MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Community School Coordinators work within assigned schools to develop and implement the community school model. Although specific duties are defined by the needsof the school in which a coordinator serves, duties include:

Leadership:

• Work with school administration to develop and implement the community school approach.
• Serve on assigned school teams representing community school concepts.
• Provide leadership to promote the community school model.
• Facilitate focus groups of administrators, teachers, school staff, parents, and students identifying areas of strength and challenges within the school.
• Develop an inventory that outlines resources and gaps in service

Development of Partnerships:

• Utilize data from the district's needs assessment to recruit and organize partnerships to meet school needs.
• Align community and school resources to ensure coherence without duplication of services

Family Engagement:

• Direct family engagement and involvement in collaboration with school staff and administration.
• Develop opportunities to allow underrepresented parents a voice while providing schools with needed feedback from parents traditionally disengaged from school.
• Develop and facilitate events that are designed to bring families together for fun and sharing

Intern Supervision:

• Supervise graduate and undergraduate student interns each semester to help develop the community school model

Administrative:

• Maintain records and data necessary for program evaluation.
• Supervise data collection from interns and volunteers.
• Facilitate organization and oversight of any necessary paperwork required by the school district

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters Degree in social work or education
• NYS Certification (Social Work or Teacher Certification) or Certifiable in social work
• Three years post-graduate experience preferred
• Experience working with or in schools is preferred but not required