Assistant Community School Director Bronx

About the role

New York Edge is looking for a Community School Assistant Director to assist with establishing a high and visible presence within the school building, supporting the Community School Director in improving academic performances through strong, collaborative partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the overall administration and implementation of the Community Schools program
• Trainings, theme-based projects, scheduling of activities, daily supervision of staff, record keeping and reporting
• Communicating with parents and organizing special events
• Directly responsible for overall supervision of community school support specialists and success mentors for day school program
• Encourage and lead projects that foster academic, cultural, and artistic growth
• Provide support for individual students inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activities
• Recruitment and supervision of dedicated staff meeting the highest standards of qualifications in carrying out the mission of Community Schools and New York Edge
• Assess student progress and communicate to teachers and school administrators
• Coordinate the allocation of space for student and family support services, and for special events
• Interact with: Community School Director, Principal, Teachers, School Administrators, Vendors, Parents, Students

Essential Job Functions

• Work hand-in-hand with Community School Director in daily program operations and functions
• Work with school leadership to maintain a focus on results and track progress
• Ensure that New York Edge is capturing and analyzing data while functioning in a data-driven manner
• Directly responsible for overall supervision of community school support specialists and success mentors for day school program
• Assist in the educational and social development of students under the direction and guidance of the facilitator and classroom teachers
• Encourage and lead projects that foster academic, cultural and artistic growth
• Provide support for individual students inside and outside the classroom to enable them to fully participate in activities
• Responsible for recruitment and supervision of dedicated staff that meet the highest standards of qualifications in carrying out the mission of Community Schools and New York Edge
• Attend Professional Developments offered by New York Edge and Department of Education faculty
• Identify high need students, coordinate with teachers to target interventions, and track and monitor impact of interventions
• Build relationships and mechanisms to effectively link the school day to expanded learning opportunities
• Communicate program's challenges, progress and success with Program Director
• Perform projects assigned at the discretion of the Program Director
• Support students with emotional or behavior concerns and assist them in developing appropriate social skills
• Must attend Professional Developments offered by New York Edge and Department of Education faculty
• Must have excellent organizational, time management and follow-up skills
• Must be able to clearly articulate outcome requirements and provide the necessary and appropriate resources and support for Academic Support Specialists, Teachers and Group Leaders to successfully deliver on objectives
• Must demonstrate ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Must have proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Google Docs, and Word

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with preference in Education, Psychology, or Social Work
• At least 18.0 credit hours from an accredited college or university in the field of Education
• Prior work experience in urban education, including supervisory experience
• Teaching and afterschool management experience preferred

Salary

$58,500

Schedule

Monday - Friday, (Some evenings & weekends required)