Community School Director

Job Title: Community School Director in District 7

Location: New York

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $70,000  without benefits | $65,000 with benefits 

OmniLearn is seeking a dynamic, hard-working, and creative individual who is experienced in youth development, social action, and site/staff management and is interested in working with a partner community school in New York City. The Community School Site Director will coordinate several core components of the community school initiative, which include attendance interventions, parent engagement activities, and social and emotional wellness programs, as well as oversee OmniLearn’s programming. In addition, the ideal candidate will have experience in leadership roles and familiarity with New York City schools working with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities include:

School & Community Partnerships

• Work closely with the school principal to provide leadership in coordinating the work of different partners and aligning the work of partners within the school.
• Work collaboratively with school administrators and staff to develop, implement, and assess the Community School initiatives within the school.
• Develop strong relationships with parents, students, and teachers. Ensure that all stakeholders understand what a community school is and how it supports student achievement- especially regarding developing, implementing, and assessing the Community School initiatives.
• Work with school leadership to maintain a focus on results and track progress.
• Attend the SLT & PA meetings to provide programmatic updates. 

Data Management

• Organize and oversee an annual "Assets and Needs Assessment" for the school community, seeking input from all stakeholders to determine the ongoing needs of students and families.
• Maintain student and program documents and enter daily attendance data in EZReports.

Attendance

• With input from community partners, identify the needs of chronically absent and high-needs students, apply interventions, and track and monitor the impact of interventions every week as part of weekly Student Success meetings to determine the ongoing needs of students and families to address barriers to school attendance.
• Manage and conduct attendance outreach, recruitment, and retention services, including attendance monitoring/data review, data entry, conferences, attendance incentive activities, and phone calls.
• Remain informed on current Community Schools/Attendance Intervention and Dropout Prevention guidelines and contractor responsibilities; attend provider meetings; CSD training and maintain contact with DOE/OCS Program Manager.

Supervision and Management

• Provide support, management, and supervision of school-based Omnilearn staff, including daily tasks management, weekly staff check-ins, daily program observations with immediate feedback, and performance evaluations.
• Review and approve staff time sheets and school sign-in sheets bi-weekly.
• Ensure OmniLearn and school staff members know about changes and developments to contractual and programmatic guidelines and expectations.

School Day and Extended Learning Day Programming

• Work with school faculty and other school partners to effectively link school day to extended day learning opportunities and afterschool programming and ensure these services are implemented with fidelity and work to achieve key youth development outcomes in the areas of academic achievement, health and wellness, and character and leadership.
• Ensure the implementation of quality programming during school-day and after-school.
• Collaborate with the Parent Coordinator to organize special events, including the annual Community Forum, parent nights, and other events.
• Serve as a primary liaison to site-based leadership (i.e., School Principal) and serve as OmniLearn liaison to all school-based leadership teams and associations where appropriate.
• Serve as primary contact for all site-based program partners and other site-based stakeholders, including parents/guardians.

Administrative Tasks

• Ensure all program and student records (digital and hard copy) are securely maintained, including but not limited to workshops, field trips, student attendance, and incentive forms.
• Ensure attendance and other data are entered into EZReports database systems.
• Follow, and ensure staff follows all OmniLearn’s fiscal procedures for ordering supplies and reporting expenses. 

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's / Master's degree in a related field or five years of professional experience in the related field is required.
• Experience working within the New York City Department of Education and knowledge of Department of Education policies and protocols.
• Ability to work collaboratively and build strong relationships with school administrators, teachers, and community partners.
• Experience and ability to work with youth and/or use interactive learning strategies in culturally diverse settings.
• Experience managing large contracts and meeting multiple contractual obligations.
• Commitment to and understanding of working in culturally diverse settings and using antiracist pedagogical practices. 
• Experience supervising personnel and managing teams is required.
• Strong communication, writing, organizational, and technology skills.
• Strong work ethic, initiative, creativity, willingness to learn, and ability to manage multiple tasks independently.
• Fluency in other languages is a plus.

Salary/Schedule: This full-time, exempt position has an annual salary range of $70,000 without benefits/ $65,000 with benefits. You will receive your payment monthly. 

How to Apply: If you would like to be a member of our dynamic team, please email your resume & cover letter to roy@omnilearncorp.com. 

This position is in person and requires COVID-19 vaccination.

Omnilearn is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity. We do not discriminate against employees or applicants based on race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, citizenship, mental or physical handicap or disability, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We continue to support and promote equal employment opportunity, human dignity, and diversity.