Community Support Specialist

community support specialist

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job : 5921494

Final date to receive applications: posted until filled

posted: sep 10, 2026 6:00 am (utc)

starting date: immediately

job title: community support specialist

supervisor: assistant director of extended learning services

salary schedule: classified salary schedule/grade 24

terms of employment: 195 day

application:

in-district: letter of interest throughschool spring - applicant tracking.

out-of-district: complete application through the school spring - applicant tracking

Final date to receive applications: until filled

job summary:

the community support specialist focuses on fostering engagement and support for students, particularly those facing chronic absenteeism, homelessness, or other educational barriers. This role includes coordinating integrated systems of support by identifying barriers to student success, developing individualized support plans, coordinating referrals, engaging families, conducting home visits, monitoring progress, and collaborating with school and community partners. The position emphasizes case management, family engagement, resource coordination, attendance support, and instructional support to promote academic achievement (particularly progress in english and math), school readiness and graduation.

essential/primary duties and responsibilities:

essential duties and responsibilities

• build relationships and support student success
• build positive, trusting relationships with students and families to promote belonging, engagement, and student success.
• identify barriers affecting attendance, academics, behavior, health, housing, transportation, or family stability through student data, family engagement, home visits, and collaboration with school staff.
• develop, coordinate, and monitor individualized support plans that connect students with appropriate school and community supports.

title i part c eligible students: first family check in will happen within the first ten days the coe has been approved and a student-family needs assessments will be completed with the family.

• provide ongoing case management through regular student and family check-ins, adjusting interventions based on student progress and family needs.
• strengthen family and community partnerships
• partner with families through home visits, ongoing communication, and collaborative problem-solving to better understand family strengths, needs, and barriers to student success.
• assist families in navigating district programs by obtaining required documentation, parent signatures, and program forms needed to access available services.
• connect students and families with district and community resources, including healthcare, dental care, mental health services, transportation, housing, food assistance, clothing, educational programs, and other family supports.
• build and maintain collaborative partnerships with community organizations and represent the extended learning services department through community outreach, family engagement activities, and program events.
• support parent engagement opportunities, including parent advisory council meetings, family events, and extended learning opportunities such as summer programs.
• coordinate integrated student supports
• review attendance, academic, behavioral, and other student data to identify students needing additional supports and coordinate appropriate interventions.
• collaborate with administrators, teachers, counselors, nurses, the title i social worker, community schools staff, and community partners to provide coordinated, student-centered supports.
• coordinate services that address students' academic, health, attendance, behavioral, and basic needs, including transportation and access to specialized services when appropriate.
• complete intake and eligibility processes for specialized programs, including mckinney-vento and the migrant education program, and assist in identifying priority for service (pfs) students.
• maintain regular communication with instructional staff to support student evaluations, monitor student progress, and coordinate appropriate educational services.
• promote attendance and student engagement
• implement evidence-based attendance interventions that address barriers to attendance and improve student engagement.
• develop and monitor attendance contracts for students with approximately 10%–15% chronic…