ACE Site Coordinator

RYSS Texas Public Schools • Brownsville, TX

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Serve as the on-site leader responsible for implementing all components of Project EMBRACE at an assigned RYSS campus. The Site Coordinator manages daily operations, staff, student safety, attendance, academic and enrichment activities, family engagement, partner services, transportation, meals, data entry, and compliance. The role ensures that the ACE center operates as a seamless extension of the school day and delivers a welcoming, culturally responsive, evidence-based program that meets grant goals and the needs of participating students and working families.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in education, youth development, social work, recreation, public administration, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Texas educator certification or recognized youth-development credential preferred.
• Current CPR/First Aid certification or ability to obtain within the timeline established by RYSS.
• Clear and valid Texas driver's license.
• Ability to travel locally and work a flexible schedule.
• Must satisfy all criminal history, fingerprinting, and other screening requirements applicable to school personnel and volunteers.
• Three years of experience in K-12 education, afterschool/summer programming, youth development, recreation, community services, or a related field preferred.
• At least one year of experience supervising staff, coordinating programs, or leading a school/community site preferred.
• Experience working with high-need, at-risk, emergent bilingual, immigrant, homeless, and/or special education students preferred.
• Experience with grant-funded programming, attendance goals, family engagement, data.
• Knowledge of high-quality afterschool and summer program operations, student supervision, positive behavior supports, SEL, and youth development.
• Knowledge of TEKS, High-Impact Tutoring, HQIM, HB 1416 accelerated instruction, homework support, and alignment with school-day curricula.
• Proficiency with student information systems and TEA-designated data platforms such as TX21st, EZReports, ACE Navigator, or successor systems.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual English/Spanish skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations, staff, student safety, attendance, academic and enrichment activities, family engagement, partner services, transportation, meals, data entry, and compliance.
• Ensure the ACE center operates as a seamless extension of the school day.
• Deliver a welcoming, culturally responsive, evidence-based program that meets grant goals and the needs of participating students and working families.
• Supervise, coach, schedule, and evaluate part-time staff, tutors, mentors, volunteers, and service providers.
• Maintain accurate participant, attendance, activity, meal, transportation, staffing, inventory, and incident records.
• Work effectively with students and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level