Elev8 Baltimore partners with schools, families, and the community to ensure that every student is prepared for high school, college, career and life.
Commitment to Liberation and Equity:
Elev8 Baltimore works to create liberating opportunities for youth and communities that have been oppressed by white supremacist structures and systems. We build committed partnerships with other organizations to provide training and tools for youth to advocate for themselves and bring equity to their communities.
Elev8 Baltimore Organizational Values:
Servant Leadership, Trust & Transparency, Authenticity, Love, and Honesty
ABOUT THE ROLE
This is a Full Time, Exempt position and reports to the Manager, Community Schools.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Community School Coordinators (CSC's) are each assigned full-time to one school in the Elev8 Baltimore network. This is an onsite role and the compensation is $64,000 annually.
We are currently hiring for CSC's at various school sites in Baltimore City.
STATUS: Exempt
What will you do?
- As a Community School Coordinator, you function as liaison to the principal and school operator to direct the design, planning, coordination and implementation of programs and services that are school-based and school-linked.
- You will ensure that activities, programs and services are fully integrated and aligned with the mission and goals of an individual school and are aligned with the six pillars (Family Engagement, Health and Social Supports, Community Development, Youth Development, Enhanced Academic and Enrichments, and College and Career) of community schools via the convening of partners and consistent communication with school leadership, faculty, staff and students.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
COORDINATION OF SERVICES
- Facilitate the philosophy that a child can achieve at high academic levels and that it is the role of all adults in the student’s life to commit to a child’s success
- Work with school faculty, staff and partners to develop student supports and services
- Assist in the development and implementation of school policies and procedures
- Facilitate joint planning among school leadership, partners, service providers, and others responsible for programs in learning, health and family engagement at assigned based on individual school needs
- Convene regularly scheduled partner meetings to ensure joint planning and maximum service integration
- Contribute to the alignment of Elev8 Baltimore goals with the broader mission and goals of assigned school and Baltimore City Public Schools by supporting various school committees; including but not limited, to Attendance Team, Student Support Team and School Family Council
- Implement and maintain site systems to support full-service community schools model, including but not limited to tools for cross-referral of students and families between service providers, ongoing communication, data collection and planning between service providers, faculty, staff, parents and students; and site planning, budgeting and reporting
- Link students to available resources to address attendance, behavior or academic achievement needs in coordination with school leadership
- Develop and publicize programs and activities offered at assigned school including a marketing and outreach strategy to promote opportunities for youth and families
- Review and monitor progress toward short-term and long-term outcomes outlined in the Elev8 Baltimore logic model and expected outcomes based on community school scope of work
COMMUNICATION AND DOCUMENTATION
- Complete all required paperwork in a timely manner
- Maintain all required documentation
- Complete regular grant reports as needed for various funding sources (public and private)
AGENCY/TEAM COHESION
- Responsible for facilitating and attending mandatory departmental meetings
- Attend agency meetings and events
- Complete required training on time
- Maintain compliance with agency policies and procedures
- Prepare for and attend regularly scheduled meetings with supervisor
- Participate in regularly scheduled school meetings and professional development
OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors’ degree in education, health, social work, or public policy preferred.
- Master's degree a plus.
- Three years of successful experience working with public school systems, including development and implementation of youth development programs, community organizing, family engagement and/or education policy.
- Proficiency with Microsoft office, database systems, data analysis, as well as budget development and implementation.
- Proof of full vaccination must be presented by hire date.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law.
Elev8 Baltimore is an independent, non-profit organization founded in 2009. As a full-service community school organization, we partner with schools, families, and the community to ensure that every student is prepared for high school, college, career, and life. We do that by the strategic coordination of partnerships and resources while using schools as the hubs for services. Additional programmatic interventions include after-school and summer programs for children and youth, workforce development, and adult education.
