Community School Coordinator

The Community School Coordinator is a position that is embedded in a public school and is a joint effort between school administration and the Southeast Community Development Corporation. The Coordinator's role is to partner with the principal, and other administrators, teachers, school staff, families, school-family council, community members, and students to design and implement programs and services at the school that meet the needs of students, their families and the community. This is a grant-funded employment opportunity subject to renewal. The Coordinator is expected to have strong conversational Spanish ability.

JOB DUTIES 

• Write an effective Action Plan; meet all goals and benchmarks as defined in the Community  School Scope of Work and Action Plan  
• Develop positive working relationships with school principal and administrators, teachers and staff, families, community members and partner organizations
• Participate in applicable school teams and effectively contribute to resolving resource support needs 
• Support school attendance team with daily phone calls, home visits, team meetings and data tracking; help families with tech support, lead attendance incentive programs
• Work with partners to develop programming and activities for students and their families including family nights, after-school programs, and student clubs.
• Manage e-newsletter, social media, and website 
• Plan and implement activities to connect families with services such as food distribution; provide case management on an as needed basis for families in need of rental assistance, cash or food support 
• Organize and build engagement with potential community school stakeholders, including students, school staff, families, other community residents, organizations, programs and  businesses to involve them in the community school 
• Connect school students and families with community and agency efforts to improve  neighborhood safety and quality of life
• Conduct community needs and resource assessments periodically with parents, school staff,  students and community groups, to determine specific service needs, and to ensure partner  activities align with the Action Plan 
• Attend community school trainings, conferences and meetings to ensure continued  professional development requirements
• Complete data collection and reporting responsibilities related community school strategy
• Provide written and verbal reports to Southeast CDC, principal, funders and the school-family  council concerning program status and needs and outcome fulfillment  
• Lead fundraising efforts for school-level programs
• Evaluate the success of community school programming 
• Perform other duties/tasks as needed or as requested by Executive Director and/or Program  Director in support of the business needs of Southeast CDC 

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 

• Bachelor’s Degree in human service or education field; Master’s degree in Social Work or  other human service field preferred 
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and verbal/written communication skills; ability to  communicate and empathize with individuals of diverse backgrounds 
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred, strong conversational Spanish required
• Two or more years of experience in organizing residents, families and/or organizations;  experience working in Southeast Baltimore and surrounding vicinity preferred 
• Experience completing or applying a community resource and needs assessment; experience working with schools preferred 
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, manage multiple priorities, and project a professional  image to external contacts 
• Energetic and comfortable working among diverse communities; high degree of effective  customer service skills; field instruction experience preferred 
• Self-directed, anticipating opportunities and challenges before they arise and proactively  tackling those issues with minimal supervision; exercise considerable initiative, discretion and  judgment in executing the functions of the job 
• Must be able to effectively manage stressful situations in a calm and professional manner
• Strong ability to problem solve and work as part of a team