Community Liason

Job Description

Job Description

The Community Liaison, Community of Practice

A community of practice (CoP) is a group of individuals who come together to pursue a shared purpose, exchange knowledge, and foster learning and change.

For leaders of a given field, having a CoP to rely on can be an essential source of support, continuous development, and well-being.

In our case, this shared purpose is catalyzing excellence throughout our region’s early learning system so that all children and families, regardless of identity, have access to high quality, affordable education and care.

The Community Liaison will support the logistical operations of our Community of Practice and will be the key external point person for building strong relationships with early education providers and the families they serve who are part of Community Impact Network’s Programs Achieving Quality (PAQ) initiative.

This position will report to the Senior Director, Community of Practice.

About the organization :

Celebrating its 15 year anniversary this year, Urban Sprouts Child Development Center was recently awarded the What’s Right With the Region award by Focus STL for our commitment to equity and inclusion.

That’s because racial and socioeconomic equity are at the heart of what we do : bringing high quality Reggio-inspired care and education to children and families impacted by racism and poverty.

Our mission Urban Sprouts is a joyful, diverse learning community. Through child-driven learning, we honor and empower each young scholar to develop into socially capable, creative, and inspired citizens.

Responsibilities :

• You’ll directly interface with diverse providers, often those in developing or poverty-impacted parts of St. Louis County, to help build relationships, identify their needs and connect them with crucial resources that will
• You’ll push-in to programs to support our partners (like Community Impact Network, STAR Coaching, and
• You’ll be a friendly face and representative of Urban Sprouts at a variety of events and meetings.
• Lead the logistical needs of our community of practice. This will include
• Supporting leadership and stakeholders in tracking tasks in Monday.com and Asana
• Interfacing with our CRM (Salesforce experience is a plus),
• Scheduling and maintaining the Community of Practice calendar
• Ordering supplies and food, and
• Similar tasks as they emerge.
• Work with providers and stakeholders to deliver resources and track associated data and outcomes. (E.g., work with providers and STL Diaper Bank to order and deliver / distribute free diapers, and track who receives what).

You might be a great fit for this work if you :

• You believe ALL children, families and educators deserve and are capable of excellence regardless of their identity, background, ZIP code, beliefs, or income level.
• You enjoy a workplace that has a work hard and play hard ethos.
• Have an advanced degree in education or a related field; OR life / work experience that you can clearly demonstrate will translate to success in this role.
• Have 5+ years of experience in an early childhood education setting or similar; Lab School / higher ed experience a huge plus!
• Work in a responsive, agile way. You stay calm when conditions change and are able to improvise and pivot quickly.
• Are detail-oriented, organized and love putting systems in place that make everyone’s lives easier.
• Are excited to build relationships with talented educators and developing program leaders. We want you to be energized by the opportunity to help folks grow into confident, stellar educators and leaders over time.
• Have a getting to yes, solutions-oriented mindset. When someone comes to you with a problem, you want them to come away with a solution, even if that solution looks different from their original request.
• Have a track record of increasing organizational efficiency in past roles. You’re always looking for ways we can do more with the same number of people and hours.
• Can integrate and prioritize the needs of many diverse external and internal stakeholders.
• Are excited about the work that Urban Sprouts is doing

Compensation & Benefits

Salary commensurate with experience; estimated between $70,800 and $75,000 / year.

Our generous benefits include

• Medical Health Insurance of which we pay 75% of the premium to start and 90% of the premium after your one year service anniversary
• Dental & Vision insurance of which we pay 75% of the premium to start and 90% of the premium after your one year service anniversary
• Free snacks and beverages
• Free CPR / First Aid training as well as other trainings throughout the year
• 2 Paid Mental Health Days a year
• One Week of Paid Sick / Vacation time to start, Two Weeks after Two Years, Three Weeks after Five Years
• One Week of Paid Holiday Vacation time during our annual winter break
• One Week of Paid Holiday Vacation during our annual Spring break
• Three Day Paid Fall Break during Thanksgiving
• All Federal Holidays Paid, to include Juneteenth and MLK day
• Special Staff Appreciation Event in Summer (typically involving free travel)
• 403 B (comparable to 401K) retirement plan
• Non Discrimination Policy*

Urban Sprouts is an equal opportunity employer. We shall NOT discriminate against any person including and not limited to during employment recruit, board membership, advertisements, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee, applicant, volunteer, family, child on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, gender expression, national origin, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, disability, marital status, cultural heritage, or political beliefs or for any other discriminatory reason.

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