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We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education,

focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students

as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you

will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting

the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal

of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to
thrive in college, career and life.

LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an

enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710

square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we

employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers

in our city.

Department or School Site There are currently multiple vacancies that exist in the Facilities

Legislation, Grants and Funding (FLGF) unit of the Facilities Services

Division (FSD) and the E-Rate and Grant Management unit of

Information Technology Services (ITS).

The Facilities Services Division's mission is to support the construction of

effective learning environments. A Grant and Funding Specialist in FLGF

will:

  • Ensuring sites are selected and projects are designed according to Title

5 requirements


  • Obtaining outside facilities funding
  • Ensuring compliance with grantor requirements
  • Creating favorable legislative and regulatory conditions for LAUSD's

Facilities Services Division (FSD)

FLGF has secured over $5 billion to support the District's recent efforts to

construct, repair and operate its 800+ schools. Through careful

coordination with grantors, government representatives, District planners

and other stakeholders, FLGF is able to secure school facilities funds

from federal, state, local and private sources and ensure compliance with

the requirements of the funding agencies.

The mission of Information Technology Services is to enable student

achievement and operational efficiency through deployment of

appropriate technical solutions for LAUSD students and their families,

employees, and the community. A Grant and Funding Specialist in the

E-Rate and Grant Management unit will be responsible for the filing of

applications for the E-rate Program which provides a discount on

services and equipment for all schools to connect to the Internet. An

incumbent in this position will ensure program compliance by reviewing

invoices and contract actions.

Note: Recruitment may be used to hire for future vacancies, as they

occur, in other District offices, including Beyond the Bell and Gear Up 4

LA.

For more information about the Facilities Services Division, visit their

website at www.laschools.org. For more information about the

Information Technology Services, visit their website at

https://www.lausd.org/itd .

Benefits Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental,

vision, and life insurance plans. Retirement: Membership in the California

Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

Vacation: Two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five

years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

NOTE: Positions in this job classification may be offered on a 10 or 11

month basis - salary and paid time off for 10 or 11 month positions will be

adjusted accordingly.

Job Duties/Responsibilities A Grant and Funding Specialist performs a wide variety of research,

coordination, and development activities for funding application

proposals, monitors grant-funded projects, prepares necessary

documentation and correspondences, develops and writes proposals,

and performs administrative support tasks.


Typical duties may include, but are not limited to:

  • Identifying potential sources of funding from federal, State and private

sources and evaluating appropriateness of grant funding relative to

District policies and goals

  • Preparing grant applications and proposals and supporting

documentation to ensure compliance with funding requirements

  • Developing ongoing criteria and methodology for establishing

compliance of rules and regulations; researching federal, State, and local

rules, guidelines, and procedures to comply with grant regulations in part

by detecting early signs of non-compliance and acting accordingly to

remedy the issues

  • Reconciling grant accounts and monitoring related expenditures

including payroll, purchase orders, transfers, and payments

  • Assisting in the development of bids, Request for Proposals, evaluation

criteria, contracts, and the collection and analysis of data to measure

grant program effectiveness, and conducting closeout procedures for

grant agreements.

Minimum Requirements Education: Graduation form a recognized college or university with a

bachelor's degree preferably in communications, education, business,

public administration, or a related field. LAUSD experience working with

grants or other funding programs beyond the required experience may

be substituted for the required college education on a year-for-year basis

for up to two years of the required education if proof of graduation from

high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency is provided.

Experience: Two years of grant proposal writing and research

experience or other funding application preparation, writing, research,

and program compliance monitoring experience is required, preferably

for an educational institution or public agency.

Special:

A valid California Driver License

Use of an automobile

All employees must be fully COVID-19 vaccinated and must be able to

provide verification of their vaccination status as part of the hiring and

onboarding process prior to an official offer of employment to any District

site; this includes current employees who are being promoted to a new

job class.

Desirable Qualifications The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and writing skills as it

pertains to preparing grant and funding applications. He or she will be

knowledgeable in grant acquisition techniques and grant terms and

conditions and will demonstrate the ability to perform extensive and

active research via the internet on subjects including, but not limited to


laws, regulations, statistics, and demographics. The ideal candidate will

also demonstrate the ability to synthesize ideas and implementation

plans and present them in clear, concise prose; organize and present

supporting documentation; interpret, summarize, and recognize the

implications of legislation and complex documents, and work effectively

with District personnel, representatives of other organizations, and the

public.

Employment Selection Process A Training and Experience (T&E) questionnaire will be included in the

online application which may be used as an employment assessment

part during the selection process.. You will only have one opportunity to

provide answers to the T&E questionnaire. Your responses will be

evaluated as-is along with your application materials.

We anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this

position; therefore there will be a competitive process. The hiring

departments have requested that we proceed with the selection process

in an expeditious and timely manner. To honor this request we will be

adhering to a pre-planned employment assessment schedule. For more

information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the

'My LAUSD Career' section of our website at lausdemployment.org.

Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net as an

approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your

spam/junk e-mail folder.

Application Process DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE

APPLICATION?

Email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net

To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the

website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org .

The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons

shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing

are available to individuals with disabilities. Please email Cheyenne Pace

a cheyenne.pace@lausd.net for more information.

Additional Posting Information The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a

working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment,

intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits

discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying

based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including

gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth,

breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual

orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use


restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle
Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability

(including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis,

epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart

disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics),

military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner

status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or

affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or

group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or

any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or

regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides

significant assistance.

For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213)

241-7685.

Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment

assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment

process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment

score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top

three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The

hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open

positions in related job classifications.

Please contact Cheyenne Pace at cheyenne.pace@lausd.net for any

questions regarding this recruitment.

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