SY26-27 Springfield Honors Academy Student Life Coordinator

Springfield Honors Academy Student Life Coordinator

Start Date: Immediate

Salary Range: $24.51-$31.87 commensurate with experience

Position Responsibilities:

The Student Life Coordinator reports directly to the building Principal. The

Coordinator is to support Springfield Honors Academy in maintaining our House culture system and provide opportunities for students to build a strong social connection at school. The coordinator will establish and maintain our Alumni connection and communicate with parents/guardians by phone, mail, or in person to build a strong system of belonging.

Student Life Coordinator Responsibilities

• Initiates, plans, and implements student life activities which will build/support the culture of the academy
• Assist Principal and Assistant Principal in coordinating student/family engagement activities which relate to school culture and college & career readiness
• Develops, organizes, and markets student initiatives and programming that will promote high-quality student life experiences and student leadership within our House program
• Coordinator works with the House team (comprised of staff and students) to plan Spirit Weeks, Culture Celebrations, Awareness campaigns, academic contests and award ceremonies
• Prepares flyers as well as other necessary communications to promote school culture and communicate school news
• Works alongside other educators and students within the academy to seek out additional opportunities for student engagement, guest lecturers, and community outreach
• Works alongside School Counselor to assist with recruitment efforts
• Supports the academy’s mission and goals in guiding students towards post-secondary success

Student Life Coordinator Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university preferred
• Effectiveness at building strong relationships with students and families
• High expectations for self and others, and a willingness to hold self and others accountable to these expectations
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and strong interpersonal skills
• Commitment to professional growth
• Belief and alignment with SHA’s core beliefs and philosophy, including the belief that each and every child can excel academically
• Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage interrelated tasks

If you meet some of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply or to reach out for more information. We know that historically marginalized groups – including people of color, women, people from working class backgrounds, and people who identify as LGBTQ – are less likely to apply unless and until they meet every requirement for a job. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.

We encourage you to reach out to dcooper@springfieldhonorsacademy.org if you have questions about the role or your qualifications. We are happy to help you feel ready to apply!

About the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership

While Massachusetts is consistently ranked as one of the top states for education results in the country, we have one of the highest and most persistent opportunity gaps. The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) - established in 2015 as a collaboration between Springfield Public Schools (SPS), the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and the Springfield Education Association (SEA) – seeks to improve the longitudinal life outcomes of the more than 5,000 students in our eleven middle and high schools.

As a “zone” of schools within the city of Springfield, SEZP’s approach draws on a deep and embedded partnership with the school district and local teachers’ union, while harnessing the flexibility and innovation found in autonomous school models. As a result, each school within SEZP is accorded significant school-based autonomies - in curriculum, talent, calendar, schedule, and budget – while being held accountable for realizing achievement gains for historically marginalized students. In all of our work, SEZP is in pursuit of equity and anti-racism – acknowledging the systemic oppression our students and families encounter daily and working to disrupt these provision gaps urgently and courageously.

NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, age, disability or military service or marital status. The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to, access or treatment in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation, disability or homelessness.

NOTICE OF SEX NONDISCRIMINATION

Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools’ Title IX Coordinator, titleix@springfieldpublicschools.com, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights at https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr, or both.

The Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator is Jeremy Saint Laurent, Chief Legal Counsel of Legal Services, 1550 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103, 413-787-7100 ext. 55325, titleix@springfieldpublicschools.com.

Springfield Public School’s sex nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the Springfield Public Schools website, www.springfieldpublicschools.com/non-discrimination

To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to titleix@springfieldpublicschools.com