Community Field Coordinator (CFC) - [Tynan] (SY26-27)

Reports to: Principal/Head of School

Responsibilities

• Initiate and develop a marketing plan for the school newsletter and brochures.
• Establish formal and informal partnerships with community and corporate agencies.
• Initiate community outreach using appropriate cultural and linguistic strategies.
• Coordinate events and celebrations including culturally diverse activities that affirm the international heritage of all students and their families.
• Develop strategies to ensure parent and family involvement in the school.
• Assist in the coordination of parent/community advocacy and support for the school.
• Make phone contact with students' parents/guardians.
• Identify resource collaborators/speakers to facilitate dialogues and presentations for the student body.
• Initiate and develop corporate partnerships that will provide additional financial and programmatic resources for the school.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Forty-eight (48) credit hours of college coursework or an Associate's Degree, or a passing score on one of the following formalized standardized assessments:
  • ParaPro Assessment (http://www.ets.org/parapro/)
  • WorkKeys Certificate of Proficiency for Teacher Assistants (http://www.act.org/workkeys/profcert/index.html)
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Demonstrated success in establishing community partnerships and networks.
• Experience working with young people.
• Demonstrated experience working with community-based organizations, particularly those that work with migrants and immigrant families.
• Sensitivity to student cultural and special needs.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Current authorization to work in the United States (must have by first day of employment).

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Associate's degree.
• Computer literacy.
• Proven experience in fundraising, grant writing, and report writing of projects.
• Proven managerial expertise in an urban setting.
• Experience working in urban schools.
• Fluency in one of BPS' official languages: Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, or Somali.

BTU, Paraprofessional Unit, Contractual Hourly Rate. For more information on salary and compensation, refer to the BPS website.