Community Education & Inclusion Coordinator

City of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Houston is seeking a Community Involvement Coordinator within the Houston Public Library to lead education services for Houstons diverse communities. You will oversee citizenship, English and language learning programs, and collaborate with education providers to design curricula across all library sites.

Responsibilities include building partnerships with immigrant and refugee groups, coordinating adult education offerings, and measuring program impact with clear metrics.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Business Administration or a closely related field.
• Two years of experience in developing and coordinating community programs or a closely related field are required.
• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Citizenship, English and Language Learning education programs and services across the library system, including curriculum design, staff instructor training, and collaboration with established education service providers.
• Lead the development of adult education programs and classes, including services for international communities, immigrants, and refugees, such as multilingual digital inclusion classes and immigrant family learning.
• The programs are coordinated for all HPL service points, including the Central Library and across Neighborhood Libraries, and developed in collaboration with established education providers where appropriate.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills to all levels of colleagues and external partners, including ability to lead trainings, presentations, and give clear direction on curricula.
• Be versatile in engaging across communities, organizations, and backgrounds, to bring about sustained collaboration.
• Have experience in program implementation, with a proven portfolio of community-building and volunteer management.
• Establish objective performance measurements using library industry analysis, customer feedback, and best practices to evaluate and monitor program effectiveness and impact to the community.
• Respond to inquiries, requests, and complaints as directed.
• Performs administrative work to include financial documents, agreements, purchase requests, volunteer coordination, maintaining statistics and reporting.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the head of Systemwide Programs.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Diversity engagement

Communication skills

Education

Bachelors degree in Communications or related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Sirsi Symphony

Job description

The City of Houston is seeking a Community Involvement Coordinator within the Houston Public Library to lead education services for Houstons diverse communities. You will oversee citizenship, English and language learning programs, and collaborate with education providers to design curricula across all library sites.

Responsibilities include building partnerships with immigrant and refugee groups, coordinating adult education offerings, and measuring program impact with clear metrics.