United Way of Erie County's Director of Education reports directly to the Vice President, Community Impact and is an integral part of the team that leads United Way of Erie County’s (United Way) efforts to achieve our long-term community goal of increasing the number of individuals and families living self sufficiently. United Way focuses on student success from birth and family stability to achieve improved community conditions to support increased self-sufficiency.
Under the general direction of the Vice President, Community Impact, the Director of Education is responsible for providing leadership and support for United Way’s county-wide community school and Campaign for Grade-Level Reading (GLR) initiatives. These two initiatives are key components to aligning existing and new resources around student success through a two-generation approach; that is, addressing the needs of the students and their families to achieve improved academic success.
The Director of Education will help guide United Way’s work in civic engagement and coalition building, program development and advocacy efforts related to systemically improving educational outcomes for low-income students and those of diverse backgrounds. They will follow the collective impact approach in both the community schools and GLR initiatives, where United Way serves as the backbone organization.