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Sonia Vaquera

Community Service Coordinator
Fontana,CA

Summary

Highly motivated Community Service Coordinator eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of programming, and budgeting and training in Microsoft Office, PerfectMind, ActiveNet, Executime, and CivicPlus. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in Community Services.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Community Service Coordinator

City of Fontana
Fontana, CA
09.2022 - Current
  • Responsible for oversight, management, and continuous development of all administrative and program
    operations of the Expanded Learning Program in six elementary school sites with the Fontana Unified School
    District.
  • Interview, train, and supervise part-time personnel to perform job functions of Expanded Learning Program.
  • Maintain and adhere to all grant compliance requirements set by California Department of Education.
  • Responsible for maintaining budget, contracts, and purchasing of six elementary school sites program needs.
    Collaborate with community agencies and city departments to provide youth program opportunities and
    community involvement programs.
  • Represented program at meetings and conferences to serve as subject matter liaison for array of services
    and activities assigned.
  • Advisor for Mayor's Youth Advisory Council to develop youth voice, leadership, promote youth development,
    and provide civic engagement opportunities.

Community Service Coordinator

City of Fontana
Fontana, CA
06.2017 - 09.2022
  • Coordinated, developed, implemented, and evaluated camp, youth and adult sports programs with City's
    goals and policy standards.
  • Provided direction to and supervised staff, volunteer coaches, including selecting, monitoring, training,
    scheduling and assist with hiring, disciplinary and evaluation processes.
  • Enhanced training programs to strengthen employee knowledge of programming and promote staff from
    within.
  • Developed and wrote brochure information, press releases, promotional information, and flyers regarding
    programs.
  • Assisted in development, recommendation and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures and work standards.
  • Prepared program evaluation reports, commission reports, budgets and user fees for fiscal year.
  • Responsible for maintaining budget for programming, purchasing, and vendor contracts.
  • Responsible for administrative duties including timesheet review and approval, record keeping, website
    management and updates, phone calls, and creating training manuals.
  • Oversaw facility day to day operations, registration, deposits, monthly reports, and safety management.
  • Enhanced community engagement by organizing and executing various service initiatives.
  • Evaluated program effectiveness, implementing changes as necessary to better serve community's needs.

Recreation Leader

City Of Rancho Cucamonga
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
03.2016 - 06.2017
  • Oversaw fast-paced front desk operations at Central park facility with as many as 200 daily guests.
  • Answered multi-line phone system to respond to inquiries and transfer calls to correct departments and personnel.
  • Reviewed brochure, and marketing program content.
  • Maintained files and records by implementing effective filing systems that boosted efficiency and organization.

Senior Community Service Assistant

City of Fontana
Fontana, CA
06.2014 - 06.2017
  • Collaborated on program operations with Vanessa Cortez, including offering feedback from participants and improvement recommendations.
  • Educated potential participants on available services and policies via phone, written communication, and in person.
  • Drafted press releases, catalogs, brochures and public service announcements to promote programs.
  • Provided administrative support; answered and screened call, record keeping, monthly reports, and timesheet management.

Education

Associate of Arts - University Studies: Social And Behavioral Studies

Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
12.2020

Associate of Arts - Merchandise Marketing

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Los Angeles, CA
06.2012

Skills

  • Written and verbal communication
  • Self-motivated professional
  • Excellent work ethic
  • Detail-oriented
  • Microsoft Office
  • Analytical skills
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Bilingual

Quote

"I've learned people willforget what you said, people willforget what you did, but people will ever forget how you made them feel"
Maya Angelou

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Software

PerfectMind

ActiveNet

Civic Plus

Executime

Microsoft office

When to Work

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

On-SiteRemote

Important To Me

Career advancementPersonal development programsHealthcare benefits

Timeline

Community Service Coordinator

City of Fontana
09.2022 - Current

Community Service Coordinator

City of Fontana
06.2017 - 09.2022

Recreation Leader

City Of Rancho Cucamonga
03.2016 - 06.2017

Senior Community Service Assistant

City of Fontana
06.2014 - 06.2017

Associate of Arts - University Studies: Social And Behavioral Studies

Chaffey College

Associate of Arts - Merchandise Marketing

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Sonia VaqueraCommunity Service Coordinator