Bilingual Program Manager - Nashville

Communities in Schools of Tennessee • Nashville, TN

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Communities In Schools of Tennessee (CISTN) is a nonprofit that partners with K-12 public schools to surround students with a community of support empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. With a budget of almost $12M, we support 85+ employees in 60+ schools that serve more than 30,000 students and families across Tennessee. As part of the CIS national network, CISTN achieves this mission by placing program managers in schools across the state to provide school-wide interventions and case managed services for students in need. To best support the students, families, schools, community partners, and our staff members involved in this work, CISTN staff and board members center all decisions, actions, and services on the following core values: Integrity, Empathy, Equal Opportunity, Authenticity, and Collaboration.

Requirements

• Conversational to professional fluency in Spanish is required.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and automobile insurance to drive for business-related reasons, including transporting clients.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors or associate degree in social work, youth development, education or a related field is preferred.
• Work and lived experience can be substituted without formal education, requiring four to eight years of direct experience.
• Candidates in the current pursuit of a bachelors degree will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Engage a school support team that works closely with school administrators, staff, and teachers in the implementation of the CIS model.
• Lead the annual needs assessment process.
• Develop and implement a school support plan.
• Ensure that all services identified in the school support plan are delivered throughout the school year and are associated with measurable objectives.
• Monitor and adjust services.
• Manage an annual budget.
• Provide case management: Recruit 10% of enrolled students (between 25-50 students) who need more intensive support to case manage throughout the school year.
• Advocacy: Advocate on behalf of case managed students and families, in addition to the designated community at large.
• Attendance: Collaborate with the school attendance team to support school wide attendance initiatives.
• Recruit and engage community partners and volunteers.
• Manage data entry.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of achieving school and student individualized goals.
• Prepare regular reporting.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums covered at 100% for employees, with some dependent health plans including an employer contribution.
• Employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid parental leave
• Employer paid contribution to supervision costs for those seeking advanced licensures.
• 401(k) and match up to 2%.
• Approximately a five-week break in the summer, (summer schedule varies each year depending on school calendars and program needs).
• Regular school holidays and breaks which apply to teachers, as well as 4 floating holidays.
• In addition to school breaks, Program managers receive 10 paid sick days and 2 paid vacation days.
• Cell phone stipend.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree