Education Coordinator

**Title**: Education Coordinator **Reports To**: Senior Education Manager **Department**: Children and Family Services **Location**: Concord, CA - Contra Costa County **Schedule**: Monday through Friday **Travel**: Regular local travel between assigned sites required **Employee Status**: Regular, Full-Time, Exempt **Union**: N/A **Supervises**: Center Directors **Benefits** Two weeks of paid vacation a year, sick time, 14 holidays, up to five floating holidays based on employment status, medical and dental benefits on the first of the month following 30 days of employment, life insurance policy at no cost to employees (with the option of increasing policy amount), flexible spending account for medical and dependent care costs, commuter benefits, 403(b) with employer match, and other benefits. We foster a joyful workplace and offer opportunities for professional development and growth. **Agency Summary** The Unity Council is a non-profit Social Equity Development Corporation with an over 60-year history in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland. Our mission is to promote social equity and improve quality of life by building vibrant communities where everyone can work, learn, and thrive. Our programs aim to provide the community with the tools, knowledge, and resources to transform their lives and ultimately achieve their long-term educational, career, and financial goals. These holistic programs and services reach more than 10,000 individuals and families annually in five languages. Programs include early childhood education, youth mentorship and leadership development, employment services, career readiness training, housing and financial stability, senior citizen services, affordable housing and neighborhood development, and arts and cultural events. Our work expands beyond the Fruitvale district and now reaches across Oakland and into Contra Costa County. The Unity Council employs a diverse workforce of more than 300 people who reflect the linguistic, cultural, and ethnic identity of the communities we serve. **Department Summary** The Children and Family Services programs include Head Start, Early Head Start, State Pre-Kindergarten, Home Based Services, and Developmental Play Groups. Over 900 children birth through kindergarten entry and 32 expectant parents and their families receive child development and comprehensive family services through the Unity Council. The programs are diverse, multilingual, developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, and individualized for each child and family services are provided in seven centers and one home-based program throughout Oakland and Contra Costa County. **Position Summary** Under the supervision of the Senior Education Manager, the Education Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day instructional, operational, and compliance leadership of an assigned portfolio of approximately 8 Head Start and Early Head Start sites. The Education Coordinator serves as the first point of contact for assigned Center Directors and is directly responsible for instructional coaching at the Director level, curriculum fidelity, the full assessment cycle (DRDP and CLASS), and the end-to-end compliance monitoring loop — including tiered site visits, documentation of findings, data quality across ChildPlus, Learning Genie, and SmartTeach, dashboard maintenance, and driving corrective action plans to completion. The Education Coordinator works in close partnership with The Unity Council’s Professional Development (PD) coordinator team: the Education Coordinator identifies teacher development needs from observation data and hands execution to the PD team, then follows up at the next observation cycle to track impact and provides feedback to the Senior Education Manager. The Education Coordinator also works in close partnership with a peer Education Coordinator covering the remaining sites, participating in regular calibration sessions to ensure consistent standards across the full program. The Edu…