Secondary Level Office | City Connects Coordinator (LCSW) | Lakeside Middle School

School Year position | Temporary;
Ends June 2028.

This Position Receives Full Benefits.

The primary responsibility of the City Connects Coordinator Establish and lead a Student Support team and process in the school that identifies and responds to the strengths and personal developmental needs of each and every child in the school.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities Primary functions may include the following duties responsibilities skills abilities and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of tasks performed by all positions within this classification.

• Connect students to a range of prevention early intervention and intensive services programs that address the physical emotional cognitive and social development of each student.
• Develop and enhance community partnerships with varied community agencies to meet the identified needs of students families and the school.
• Collaborate with school staff including classroom teachers to implement the City Connects model.
• Promote the City Connects model of student support to the school community families and community agencies.
• Engage families and caregivers in understanding and supporting the education of their children and the ways in which academic outcomes are enhanced by serving the social / emotional and personal development needs of the child.
• Collect data on the implementation of the model and the delivery of services.

School Year position | Temporary;
Ends June 2028.

This Position Receives Full Benefits.

The primary responsibility of the City Connects Coordinator Establish and lead a Student Support team and process in the school that identifies and responds to the strengths and personal developmental needs of each and every child in the school.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities Primary functions may include the following duties responsibilities skills abilities and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of tasks performed by all positions within this classification.

• Connect students to a range of prevention early intervention and intensive services programs that address the physical emotional cognitive and social development of each student.
• Develop and enhance community partnerships with varied community agencies to meet the identified needs of students families and the school.
• Collaborate with school staff including classroom teachers to implement the City Connects model.
• Promote the City Connects model of student support to the school community families and community agencies.
• Engage families and caregivers in understanding and supporting the education of their children and the ways in which academic outcomes are enhanced by serving the social / emotional and personal development needs of the child.
• Collect data on the implementation of the model and the delivery of services.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in School Counseling or Social Work
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW / LICSW) preferred
• Experience working in a school environment
• Evidence of culturally competent practices
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse staff a diverse student body and families as well
• as well as a team of professionals at both the school and university level.
• Experience and/or knowledge of elementary education preferred
• Communication skills via a second language especially Spanish preferred
• Experience with an organization that uses data to guide practice preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORKING CONDITIONS

• Physical Demands
  - Must be able to push pull lift and carry over 10 pounds on occasion.
• Working Conditions
  - Generally acceptable working environment with limited exposure to disagreeable elements. Exposure to such conditions may make working environment disagreeable or cause discomfort occasionally but has minor impact on personal safety and/or mental well-being.
• Driving Requirement
  - This job does not require the incumbent to drive from building to building.

The physical demands described here are a representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.