Resource & Grant Development Specialist The Wrap

Vacancy Announcement:

Resource & Grant Development Specialist - The Wrap

ABOUT CPS:

Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) serves 36000 students preschool to 12th grade in over 65 schools across a 90-square-mile district in Southwest Ohio. Cincinnati Public Schools is the best-performing large urban district in Ohio and ranks among the top 2 percent of Ohio districts for students learning and growth and offers families high-quality school choices and academic programs.

The districts innovative approach to education its investment in effective and caring educators and employees and vast array of collaborative partnerships have accelerated school performance to the highest level in decades - ensuring that students in preschool to 12th grade thrive and graduate prepared for successful lives in the 21st century.

Cincinnati Public is looking for creative innovative passionate problem-solvers to join our team. We seek to have a positive impact on our children and families every day and are looking for staff members who want to not only do an excellent job with their career field but also serve as a role model for the children in CPS. We invite you to become a member of our CPS work family.

Position Type:CAAS Specialist

Reports to:Project Connect Manager

Summary:

The applicant will be responsible for performing a range of administrative and program management duties. This will include developing partnerships and securing funding through grant applications and donations to support services for students and families experiencing homelessness at the WRAP the new Project Connect Resource Center.

The scope of work for this role will encompass the development of meaningful partnerships the creation of procedures and the advancement of fund development efforts all aimed at providing comprehensive support for students and families experiencing homelessness. This will be achieved through the coordination of services at the WRAP and grant writing.

The position will play a key role in enhancing the programs capacity by fostering community partner engagement and driving collaborative development efforts. This individual will be responsible for securing grant funding and coordinating processes related to overseeing access to and the facilitation of services at the WRAP.

Additionally they will manage the day-to-day operations of the intake specialists ensuring that their work aligns with the programs objectives and standards.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Community Outreach & Engagement:

• Serve as the primary point of contact between the community partners and the WRAP.
• Build and maintain relationships with local service providers organizations and stakeholders for the purpose of providing resources and onsite services for students and families served through the WRAP.
• Coordinate outreach activities to raise awareness about the needs of students and families experiencing homelessness.
• Write compelling grant proposals and applications to secure funding.

• Identify and assess the needs of students and families experiencing homelessness to ensure resources are effectively allocated and accessible.
• Write grant applications to expand services and meet the needs of the students served
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive database of available resources and services.
• Develop processes for students and families to access the appropriate resources.

• Facilitate collaboration between community organizations local government and businesses to address key issues.
• Organize and attend meetings to ensure alignment of needs with available resources.

• Supervise the WRAP intake liaison.
• Provide support to students and families identified as experiencing homelessness by offering referrals and access to needed resources and assist them in navigating complex systems such as healthcare social services or housing programs.

• Maintain detailed records of outreach efforts resource distribution and service utilization.
• Prepare reports for stakeholders to assess the impact of the community resource initiatives.
• Keep up-to-date documentation of community needs and resource availability.

Professional Skills:

• Goal orientation with a high level of energy enthusiasm and dedication to the mission and goals of CPS
• Grant writing success
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability and personality to work collaboratively accept responsibility and motivate school employees to provide equitable services and supports for students identified as experiencing homelessness
• Excellent written skills organizational skills time management skills
• Proven success in fund development and community resource coordination

Qualifications:

Required:Bachelors Degree

Preferred:Masters degree in Public Administration Community Development Social Work Education or a related field

An ideal candidate is organized and detail-oriented comfortable working with diverse groups including internal and external stakeholders students and staff. Knowledge of federal McKinney Vento law preferred.

Experience Required:Minimum two years in relevant role (program management development resource coordination).

Employment Provisions:

Type of Contract:260 day limited

Salary:Specialist per CAAS agreement

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

All interested applicants are encouraged to apply and only online applications will be considered.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Certain jobs at Cincinnati Public Schools may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation are available upon request from Human Resources.

Cincinnati Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and is subject to federal regulations pertaining to employment. The district has a continuing non-discrimination policy which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color sex age religion national origin disability sexual orientation or veteran status. We hire only United States citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United States.

CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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