Job Description
Grade: GS.11 Salary: $56,623.00 – $68,407.00
FLSA Status: This is a exempt position
Work Schedule:Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Schedule may vary due to work assignments and projects
Department: Early Learning
***This is an EXEMPT Position***
SUMMARY
The City of Chattanooga is seeking experienced and service-oriented Community Schools Coordinators for its emerging Community Forward initiative. The Community Forward initiative is an innovative partnership between the City of Chattanooga and Hamilton County Schools, and is designed to ensure students and families have access to resources, relationships, and social supports necessary to foster academic and social success. Coordinators will be responsible for assisting teachers, school staff, parents, community members, and students in improving student growth and achievement by: (1) recruiting and coordinating the activities of partner individuals and organizations offering programs, resources, and services at the school and in partnership with community-based organizations to meet the holistic needs of students and families; and (2) implementing whole-child and whole-family strategies to strengthen student and family networks in order to help children thrive.
SERIES LEVEL: This is a stand-alone position.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Implement a comprehensive needs assessment that identifies parent, student, teacher, and community needs and act on the results. Establish and/or support communication practices that build strong parent and community interactions with the staff. Collaborate and support the Community Schools Program Director and District-level coordinator to support the implementation of Chattanooga’s services and supports ecosystem, identifying alignment with parent, student, teacher, and community needs. Support Hamilton County Schools principals, teachers, and other stakeholders in pursuing academic growth and student success. Assist principal and leadership team with designing, monitoring and evaluating transformational turnaround strategies. Manage ongoing transformational partnership meetings to work through barriers, recognize innovative opportunities, provide protocols for school-wide decision making.
Participate in city, district and/or partnership monitoring processes to ensure fidelity to Community Schools framework and progress toward outcomes. Manage ongoing partnership meetings to work through any barriers, recognize innovative opportunities, provide protocol for school-wide decision-making, and assists in establishing a rubric for monitoring progress. Work with programming and monitoring resources at the school. Monitor and report on effectiveness of resources in raising student growth and achievement. Ensure compliance with district, state and federal policies, regulations and laws, where appropriate. Engage partners to provides extended learning opportunities for students based on student needs.
Engage partners to support the social and emotional development of all students. Communicate through the proper channels to keep supervisors and other appropriate personnel informed of problems, challenges and successes. Work collaboratively with supervisor, administrators, employees, partners, families and students toward targeted goals. Develop surveys, collect data, analyzes data, and recommend programs which improve student growth achievement through family and community partnerships. Host regular meetings with partners to communicate articulate progress, indicate needs and convey outcomes. Attend work regularly and arrives to work in a timely fashion. Comply with accounting and financial policies and procedures, as well as other Board policies. Use computers and other technology to enter and access information related to essential job functions. May operate a motor vehicle to conduct various work activities. Perform other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 3+ years of experience working in public education or working with any organization that serves school-age children and youth or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position; Case management or social work experience is preferred, particularly with a demonstrated ability to advocate and individually support clients with varying and diverse challenges and needs; Demonstrated ability to work with students, families, and community members; A passion for community-centered issues and desire to work with a mission-driven organization; Demonstrated ability to execute projects while balancing multiple and competing priorities on tight deadlines, all while providing continual attention to detail and quality; and Highly effective communicator with maturity who demonstrates cultural competence, active listening, and responsiveness to the community, residents, and staff.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Safety Sensitive: N
Department of Transportation – CDL: N
Child Sensitive: N
All employees must maintain Tennessee residency from the date of hire. The City of Chattanooga, Tennessee is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.