective HR business practices
• Ability to work effectively in difficult situations that involve confidential and sensitive matters
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite (Google Suite, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
  

What We Offer

SFUSD offers a competitive salary of $63,547.95 - $76,984.96 commensurate with experience in a similar position. We offer a comprehensive benefits plan including dental and vision plans, a defined benefit pension plan, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options and vacation time. We also offer an inclusive and equity-centered environment where we encourage staff to bring their whole selves to work.

How to Apply

• Visit www.careers.sfusd.edu and create a new account to begin your application.
• If you have previously applied to a job on JobAps, you will be prompted to “select an application to copy;” please select any previous application: you will have the opportunity to update the application and your resume; if you have not previously applied you will be prompted to create a new account
• You will be prompted to electronically attach a letter of interest, resume, list of professional references and any applicable credentials or licenses
• Our Human Resources team will then review your entire application to determine your eligibility status and contact you directly should you move forward in the process

Verification

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at http://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements.

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification from this and future job opportunities with the San Francisco Unified School District.

Non-Discrimination Policy

San Francisco Unified School District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. This policy extends to San Francisco County Office of Education, including community school programs and activities.

For more information about the District's non-discrimination policy, please review Board Policy 4030.