Community Schools Coordinator

Location
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Southeast Office, Chicago, IL.

Salary (average): $53,000 - $58,000 annually, based on skill and experience.

• Supervise Community School staff, including interns and volunteers; develop and implement comprehensive training and participate in hiring and termination processes.
• Manage all components of the Community School program: out‑of‑school‑time programs, adult services, family and community activities, recruitment, retention, and community development.
• Apply risk‑management skills, implementing a restorative approach to behavioral problems.
• Conduct comprehensive needs assessments of the school and community to ensure culturally competent, restorative services that meet high learning standards.
• Plan and recommend high‑quality program activities aligned with the Community School mission and vision.
• Facilitate Community School Advisory Board meetings, delegate tasks, recruit members, and share responsibility for meeting funder deliverables and agency/funder standards.
• Ensure site‑based reporting and program evaluation components are completed, including record‑keeping, monitoring policies, evaluating outcomes, and analyzing data to support recruitment and retention.
• Organize consumer and oversight committees and seek input from teachers, school staff, LSC members, parents, and students to determine ongoing needs.
• Negotiate agreements within approved programs with agencies and individuals who provide services, secure agency approvals, and manage additional out‑of‑school‑time programs at principal’s request.
• Manage all aspects of the Community School budget, maintain expenditures within budget, process payments for independent contractors, purchase supplies, update budget tracking weekly, and review financial reports.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Suite, including Excel.
• Excellent oral and written communication and organizational skills.
• Collaborative working with school personnel, agency staff, parents, and community partners.
• Availability for a flexible schedule that includes evenings and some weekends.
• Dual accountability: responsibilities to both the agency and school administration.
• Access to reliable transportation; automobile with insurance and valid driver’s license may be required.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English (depending on location).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office/365 and ability to learn additional required programs within 3 months.

• Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of combined work/volunteer/internship experience in program development or management with children in an educational, activity, or social service program required
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• OR High School Diploma/GED and 6+ years of combined experience in program development or management with children in an educational, activity, or social service program required
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• 1+ year of supervisory or team‑lead experience preferred
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• Satisfactory completion of all relevant screenings and criminal background checks.

• Driving for work preferred with a personally owned vehicle; travel between sites required.

• Requires sustained sitting and standing; frequent talking, hearing, handling objects, and occasional kneeling or crouching.
• Requires close visual acuity for data preparation, transcription, and computer use.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Metropolitan Family Services contributions to HSA accounts: $2,000 to individual and $4,000 to family accounts, pro‑rated to benefits start date.
• Free general medicine and behavioral health Teladoc services for all team members.
• Ascensus 401K plan with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.

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