Community School Coordinator
Los Angeles Education Partnership
Los Angeles, CA
- $40,580 to $56,000 Yearly
- Vision , Medical , Dental , Paid Time Off , Life Insurance , Retirement
- Full-Time
Job Description
Description:
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following: Facilitate effective systems and relationships for community school's implementation:
- Assist in the development of clear priorities, goals and objectives for the school, in alignment with findings from schoolwide needs and assets surveys.
- Ensure stakeholder voices are captured in the school’s surveys and decision-making processes.
- Align implementation with school's’ vision, mission and values.
- Work with families, community partners, and school staff in developing programs that address out-of-school barriers to learning and engagement, specifically mental health, wellness, basic needs, and social-emotional learning.
- Work collaboratively with governing bodies and leadership teams (e.g. Instructional Leadership Team (ILT), SSC, ELAC, PBIS, MTSS) to support a comprehensive implementation plan that also elevates strong classroom instruction.
- Facilitate effective teamwork and collaboration among the staff, teachers, students, and families.
- Facilitate ongoing communication and updates on school platforms, including resource directories.
Leverage and coordinate holistic resources, assets, and systems:
- Assist in developing infrastructures for the smooth delivery of holistic services to students, parents and community members that are aligned with the community’s unique needs and assets.
- Assemble and facilitate support and/or leadership teams composed of stakeholders to identify unique needs and priorities of the school community and create neighborhood partnerships to meet identified student needs.
- Develop a resource plan and partnership database for the school.
- Identify, organize, coordinate existing and/or new structures and leverage partnerships and resources to produce streamlined, integrated, and multi-tiered levels of student and family supports, including health, wellness, basic needs, leadership development, youth empowerment, financial literacy, and more.
- Enhance opportunities for student, family, and community engagement and leadership.
- Ensure expanding learning opportunities are aligned with needs and assets of the school, and delivered in partnership with school staff and community-based partners.
Continuous improvement/assessment and employ data review and analysis:
- Participate in the collection and input of evaluation data used to measure on-going program effectiveness of service providers and progress toward the school’s goals.
- Facilitate data analysis of student achievement and participate in preparation of goals and implementation of action plans at each school.
- Maintain detailed and comprehensive documentation of all community school’s related programming and implementation.
- Oversee data reporting, collection, and analysis for assigned school and project.
- Co-develop strategies to ensure effective tracking of program outcomes, indicators, and metrics that influence ongoing evaluation, assessment, and continuous improvement efforts.
- Ensure deliverables for the school are being met.
- Assist collaborative leadership teams in the development of data-informed decision-making with regard to school climate, student learning, and family engagement.
LAEP Responsibilities
- Participate in LAEP activities that support the culture and successes of LAEP.
- Work as part of the LAEP Transform Schools team based at a partner high school, focused on the successful development of children and their articulation into high school and college.
- Plan and develop annual work plans that prioritize needs, strategies and activities for the year.
- Participate in project team meetings and other meetings with project staff and key partners to collaborate and review progress.
- Participate in LAEP project workgroups, department meetings and trainings, and all-staff development meetings and activities.
- Process documentation as required for administrative procedures, including invoices, timesheets, evaluation materials and tracking logs.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES)
- 2 years minimum experience in working with programs that support children’s academic success through partnership development, student and parent engagement, and community/school collaboration.
- 2 years minimum school-based experience, specifically within a K-12 school district.
- 2 years minimum experience mobilizing groups, building partnerships with local organizations, and leveraging resources within a community.
- Excellent relationship-building, communication, and organizational skills; strong written and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to facilitate collaboration among diverse teachers and staff members.
- Demonstrated success in working with students and families of diverse backgrounds.
- Ability to quickly establish and maintain cooperative and effective professional relationships, build trust in a limited time, and engage with a broad range of school-based staff and community partners.
- Ability to demonstrate effective skills in group facilitation, managing teams/groups, organizational dynamics, and consensus building.
- Cultural awareness and ability to navigate and promote sensitivity with issues of race and equity and knowledge of racial equity and racial justice in the context of public education.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, to a broad range of audiences.
- Comfort using tools and methods to optimize support for a remote staff (distance learning technologies, creative use of video, virtual meeting technologies, etc.)
- Excellent project management skills, ability to balance multiple priorities with proven ability to anticipate challenges, solve problems and maintain a calm demeanor in high-pressure situations.
- Strong analytical, time management, organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Earns the respect of the school site staff and wider community
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
- BA required, preferably in a related field such as education, ethnic studies, or social work.
BENEFITS
- Competitive Pay
- Medical insurance: 100% for Self
- Dental and Vision
- 403b with Match
- Life Insurance and EAP
- Vacation - 2 weeks in a year
- Holidays - 9 per year
- RR & Closed During Holiday season reopening in January (Paid)
- Ongoing career development
- Flexible spending account
- Health savings account
- Parental leave
- Pet Insurance
- Hybrid Work Schedule (During the Summer/School Vacation)
Address
Los Angeles Education Partnership
Los Angeles, CA
USA
Posted date
27 days ago
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