Job Title: Community School Coordinator

Department: Community Schools United

Supervisor: Director, Community Schools United

FLSA Status: Full-Time, Exempt

Salary Band: $45,000 annually, non-negotiable

Posted Date: 8 January 2024

Job Summary:  

The Community School Coordinator (CSC) is responsible for the implementation, integration, alignment, and coordination of the Community School Strategy at the site level. The CSC is an employee of United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley also accountable to the school principal. As such, the CSC is expected to plan and align all programs, services and opportunities collaboratively.

This position will work directly in an assigned school(s) and is focused on achieving success in the following areas: core instructional programs, comprehensive support services, family and community engagement, and expanding learning opportunities. Success outcomes will include, but are not limited to, measures associated with student achievement, attendance, behavior, parental engagement, school culture, teacher/staff satisfaction, student health (social, emotional, physical), parental and student satisfaction, effectiveness of wraparound services, and school readiness. The CSC will use data to assess community and student needs, propose solutions, evaluate school strategy effectiveness, and engage in continuous improvement.

The CSC must work to create a high performing Community School partnership within a specific school wherein students and families feel supported, community members feel connected and successful outcomes emerge. The role of the coordinator is complex and requires a dynamic person who can effectively build relationships, work directly with students, families, and schools, and engage multiple partners to achieve success for kids and families. United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley is investing in the Community School Strategy as a transformational and generational approach to change the trajectory for children and families.

To learn more about community schools, check out the introductory video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dTXujuJRc0 and visit https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• This full-time position will serve as the Coordinator for an assigned school(s) within United Way’s Community School Strategy. The Coordinator will report to the Director of Community Schools and be responsible for the implementation of the Community School Strategy to support student success and child well-being through the following objectives:
• Convene and staff the site-based Community School Leadership Team, a coordinating body that is co-led by the principal and CSC and may include administrators, teachers, support services staff, partners, parents and others to identify needs, set priorities and coordinate strategy;
• Coordinate needs and resource assessment activities on an ongoing basis;
• Recruit and coordinate partners to provide a menu of needs-driven, high-quality programs and services to meet the needs of students, families and community members;
• Coordinate and monitor program services and activities, to include negotiating agreements with providers;
• Facilitate cross-referrals of students and families between providers;
• Promote ongoing communication between service providers, teachers, parents and students;
• Support the research/evaluation of the community school by supervising and coordinating the collection of data, timely submission of reports and responses to other requests for information;
• Participate in capacity-building activities, including strategy-wide and site-based trainings, network meetings and study visits, and –with the principal-ensure the participation of other site-based staff;
• Ensure the alignment and integration of all programming, with the principal’s vision and school-day curriculum, to the fullest extent possible;
• Closely coordinate efforts with other Community School Strategy and United Way team members to promote school readiness, family engagement, resiliency, and child well-being.

Education and/or Experience:  

Additional Information:

Work Environment: The work of this role is performed in a variety of in office and outside-the-office settings including, community-based settings in schools, neighborhoods, organizations, etc. You will also visit schools, government offices and other nonprofit agencies with a variety of physical environments and dress standards, so you will need to be very flexible. When in the office, you may use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers/scanners, copiers, filing cabinets.

The Coordinator position is a grant-funded FLSA exempt position. The annual salary is $45,000 plus benefits, and is non-negotiable. Any offer of employment will be contingent on the results of an extensive background check. Fingerprints will be collected and run through the national criminal and sex offender databases.

The above statements are intended to describe the nature and level of work to be performed by the person in this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of the job.

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