Community Schools Facilitator

Hamilton County Schools•Chattanooga, TN

About The Position

The purpose of this classification is to assist teachers, school staff, LSC members, parents, community members, and students in improving student achievement and student well-being. This position supports student success by aligning school, family, and community supports, and strengthening partnerships around shared goals. This role supports the implementation, advancement, and sustainability of the community school ecosystem within Hamilton County by providing comprehensive support to lead agency partners, school-based coordinators, school principals, educators, families, and community partners to improve coordination, expand access to supports, and strengthen outcomes for students and schools.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field
Five (5) years of related experience working in public education or non-profit
Or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
Must maintain a valid state issued driver’s license.
Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills to deal effectively with students, educators, parents, and community members.
Demonstrate excellent planning, organizational, problem-solving, decision-making, and time management skills.
Ability to use technology to develop training presentations and communicate with students, parents, administrators, and community members.
Understanding of the Community Schools Model

Responsibilities

Works with programming and monitoring resources at school. Monitors and reports on effectiveness of resources in raising student achievement and strengthening student access, engagement, and school connectedness.
Ensures compliance with district, state and federal policies, regulations and laws, where appropriate.
Enables teachers to implement best practices that are effective, and research based to meet the needs of students while supporting positive school culture and relational practices.
Provides extended learning opportunities for students based on student data analysis and fosters social-emotional development through enrichment, leadership, and community-connected opportunities.
Provides an avenue for leadership among the school’s community that supports the social and emotional development of all students and promotes shared responsibility among staff, students, families, and partners.
Communicates through the proper channels to keep supervisors and other appropriate personnel informed of impending problems or events of an unusual nature.
Develops surveys, collects data, analyzes data, and recommends programs which improve student achievement through family and community partnerships.
Gathers, disaggregates and compiles quantitative and qualitative data for presentation to stakeholders to increase student achievement and inform school culture, engagement and partnership efforts.
Meets regularly with coordinators and principals to support the implementation of the Community Forward Schools Framework, student voice and leadership opportunities, school climate and culture efforts, maintains effective communication.
Leads the review and renewal of MOUs and guidelines as part of the Community Forward data review process.
Advocates for educational access, offering professional development for staff, parents, and community groups serving diverse populations and supporting inclusive school-community practices.
Develops and implements strategic plans aligned with the Community Forward Vision, ensuring active stakeholder engagement and meaningful participation from students, families, educators, and community partners.
Leads advocacy efforts for sustainable funding, policy alignment, and strategic partnerships at state and district levels.
Attends meetings as needed.
May operate a motor vehicle to conduct various work activities.
Prepares or completes various documents, reports, and correspondence as required.
Performs general/clerical tasks, which may include answering telephone calls, typing documents, making copies, sending/receiving faxes, filing documentation, processing incoming/outgoing mail, or running errands.
Complies with applicable district, state, and federal codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures.
Adheres to the Teacher Code of Ethics as defined by Tennessee Law and Code of Professional Conduct as defined by Board Policy 5.6011.
Acts in a professional, respectful, and welcoming manner at all times.
Creates a customer-focused climate and provides quality services and support to schools, community, businesses, Superintendent of Schools, Board of Education, and other stakeholders.
Works collaboratively with all stakeholders.
Follows established procedures to ensure assigned areas are safe.
Maintains confidentiality.
Attends work and arrives to work on time.
Performs other related duties as assigned.