Communities in Schools Site Coordinator - Lynwood Elementary

SITE COORDINATOR

Responsible to:

Building Principal and Assistant Principal/Director

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor degree required or demonstrate relevant equivalent

in social services, education or related field

Skills and knowledge:

• Demonstrate excellent organizational and interpersonal skills as well as exceptional attention to detail and follow through on assignments.
• Candidate must have strong oral and written communication skills; the ability to write clearly and concisely is important.
• Demonstrate proficiency with Google and the G-Suite (including G-mail, Docs,
• Slides, Sheets, and Forms)

Desired Attributes:

• Demonstrate excellent problem solving; analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to set priorities, handle multiple assignments and deadlines and display excellent judgment while operating in a flexible and professional manner; strong ability to multitask while remaining focused is essential.
• Ability to work independently and to collaborate in a team environment.
• Must have the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels while operating in a fast-paced service environment.
• Must reliably manage responsibilities and manage time effectively.
• Proven ability to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality and use excellent judgment on a variety of sensitive subjects.
• A high degree of initiative, resourcefulness, and the ability to anticipate needs.
• A positive, can-do approach to solving problems and when working with internal and external stakeholders.
• The ability to work comfortably with a broad range of individuals from business, public, and private sector.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with school staff to mobilize the resources of local agencies and the community to meet the needs of children and families.
• Adhere to the guidelines and expectations of Communities in Schools Indiana.
• Maintain accurate data that is relevant to the planning, management and evaluation of the school PBIS program.
• Provide children and their families with information so that they will gain access to and effectively use formal and informal community resources.
• Maintain adequate safeguards for privacy and confidentiality of information.
• Work with Square 1 Behavioral Health staff to provide crisis intervention with student and families including clothing, nutritional, housing and health needs.
• Collaborate with school personnel to ensure that students and their families are provided services within the context of multicultural understanding and sensitivities that enhance the families’ support of the children’s learning experiences.
• Help students resolve such personal, emotional and social problems that may interfere with their adjustments to school and their capacity to obtain the fullest benefits of the education offered to them.
• Conduct home visits to ensure academic success.
• Consult with school personnel about home, neighborhood and community conditions affecting students’ welfare, school policies and practices.
• Help parents recognize the exceptional characteristics of their children and facilitate their use of the full range of social, educational, and recreational
• services in the community.
• Offer ongoing in-service training to staff and parents (basic needs of children, classroom relationships, family system conflicting values and alternative management techniques to deal with disruptive or withdrawn behavior and ways to maximize the child’s potential).
• Aid in identification of child or target group of children needing preventive social services and subsequent development of preventive social services to meet the needs of a child or target group.
• Reduce the tension of students and parents in crisis by using appropriate conflict resolution skills.
• Keep sufficient records of cases for use by school staff members and outside agencies when appropriate.
• Collaborate with the community partners to coordinate services for parents and students.
• All other duties assigned by the CIS supervisor and/or building level principal.

Equal Opportunity Employer