Community Schools Director

Aspire Public Schools • Stockton, CA

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About The Position

The Community School Director at Aspire Arts and Sciences Academy designs, implements, and supervises prevention, intervention, and enrichment activities under the California Community Schools Partnership Program to support students’ holistic development. The Director co-designs, develops, and facilitates or supports community school programming, building relationships with school leaders, families, and community organizations to implement a strategy aligned with the program.

The role coordinates academic, social-emotional, health, family-support, attendance, and enrichment resources and services. It cultivates partnerships with community organizations and government agencies, facilitates communication among school and community stakeholders, and works with school leadership and Aspire regional and home-office staff to monitor and evaluate programming. The Director leads updates to the Community Schools Implementation Plan and chairs the school’s Community Schools Advisory Committee. The Director also participates in Aspire’s Regional Community Schools Advisory Group.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree or successful completion of 48 college units required.
• Bilingual Spanish speaking and writing skills.
• Excellent relationship-building and relationship-management skills.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to write clearly and persuasively and interact effectively with different audiences.
• Strong organization, time-management, and follow-up skills; a high sense of urgency; and the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and work as part of a team.
• Leadership experience, including demonstrated strength in culture-building and leading peers.
• Knowledge of Aspire procedures and policies related to students.
• Demonstrated commitment to students and learning.
• Clear the Department of Justice background screening.
• Be authorized to work in the United States.
• Provide health (TB) clearance, renewed every four years.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree preferred.
• At least one year of experience as a teacher, teacher intern, or teaching assistant preferred.
• Management experience in a nonprofit, school, or service business preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Principal, School Leadership Team, teachers, and student support staff to identify and coordinate academic, socio-emotional, and health resources for students and families.
• Identify, cultivate, and formalize partnerships with community-based organizations and government agencies that enrich the school environment and provide services for children and families.
• Facilitate communication and information-sharing among students, families, school administration, teachers, student support staff, and community partners to support collaborative decision-making.
• Facilitate expanded health and wellness services at the school, including behavioral and mental health services.
• Partner with school-site leadership to strengthen family support services, family engagement initiatives, and community building.
• Support attendance interventions and initiatives, including partnering with external organizations to minimize barriers to attendance.
• Facilitate and support enrichment activities during the school day, after school, and during summer.
• Collaborate with the School Leadership Team and Aspire regional and home-office staff to track programming progress and evaluate activity effectiveness.
• Lead review and updates of the Community Schools Implementation Plan to reflect school progress and needs, state legislative updates to the CCSPP grant, and continuous-improvement and community-engagement feedback.
• Chair the school’s Community Schools Advisory Committee, ensuring broad representation from the school community and external partners.
• Collaborate with the Principal to support high-quality community school programming, including internal interventions and work with current and new community partners.
• Participate in Aspire’s Regional Community Schools Advisory Group to support regional school priorities, review cross-site data, and cultivate and leverage regional and community resources.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and support Aspire’s mission, vision, values, policies, procedures, confidentiality standards, and ethical code, including its commitment to antiracism.
• Seek to improve and simplify Aspire’s approach to job functions, use technology in a remote environment, and perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary benchmarked against local districts and charter schools.
• Paid time off.
• 100% core health benefits coverage on select plans.
• Life insurance and long-term disability.
• Participation in a California state retirement plan.
• Tuition reimbursement plan.
• Adoption assistance program.

What This Job Offers

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