Community Services Outreach Coordinator (Alternative Learning School: Grades 9-12)

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917

POSITION OPENING

Date Posted: June 4, 2026

Position Title: Community Services Outreach Coordinator

Split Assignment Location: Dakota County Technical College in Rosemount, MN within the Alternative Learning Program

Hours per Day: 8.0 (7:15 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.)

Schedule: Monday through Friday (12 month contract working 225 days per year)

Anticipated Start Date: July 1, 2026

Assignment Length: 2026 - 2027 School Year, continuing contract

Salary: Starting at $99,323 per the coordinator contract

Position Overview

The Community Services Outreach Coordinator is responsible for the implementation, integration, alignment, and coordination of the community school strategy at the site level. The Community Services Outreach Coordinator works in partnership with the school administrator, families, students, and staff to assess the school community's needs and assets, manage partnerships, and co-create a learning environment that supports a thriving school community where students flourish. The Community Services Outreach Coordinator must work to create a high-performing Community School strategy wherein community members are connected, students and families are supported, and experience belonging with successful outcomes.

Essential Functions

• Build a team to implement an asset and needs assessment, in partnership with all constituent groups to identify clear priorities, which will be re-assessed each year based on youth, family, and community voices.
• Manage the Full Service Community Grant activities, budget, and reporting.
• Act as a point person for agencies and programs interested in partnering with the school and help develop new partnerships that are aligned with the school vision and address the priorities identified by assets and needs assessment including, but not limited to, expanded learning and enrichment opportunities, health services, parent/family engagement, programming with local universities, and mental health services.
• Support MTSS wrap-around services in response to student and family needs (individual and school) that ensure that students are being connected to opportunities and services.
• Support the development of youth leadership structures in support of continuous school improvement and the development of a co-created vision for the community school.
• Lead or participate in family engagement events with the school and community partners. Coordinate educational opportunities for families related to academics, basic life skills, or other identified needs.
• Identify and provide support for students needing equitable academic enrichment (e.g. tutoring and credit recovery). Support and identify partners for coordinated activities before, during, or after school, as well as the summer months. Maintain a lens of college/career readiness for all students.
• Conduct periodic focus groups or informal conversations and collect other data to understand school climate and community interests and opportunities. Regularly communicate with district or community-based organization leadership to assess alignment.
• Participate in the school leadership team, site meetings, MTSS and teacher learning committees to examine data and curricula to explore potential partners.
  
  

Education And Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Human Services, Education, or related field. An equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates the required efficacy will be considered
• Previous experience managing or coordinating programs within an educational, non-profit, or human services setting.
• Demonstrated experience in grant administration, including tracking deliverables, compliance reporting, and fiscal budget management.
• Knowledge of K-12 school environments, including tiered systems of support (MTSS/RTI), Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), and district compliance policies preferred
• Exceptional capability in establishing and maintaining effective, collaborative relationships with students, families, advisory boards, civic leaders, corporate partners, and the general public.
• Lived or professional experience successfully navigating complex socioeconomic and systemic structures, with a proven ability to support diverse cultural communities and specialized student populations.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills. Proven ability to negotiate, mediate, and facilitate collaborative, mutually beneficial ("win-win") solutions among diverse stakeholders.
• General proficiency in conceptualizing, organizing, and executing large-scale student, family, and community outreach events.
• High level of computer literacy, including advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace applications, and specialized school information
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of applicable district policies, practices and procedures
• Comprehensive knowledge of school outreach, building community partnerships and best practices
• comprehensive skill building relationships with students and families
• comprehensive skill operating standard office equipment and applicable hardware and software
• General skill in organizing multiple events for students
• General skill in developing and implementing framework for student success
• Ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions and decimals
• Ability to compute rates, ratios and percentages; ability to understand and apply governmental accounting practices in maintenance of financial records
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, advisory boards, businesses, industrial personnel and leaders, member district staff, non-member district staff, and the general public.
  
  

District Profile

Intermediate School District 917 provides special education, career & technical education (CTE), and/or alternative learning for nine member districts in the south metro. Our programs are located in more than 20 sites throughout the south metro, including Dakota County Technical College (DCTC) where our district office is located. We focus on being purposeful, personalized partners within our community as we model an innovative culture with diverse pathways serving students and families through equitable practices with highly trained staff. The culture of ISD 917 is built on the core values of collaboration, empathy, innovation, stewardship, communication, integrity, personalization, equity, and diversity. Our programs are designed to provide high quality, equitable, and specialized programming to meet the needs of all students. We serve students from birth through age 21 in a variety of special education programs located in multiple sites. Our CTE programs are all located at DCTC, and our alternative learning program (Dakota County Area Learning School (DCALS) has two locations, one co-located in DCTC in Rosemount and one in West St. Paul. At ISD 917, we belong to each other, and no one is invisible.

Mission (= Our Core Purpose)

In partnership with member districts, Intermediate School District 917 provides high quality, equitable, and specialized programming to meet the needs of all students.

Vision (= What We Intend to Create)

Intermediate School District 917 models an innovative culture with diverse pathways serving students and families through equitable practices with highly trained staff.

Core Values (= Drivers of Our Words and Actions)

• Collaboration: Working together to achieve more collectively.
• Empathy: Considering and respecting the perspective and needs of member districts, students, families and staff.
• Innovation: Ongoing improvement of programs and services.
• Stewardship: Managing financial and human resources carefully and responsibly.
• Communication: Multi-dimensional, transparent conversation focused on sharing information and creating a positive learning and working environment.
• Integrity: Aligning our actions with our values and beliefs.
• Personalization: Building on the strengths and addressing the unique needs of individual students.
• Equity: Intentionally providing opportunities while removing barriers at all levels of the organization.
• Diversity: Appreciating and valuing everyone's unique selves.
  
  

Strategic Directions (= Focus of Our Improvement Efforts)

• Increase student achievement and engagement
• Support and lead staff through continuous improvement
• Deepen engagement of stakeholders through quality, equitable communication practices
• Increase social-emotional learning and skills for students and staff
• Increase support for ALL through inclusive practices
  
  

District Motto

Purposeful. Personalized. Partners.

For more information on Special Education Services, click here

And for more information on Secondary Services, click here

Application Procedure: Can be completed at https://www.applitrack.com/isd917/onlineapp/

District 917's Website: http://www.isd917.org/

jessica.huss@isd917.org

Intermediate School District 917 is an equal opportunity employer