Assistant Director, Community School Program at Martin Van Buren High School

The Assistant Director is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of Community Schools Programming programming at Martin Van Buren in Queens, NY. The Assistant Director is on-site at the school 5 days a week, and is responsible for management, integration, and coordination of student and family support services at the school, as well as after school programming and partnerships.
The Assistant Director is responsible for arranging, coordinating, and implementing the initiative’s strategies, services, and resources in consultation with the Community School Director and school administration. The Assistant Director liaises with the school, other Community Based Organization (CBO) partners and vendors, and city agencies on behalf of the initiative at the school level; participates in the development and manages the implementation of Community Schools Programming consistent with the requirements of the grant and with the expectations of the principal and Community School Director. The Assistant Director serves as the task manager for Community Schools programming . The Assistant Director participates in weekly meetings with CSD, weekly-monthly attendance meetings, and meetings with stakeholders as needed.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND REQUIRED COMPETENCIES

• Advanced degree in the Social Sciences, Public and/or Education Policy Administration (e.g., MSW, M.S. Ed, MPA/P)
• LMSW/LCSW strongly preferred SIFI eligible
• 3 years’ experience collaborating effectively with public schools and community based organizations to improve the outcomes of at-risk students
• 3 years’ experience working within or managing programs serving youth and families,
• Significant experience with assets and needs analysis, community organizing, problem-solving, networking and developing relationships with private and public partners, program management and improving access to resources for students, parents, school staff and community members.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to approach challenges in a supportive and creative manner
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Flexible schedule and willingness to work school hours as well as some weekends/evenings for parent/teacher conferences and school or agency events
• Interest in adolescent development, academic improvement, social emotional learning, Family and/or community organizing, working with school communities, Community Schools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Organized and detail oriented with the ability to multitask, analyze and drive process improvement.
• Experience in the New York City public school system is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Spanish or other of 9 DOE most common languages a plus

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Co-Implementation of school-day Community School Programming
• Work with students on individual and group level to mitigate barriers to attendance, involvement, and achievement in school setting
• Ensure that counselors meet expectations of 1x month session with each student on caseload
• Ensure that staff meet input schedule expectations and database entry in timely and organized manner
• Ensure that program and client data is organized and stored properly
• Ensure that participation goals are met (enrollment and hours)
• Co-Facilitate/coordinate all data entry and evaluation measures with CSD
• Ensures agreed on staff : student ratios
• Co-Monitors the Health and Safety of students, families, partners
• Reviews Content & Curriculum and evaluates appropriateness to participants with CSD
• Co-Conduct weekly check in with staff and partners
• Recruit, enroll and retain students to meet and exceed the required enrollment and rate of participation expectation of our funders
• Ensure that program meets academic, social, emotional and recreational needs of students and/or refers them to additional resources where needed
• Co-Coordination of partners and vendors
• Secondary liaison for teachers working in after-school
• Problem-solving at the student, staff, family and program level * Also use available data (including but not limited to: attendance, referral rates, follow-up rates, pre- and post-testing, and disciplinary referrals) to inform programming and interventions
• Serve as task manager to staff and interns
• Ensure all trip, event rosters, permission slips are compliant, organized, have appropriate logos, contact info, and medical info
• Facilitate weekly Success Mentors meeting and lead direction of Success Mentor program with clear goals
• Monitor outcomes of Success Mentor program
• Support with program evaluation/surveys and ensure outcomes drive direction of program
• Lead community service initiatives for school programming
• Maintain monthly compliance with the Department of Mental Health (DOMH) with Multi-tiered systems of support data.
• Responsible for providing the clinical supervision of up to (11) eleven social work interns at Martin Van Buren High School which includes:

GENERAL TASKS OF ALL COMMONPOINT QUEENS STAFF

• Promote and implement the Core Values of the Jewish Community Center.
• Participation in all staff meetings and staff training seminars.
• Participation in agency-wide programs and program committees, as assigned.
• Active involvement, as a supervisee, in the supervision process.
• Support the mission of Commonpoint Queens.
• Other tasks appropriate to Commonpoint Queens staff, as assigned.

Commonpoint Queens reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Commonpoint Queens is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
Salary: $60,000- $65,000
To Apply: Please submit a cover letter and résumé, as a Word or PDF document only, to hliverpool@commonpointqueens.org. Please indicate “Assistant Community School Director” in the subject line. Due to the high volume of applicants, only qualified candidates will be contacted.