Community School Site Specialist (26-27)

About the role

The Community School Site Specialist will facilitate the implementation of the community school strategy in a designated school. A Community School is a collaborative effort among the school and various community resources aimed at promoting student achievement, positive learning environments, and the well-being of families and communities.

Responsibilities

• Serves as liaison between school and external partners.
• Raises awareness of partner resources.
• Conducts needs assessments and matches school’s needs with partner resources.
• Facilitates communication, planning, and collaboration among partners.
• Conducts periodic needs assessments and resource mapping for the school, students, and the community; leads the development and implementation of the Community School Action Plan.
• Integrates community school strategies with overall school goals.
• Collaborates with school leadership team, family council, student support teams, and external stakeholders to coordinate and promote consistent opportunities for collaboration.
• Cultivates new and strengthens existing school-community partnerships to leverage additional resources to address identified challenges.
• Stewards relationships with partners by organizing and participating in regular meetings and other relationship-building activities.
• Manages the service coordination of school-based supports, including tracking and monitoring data to support strategy implementation and evaluation.
• Serves as a liaison and connector for various areas (family and community engagement, youth development, and strategic partnerships).
• Broadens awareness and expands the reach of the community school strategy in the identified school and surrounding community through strategic communications and community engagement efforts.
• Fulfills contractual requirements to include professional development, reporting, meetings, database management, and other deliverables as outlined in the scope of work and action plan.

Qualifications

• At least two (2) years of successful experience working with urban public-school systems, including development and implementation of youth development programs, community organizing, family engagement, and/or education policy.
• Knowledge and understanding of community school principles and national standards for success; experience in cultivating academic partnerships, creating integrated health and social supports, and authentically engaging families and communities for student and school success.
• Experience developing and facilitating training, meetings, and/or professional development to expand the capacity of internal and external stakeholder groups.
• Experience conducting needs assessments and using data to develop, implement, and adapt action plans and strategies.
• Experience working in public school settings in areas of concentrated poverty.
• Experience managing multiple projects with competing priorities and ability to oversee a cadre of staff, partners, and volunteers.
• Ability to write and communicate clearly and effectively.
• Ability to demonstrate inclusive and equitable practice in resource development using a racial equity frame to ground the work.
• Capacity to develop effective working relationships with people from a variety of different ethnic, socioeconomic, educational, religious, sexual, and generational backgrounds to ensure the success of all children.
• Proficiency with Microsoft office, database systems, data analysis, as well as budget development and implementation.

Full time or Part time

Full time

Additional Details

To apply, qualified candidates must submit:

• A completed online application
• A resume that clearly demonstrates the above minimum qualifications
• Upload copies of all transcripts - undergraduate, graduate, and all MSDE Certifications
• Provide three (3) professional references to include: name, title, business address, email address, and phone number
• All documentation/certification necessary (scanned copies accepted) to substantiate minimum qualifications; must be uploaded into the application
• All documentation must be scanned and uploaded to the application

Benefits

This position is eligible for benefits. To review the available options, please see the information relevant to the union for this position by viewing the following link: http://www.baltimorecityschools.org

Baltimore City Public Schools ("City Schools") does not discriminate in its employment, programs, and activities based on race, ethnicity, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy or parenting status, family structure, ability (cognitive, social/emotional, and physical), veteran status, genetic information, age, immigration or citizenship status, socioeconomic status, language, or any other legally or constitutionally protected attributes or affiliations. Discrimination undermines our community's long-standing efforts to create, foster, and promote equity and inclusion for all. Some examples of discrimination include acts of hate, violence, harassment, bullying, or retaliation. For more information, see Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners Policies JBA (Nondiscrimination - Students), JBB (Sex-Based Discrimination - Students), JICK (Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation of Students), ACA (Nondiscrimination - Employees and Third Parties), ACB (Sexual Harassment - Employees and Third Parties), ACD (ADA Reasonable Accommodations), and ADA (Equity), and the accompanying City Schools Administrative Regulations. City Schools also provides equal access to the Boy and Girl Scouts and other designated youth groups.

This position is affiliated with the Paraprofessionals and School Related Personnel (PSRP) bargaining unit.

This position is affiliated with the City Retirement Plan.