Crossroads Charter Schools is looking for highly effective, highly qualified and highly motivated individuals to join our organization. Ideal candidates will have experience in urban education and be committed to our four core values: High Expectations, Authentic Learning, Creative Culture, and Educational Equity.

Crossroads Charter Schools organization is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to sex, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other factor prohibited by law.

Job Description: Community Engagement Coordinator

Direct Supervisor: ,Central Office Lead or designee

School Summary:At Crossroads Charter Schools, we…

• Understand the significant difference between equity and equality. Every student deserves to receive what he/she needs to succeed (equity), not that every student receives the same amount of resources, instruction, attention, etc. (equality).
• Develop school environments where all students are actively and meaningfully engaged in rigorous instruction and authentic learning tasks.
• Interrupt the “school to prison pipeline” – policies and practices that are directly and indirectly pushing the most at-risk students out of school and on a pathway to the juvenile and criminal justice systems.
• Engage families as partners in meaningful ways.
• Build the capacity of diverse teams that are more reflective of our students.
• Nurture an open, collaborative, and trusting environment because the work is enormous, deeply personal, emotional and often difficult. 
• Engage in on-going job-embedded professional development through co-teaching and co-planning

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Position Summary:

This is a 12-month position.

The Community Engagement Coordinator is an innovative, compassionate and mission-oriented staff member who will lead Crossroads Charter Schools’ (CCS) internal and external student recruitment, family engagement, and its community volunteer program. 

Position Responsibilities:

Student Recruitment (Internal and External):

• Educate current students and families about Crossroads K-12 continuum, including opportunities at each grade level, information about key transition years 
• Coordinate internal student and family tours, informational sessions, and partnership opportunities
• Educate the greater community about Crossroads Charter Schools (CCS) mission, vision and school culture. Represent CCS at student enrollment fairs and community events. This role will require some field work in the neighborhoods we serve in order to meet with our partners, community organizations and directly with students and families.
• Act as the lead point of contact for prospective and incoming families. Lead school tours to prospective parents and students, manage schedule and sign-ups.
• Manage branded school recruitment materials including brochures, flyers, ads, and forms.

Enrollment

• Learn and support all enrollment processes 
• Serve as back up for enrollment and support during busy seasons

Community Partners:

• Build and maintain relationships, engage with community organizations and partners.
• Build relationships with potential feeder schools, strengthening pipeline for enrollment 
• Lead point of contact for community aftercare providers

Volunteer Coordination:

• Work with the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) and other parents to increase parent involvement at CCS and foster a culture of community among families.
• Participate in the organization of school-wide events that include volunteer participation
• Work with the principal, teachers and other staff members to identify tasks and activities that are important in advancing our mission and can be effectively implemented by volunteers.
• Promote Crossroads and its volunteer opportunities to parents, community members, and organizations.
• Recruit prospective volunteers, identify their skill sets and interests and present them with fulfilling opportunities to advance our mission.
• Facilitate volunteer trainings and orientations, coordinate volunteer activities, conduct background checks and serve as the primary communication link between volunteers and the school.
• Maintain Volunteer Database. Track and evaluate volunteer activities with the goal of continually improving volunteer experiences and maximizing their contributions to the mission.

• Act in a professional and ethical manner at all times and comply with school policies, procedures, and expectations.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by their supervisor.
• All work responsibilities are subject to having performance goals and/or targets established as part of the annual performance planning process or as the result of organizational planning.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred in marketing, business, communications or related field and/or other courses relevant to the job description.
• Experience working in schools or other social service providers, and a familiarity with public education in Kansas City is preferred.
• Positive and outgoing nature; outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with various cultures and communities. Knowledge and cultural competence of local parent and student community.
• Spanish language proficiency strongly preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail and passion for well-run processes.
• Excellent work ethic, positive attitude, flexibility and willingness to perform tasks assigned.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Excel
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends.
• Demonstrates ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students in the school environment and community.
• Excellent teamwork skills and an ability to collaborate closely with colleagues and partners to identify challenges and to design and implement solutions.
• Desire to continue professional development
• Excellent organization skills and an ability to coordinate multiple tasks and activities
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and an ability to keep multiple stakeholder groups, including parents, teachers, staff, volunteers and partners, informed of critical issues, activities and schedules.
• An ability and enthusiasm for promoting the school and its mission to a broad and diverse group of people.
• Must pass extensive background checks.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, lift objects of at least ten pounds. Job requires the employee occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch. Visual ability requires mono and color vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 

COMMUNICATION: Maintains communication with teachers, other school personnel, and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action which will meet the educational needs of students.

Provides health services, information, and counseling in an effective and positive manner to enhance the health and wellness of the school community.

Compiles data for statistical purposes.

Maintains confidentiality regarding educational records.

ORGANIZATION: Must be able to organize lesson plans in a manner understandable to students/parents.

Maintains the daily environment of the health office facility and supplies.

Utilizes existing technology effectively in the performance of duties.

Performs other related work as required.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and analyze and interpret general professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, general curriculum and learning theories, correspondence, and protocols. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff, parents, students, and the general public.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, stand and talk or hear. The employee will occasionally be required to school tours and must be able to walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. The employee must occasionally push items of 50 pounds such as pushing on a bike or wheelchair, or moving/rearranging furniture. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and is a standard acceptable level for this environment. Is directly responsible for students’ safety, work output and well-being.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES: Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents and community; ability to speak clear and concisely in written or oral communication.

All applicants must apply on Crossroads' website: http://www.crossroadsschoolskc.org/careers

Key Working Relationships in Addition to Supervisor:

Teachers, Students, Parents, Volunteers, Office Staff, Support Staff, Assistant Principals, Principals, District Leadership Team, Central Office Team

Both federal and state law requires all public school personnel to submit to and pass a criminal background check prior to employment by the school. Crossroads Charter Schools is required by law to exclude from employment any person who has pleaded to or been found guilty of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude under the laws of the State of Missouri, any other State of the United States or any other country, whether or not a sentence is or was imposed.

Please be advised that Crossroads Charter Schools does not seek information related to the conviction of crimes unrelated to those described in this question. Your conviction of a crime not otherwise listed above is not an automatic disqualification from employment consideration. The school will consider the nature of the offense and the relationship between the offense and the position for which you are applying.