Community Center Manager - Wilson Elementary

At Wilson School District, we believe that education should be shaped by a sense of purpose. As the Community Center Manager your roll is to help to facilitate the smooth running of the Community Center to support the Wilson School District family. This is a full-time exempt position with benefits with a competitive hourly salary of $23.00 - $25.00 per hour based on experience); 12-month school year schedule.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:     

• Greet visitors, students, parents, community members, and Cheerful/positive personality with customer service focus.
• Assist with the uniform program and enrolling Also, assist with City of Phoenix resources such as rent assistance, utilities, City of Phoenix neighborhood services, legal services, medical resources, etc.
• Help sort and distribute various items donated to the community
• Help organize and set up free classes and workshops provided for the
• Coordinate and facilitate outside programs and classes.
• Assist with school sponsored activities such as the Back-to-School Uniform Driver, Fall Festival, Neighborhood Clean-Up, Food Drive, Spring Health Fair, etc.
• Assist with Christmas sponsored activities and the Adopt a Family
• Ability to communicate with parents of limited English Language Skills (English/Spanish Bilingual skills preferred).
• Receive and screen incoming phone calls and respond, as
• Perform general office activities such as maintaining a filing system, computer spreadsheet, completing routine forms, and responding to questions.
• Assists in the development and dissemination of information regarding all program offerings and schedules as
• Serve as liaison between home and school by being the communication link between the school and homeless families when families are not accessible during school hours.
• Actively recruit homeless children to include collaboration with neighboring school districts and shelters.
• Facilitate school registration by assisting in obtaining appropriate school records, immunizations, and other required paperwork, applications, and screenings for homeless students.
• Coordinate district transportation for homeless students.
• Assist and facilitate in identifying and eliciting the cooperation of potential community resources.
• Assist homeless families in obtaining appropriate clothing, financial assistance, day care, food boxes, job training, housing, health or counseling services.
• Assist homeless families in enrollment of school sponsored parenting, computer, literacy, and tutoring classes.
• Assist in planning, coordinating and conducting in-service programs for homeless families related to education programs.
• Serve on the Student Assistance Team (SAT).
• Transports parents to school meetings, i.e. Migrant, Title 1, etc.
• Perform other duties related to education programs as might be required.

• Core Competencies:                                                                                                                             Accountability           Teamwork           Attention to Detail         Flexibility  

At Wilson School District, we believe that education should be shaped by a sense of purpose. We are dedicated to the total personal development of each student in our district. We believe that the ultimate goal in education should be to prepare a stable, yet adaptive student for a world of rapid change. Our instruction will maintain flexibility in adapting to this ever-changing society. Working together with parents and community, we will strive to develop each student’s intellectual, physical, moral, emotional, aesthetic, creative, and social growth so that the student may become a useful and responsible member of home, community, and society while leading a personally rewarding life.

Every member of our Wilson family—from our top leadership team to our bus drivers, our nutrition team to our nurses, and our teachers to our technology gurus—is shaping the lives of our students every day.  It’s not just our work; it is our passion!

We are a Pre-K through 8th grade school district in Phoenix, Arizona, established as the seventh school district organized in Maricopa County in 1879 and named for Mr. W. J. Wilson, a school board member.  The district name was changed in the mid-1930’s to Hawkins School.  From Wilson to Hawkins to Ward to Skiff, the District was bought by Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and relocated to its current location in the early 1980’s and named Wilson Primary and Wilson Elementary, opening on Martin Luther King Day in 1985. The district boundaries cover an area from Roosevelt Street to the north; the Salt River to the south; 40^th Street to the east; and 16^th Street to the west.

WHAT YOU’LL LOVE ABOUT US:

• Our two-school community offers a close-knit feel.
• We offer job-embedded professional development as well as a variety of career pathways.
• We have an exciting STEM program with amazing community partners.

There’s always something to do or see in the Phoenix area. Whether you enjoy watching sports, touring a museum, or hiking and playing outdoors, you’ll find plenty of enjoyable activities to keep you busy.

NOTICES

The statements in this job description describe the essential function and requirements as assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills that may be required. Job descriptions are subject to change. Employees must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test and extensive fingerprint and background check. Discrimination against an otherwise qualified individual with a disability or any individual by reason of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity gender expression, age, or national origin is prohibited. Efforts will be made in recruitment and employment to ensure equal opportunity in employment for all qualified persons. WSD is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Alex Dumas, Human Resources Director, at (602) 681-2204 at least 3 days in advance. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:         

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit.  The employee must use hands, arms, and fingers to input data, handle, feel or reach; employee may occasionally push or lift up to 50 lbs. such as boxes, supplies, etc.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud and can vary in temperature. The nature of this position is fast-paced and may occasionally be thought of as stressful. Through interaction with the public and other district employees, the employee may encounter different scents.

Health Benefits

Wilson School District has a variety of benefits that you can take advantage of.  Some of these benefits include:  A no cost (employee only) District paid Alliance Value health plan, Delta Dental plan, a prescription drug plan, voluntary vision insurance, no cost employee life insurance and accidental and death policy for $50,000, additional voluntary life insurance policy at a reduced cost, 403B and 457C Tax Shelter annuities plan, voluntary short term disability, FLEX spending account for medical expenses and/or dependent care, enrollment into the Arizona State Retirement System.