Student and Community Advocate Berney Elementary School

Communities In Schools Of Seattle•Tacoma, WA

9d•$23 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

AtCommunitiesInSchools,ourmissionistosurroundstudentswithacommunityofsupport,empoweringthemtostayinschoolandachieveinlife.ThispositionisresponsiblefortheoverallplanningandimplementationoftheCommunitiesInSchoolsmodelofintegratedstudentsupportsinstrongcollaborationandpartnershipwithbuildingstaffatidentifiedschools.Thisschool-basedpositionidentifiesandcoordinatesavailablecommunityresourcesanddevelopsnewstrategiesandpartnershipstoprovideadditionalsupporttostudentsandtheirfamiliesthroughconfidential,developmentallyappropriate,culturallysensitiveinterventions,servicesandsupports.

Requirements

EquivalentofaBachelor'sDegreeand2yearsofrelevantworkexperience;AAdegreewith3yearsofrelevantworkexperience;or4yearsofrelevantworkexperience.
Strongrelationship-buildingskills,particularlywithdisengagedyouthandtheirfamilies.Thiscanbedemonstratedthroughworkexperience,volunteerexperienceand/orformalizededucation.
Demonstratedexperienceworkingwithyouth,knowledgeofandpassionforyouthdevelopment.
Abilitytoestablishandmaintaineffectiveworkingrelationshipswithschoolstaff,students,parents,communitypartners,andthepublic.
Abilitytoworkwithpeopleofdiverseculturalandsocio-economicbackgrounds.
Resourceful-abletoidentifymultiplesolutionstopresentingissues.
Strongverbalandwrittencommunicationskills.
Strongorganizationalskillsandabilitytomanagecompetingpriorities.
Abilitytoworkbothindependentlyandaspartofateam.
BasiccomputerskillsandworkingknowledgeofMicrosoftOffice.
ValidWashingtonstatedriver'slicense,accesstoreliabletransportationandproofofadequatevehicleinsurancecoverage.
Abilitytomove25lbsonanoccasionalbasis.
Mustpassacriminalbackgroundcheck.

Nice To Haves

Familiarityandexistingrelationshipswithinthelocalcommunity.
Experienceineducation,socialservices,mentalhealth,juvenilejustice,orrelatedfield.
Bilingual(speakingandwriting)and/orbi-culturalconnectiontoSpanish-speakingcommunity.
AdvancedCPR/FirstAidTraining(orwillingnesstobecomecertified).
Knowledgeofandexperiencelivingandworkingwithinsimilarcommunities.

Responsibilities

Workwithschooladministrators,staff,teachersandCISleadershiptoensureateamapproachtobuilduponexistingstrategiesandleveragenewopportunitiestoaddresstheacademic,behavioral,social,emotionalandresourceneedsofstudentsandtheirfamilies.
Assesscommunity,school,andstudentassetsandneedstodevelopanannualCISsiteplanwhichidentifiesgoalsandleveragesexistingresourcestoavoidduplication.
Implementandcoordinatetheannualsiteplanstrategiestoincludeperiodicmonitoringtoassessimpactandadjustservicesasnecessary.
Manageacaseloadofindividualstudentsidentifiedwithschoolleadershipandstaffandprovideindividualsupportsthatmeettheuniqueneedsofeachstudent.
Providewholeschoolsupportsavailabletoallstudentsalignedwithidentifiedschoolgoals.
Maintainfrequentcommunicationwithbuildingleadershipregardingactivitiesandprogresstowardsgoals.
Buildandmaintainlocalformalandinformalcommunitypartnershipstofacilitateaccesstoneededresourcestomeettheneedsofstudentsandfamilies.
Serveasabroadercommunityresourcetoschoolsbysharinginformationandsupportingschoolfocusedactivitiessuchasschoolorientations,openhouses,andfamilyengagement.
Evaluatetheeffectivenessofschool-wideandtargetedstrategiesthroughasystematicdatacollectionprocessandreportprogresstoschoolleadershipandcommunitypartners.
MaintainapositiveimagebyunderstandinganddemonstratingtheCISmission,goalsandinitiativeswithintheschoolandcommunity.
Supportlocalandregionalpartnershipandresourcedevelopment,byprovidingcontentforgrantproposals,marketingopportunitiesandhostingsitevisitsasrequested.