Site Coordinator - Wilson Area High School

Description

Description

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of  students?  Do you want to work for an organization that has valued its  employees  for the past 40 years? We offer a generous paid time off  package,  school district holiday pay, comprehensive benefits, 401k  Employer  match and a condensed summer schedule. $45,000 - $50,000  starting range  based on experience and education level. 

A Site Coordinator is a school-based professional who implements the Communities In Schools evidence-based model of integrated Student Supports through coordinated efforts with the principal and leadership team. The Site Coordinator conducts a school-wide needs assessment; plans school-wide, group-level, and individualized supports to address identified needs; monitors the effectiveness of provided supports and adjusts them accordingly; and tracks student and school data and reports on outcomes.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create an inventory of needs and assets within a school community by collecting objective data and surveying students, families and school staff.
• Collaborate with school administrators and staff to plan school-wide, group-level and individual student supports that address the most highly prioritized needs with the school.
• Establish a School Support Team compromised of various school staff who can meet regularly to support the coordinator and delivery of the planned programs and services.
• Partner with volunteers, nonprofits, government age within the community to bring vital resources into the school, where students and families can access them.
• Case manage students identified as at-risk of dropout, based on their attendance, behavior, course performance and identified risk factors.
• Strengthen relationships between school and the parent/guardians through meaningful communication and family engagement events.
• Collect, track, and report data regarding school-wide, group level, and individual student outcomes using the CIS web-based data management system.
• Administer annual surveys to assess effectiveness of student and family programs.
• Deliver quarterly progress reports to School Support Team and CIS administration.
• Research and apply best practices from other Communities In Schools sites and from local and national educational and service programs.
• Participate in CIS training and professional development.
• Attend CIS events and school events as required.
• Serve as a well-informed ambassador in furthering the CIS mission, its goals and programs.
• Additional Responsibilities.

Additional Responsibilities

• Remain mission focused and student driven.
• Be an ambassador of CIS.
• Seek and recommend solutions and improvements.
• Deliver upon schedules and plans.
• Comply with agency policies and procedures and promote agency values and culture.
• May provide off-hours support.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned- this position is expected to evolve over time.

Requirements

Requirements

• Ability to work effectively with a broad range of representatives from public and private service organizations, public education, neighborhood organizations, parent/guardian groups, and local government.
• Knowledge of local human service networks and community resources
• Ability to manage details and work in team environment
• Highest degree of personal integrity
• Courteous, respectful, and collaborative approach.
• Personal initiative and resourcefulness
• Top quality standards for own work.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work or related field
• A minimum of 1 year of relevant experience, more experience preferable
• Experience in case management, youth counseling, oral and written communications, advocacy and negotiating, networking and team building, information gathering and data collection.
• Experienced leadership for on-site coordination of service providers, volunteers, parents, students and school staff

Position Structure

• Full-time, exempt
• Schedule may vary according to programmatic needs, events and activities
• On-going employment in this capacity is dependent on availability of funding

Reports to: Director of Programs

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS: The   physical demands described here are representative of those that must   be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions  of  this job. Upon request for a reasonable accommodation, the Company  may  be able to adjust or excuse one or more of these requirements,  depending  on the requirement, the essential functions to which it  relates, and  the proposed accommodation.  While performing the duties  of this job,  the employee is regularly required to sit, work on  computer, think  clearly and communicate effectively. ? The employee  must occasionally  lift or move up to 15-25 pounds.  Specific vision  abilities required by  the job include close vision, distance vision,  color vision, peripheral  vision, depth perception and the ability to  adjust focus.

Work Environment: This  job  operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely  uses  standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers,   filing cabinets and fax machines.

Travel: Less than 10%, primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected.

EEO Statement: CISEPA  employees are protected by federal laws, Presidential Executive Orders   and other laws designed to protect employees from discrimination based   on the actual or perceived race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed,   national origin or citizenship status, ancestry, sex (including   pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender  identity,  gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information,  marital  status, familial status, GED rather than a high school diploma,  physical  or mental disability, relationship, or association with a  disabled  person, source of income, age (35 years of age and older),  height,  weight, veteran status, use of guide or support animals and/or   mechanical aids, or domestic or sexual violence victim status.These   protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including   recruitment and hiring practices, appraisal systems, promotions and   training and career development programs.CISEPA employees are  also  protected against retaliation. Consistent with federal laws, acts  of  retaliation against an employee who engages in a protected activity,   whistle blowing, or the exercise of an appeal or grievance right   provided by law will not be tolerated. CISEPA managers and supervisors   are also reminded of their responsibility to prevent, document and   promptly correct harassing conduct in the workplace.