Job Description
JOB TITLE: Community School Coordinator
REPORTS TO: School Principal & Director of Student Services
SALARY: 55,000 per year
Months of Employment: 12 months – Full Benefit Package
SUMMARY OF POSITION AND PURPOSE:
The Community School Coordinator (CSC) is responsible for the implementation, integration,
alignment and coordination of the community school strategy at the school site level by working with
the school principal and school leadership to transform schools into centers of community. The
Community School Coordinator will initiate, facilitate, and maintain programs and strategies at the
school level that promote parent and community engagement, inclusive and shared school leadership,
culturally sustaining curricula, high quality teaching practices, restorative discipline practices, and wrap
around services for students and families. He/she develops, promotes and furthers the wisest use of
community resources to create optimal positive impact by enhancing community and individual assets,
meeting critical human service needs, and promoting long-term community solutions that are aligned
with the ACS and school-specific school improvement plans for increasing student achievement.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
Coordinate parent and community engagement initiatives, with a specific focus on engaging
families eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Implement a menu of needs-driven, high-quality programs and services in adherence with the
community school model, including but not limited to early childhood programs, expanded
learning and enrichment opportunities, health services, parent/family engagement, adult
education for parents, direct material assistance and interventions targeted to chronically
absent students.
Collaborate with the School Improvement Team on how to integrate partners and community members into school governance structures (i.e., School Leadership, School Safety, Child Study and Attendance teams).
Coordinate needs and resource assessment activities on an ongoing basis, employing a
variety of strategies and including a broad cross-section of stakeholders. This includes
identifying specific student and family needs, matching those students and families with partner
service providers, and tracking the effectiveness of such interventions and supports.
Coordinate trainings for school staff to support implementation of the community school model.
?Represent the initiative in various public forums as needed and participate in advocacy
activities to promote the initiative.
Execute other tasks as indicated by the principal and school/district leadership.
Participates on the school site leadership team.
Assists with designing and managing volunteer systems within the school.
Conducts home-visits accompanied by School Resource Officer as requested by principal.
Responsible for required data collection and evaluation; prepares and presents written and oral
reports to district and partners.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree in education, social work, health or related field, master’s degree preferred.
Bilingual skills in English and Spanish.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND COMPETENCIES:
Experience in designing and delivering professional development.
Demonstrated ability to collect, interpret and analyze data from a variety of sources, evaluate
and make recommendations.
Knowledge of community resources.
Ability to demonstrate cultural sensitivity and work with a diverse group of people.
Ability to organize, prioritize and respond to deadlines while working on multiple tasks.
Awareness of the physical, social, emotional and academic development of the learner.
Capable of nurturing the home-school-community relationship.
Familiarity with culturally relevant pedagogy and be able to include this pedagogy in his/her
practices.
Excellent technology skills (PowerPoint, Excel, Google Docs, etc.);
Ability to work independently and without close supervision;
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of
stakeholders
DISCLAIMER:
The statements of the job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work
performed by an employee in this category. The description does not contain an exhaustive list of all
responsibilities, duties, skills and other requirements necessary of employees to perform in this position.
