Coordinator, Foster & Kinship Care Education Categorically Funded Fresno City College

Overview

Coordinator, Foster & Kinship Care Education (Full-Time, Categorically Funded) Fresno City College
State Center Community College District

Closing Date: 3/5/2026 at 11:59 PM

Campus

Location:

Fresno City College

Start Date: 04/01/2026

At Fresno City College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. We prioritize applicants who understand the benefits a diverse student population brings to a community college. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners who are also dedicated to closing equity gaps.

An equity-minded individual is a person who:

Fresno City College seeks leaders who value placing the student at the center of everything we do, mentorship, and working in a collegial, collaborative environment. Leaders should be open and willing to participate in culturally relevant professional development that will help them prepare for the population of students who attend Fresno City College.

The ideal candidate will share Fresno City College's commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. For the  academic year, we enrolled over 45,000 students in which 68% identify as Latinx, 11% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 4% as Black/African American, 14% as White, 1% as American Indian/Alaska Native, and 2% as multiracial. Fresno City College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community.

The successful candidate will join a department dedicated to the use of a curriculum responsive to the students it serves.

Provide coordination and administrative support of a comprehensive Foster & Kinship Care Education (FKCE) Program at Fresno City College and off-site community locations. The FKCE Coordinator will be responsible for:

• Coordinating the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the FKCE Program in alignment with California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office regulations, Title IV-E funding requirements, and state-mandated Resource Family Approval (RFA) training directives;
• Overseeing FKCE curriculum development and training schedules to ensure compliance with state requirements for foster, kinship, and resource family education, including Tribally Approved Homes;
• Coordinating outreach, enrollment, and access strategies to increase program participation and reduce barriers for foster and kinship caregivers;
• Serving as the primary liaison between Fresno City College and county child welfare agencies, probation departments, tribal partners, and community-based organizations to align training priorities with regional needs;
• Representing Fresno City College in county, regional, and statewide FKCE meetings and foster care issue convenings;
• Managing fiscal tracking, expenditure monitoring, and required reporting to ensure compliance with categorical funding, audit standards, and allowable cost guidelines;
• Coordinating data collection, participant tracking, and annual reporting to meet Chancellor's Office accountability and program evaluation requirements;
• Supporting program operations including scheduling, facilities coordination, procurement, marketing, and technology to enhance training accessibility;
• Collaborating with campus departments and equity-centered initiatives to support culturally responsive services and equitable outcomes for FKCE participants;
• Participating in program review, service, or learning outcome development, assessment, and continuous improvement processes;
• Participating in relevant professional development related to foster care education, equity-minded practice, and program administration; and
• Other duties as assigned.

All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices.

• Any masters degree level discipline in which learning assistance or tutoring is provided at the college where the coordinator is employed; or

• A masters…