• Master’s degree in Education, Social Work, Mental Health Counseling or Administration is required. 
• LMSW or similar licensure required, SIFI certification is a plus.
• At least five (5) years working with adolescents in an urban environment providing services that reduce barriers, facilitate educational success and social emotional well-being.
• Candidates must possess excellent interpersonal, public speaking, writing, organization, problem-solving, and management skills. Successful candidates will possess the ability to work collaboratively, demonstrate professional presence, and establish and maintain effective working relationships with diverse staff and clientele.
• Interface with funders on a regular basis, support with site visits, compile mid and end of year reports and attend provider meetings. 
• Ability to effectively balance and manage multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Intermediate level knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and G-Suite; use of internet required in on-line reporting systems for data entry.
• Ability to travel to multiple locations including schools and agency locations.
• 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.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Spanish or other of 9 DOE most common languages a plus.

• Supervise a team to deliver high quality services to the students at identified high schools.
• Provide oversight and management to the NYSED Extended School Day Violence Prevention Program, DYCD funded COMPASS program and any other funding opportunities that come through.
• Work in partnership with the SYEP team to ensure a seamless recruitment process from school-based programming into summer. 
• Work hand-in-hand with CBO staff and school administration to increase school-wide attendance, improve school culture, and eliminate barriers to success for the student population.
• Ability to administer outcomes-based youth programming, including planning, staffing, budgeting and maintaining accurate records.
• Knowledge and understanding of budgetary process, management, modification, tracking, forecasting and managing spending on multiple budgets. Knowledge of M/WBE requirements.
• Work in partnership with College Access and Persistence Director to assess school post-secondary planning needs and facilitate graduating senior caseloads to the Persistence team. 
• Identify roadblocks to successful implementation of services, community based and mental health services and strategize solutions in consultation with the school leadership team. 
• Ability to regularly track and report out on the evidence of impact.
• Facilitate a coordinated, coherent climate and culture plan that includes consistent expectations, incentives, and team building activities at the direction of agency leadership.
• Establish, co-plan, and lead semi-monthly collaborative meetings to ensure ongoing communication and coordination of efforts or other site-based partnerships.
• Remaining relationships with key stakeholders including: Laurus Grant Evaluators, DYCD Program Manager and NYSED programming staff. 
• Attendance at NYSED Conference. 
• Develop and distribute program reports to Commonpoint executive/senior leadership, school leadership, teacher teams and partners.
• Participate in ongoing personal professional growth activities and relevant agency required meetings. 
• Communicate regularly with Commonpoint management and others to monitor progress and discuss implementation support strategies.
• Serve as a thought partner to the school leadership team.

• 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. 

• Salary: $70,000 - $75,000.
• Hours: Full-Time, 35 hours per week.
• Location: Ability to Travel to Multiple Sites.
• Expected Start Date: November 2023.

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