Community School Director

At Commonpoint, community is at the heart of everything we do. With more than 90 program sites and flagship locations in Little Neck, Bayside, Forest Hills, East Elmhurst, and Jamaica, we proudly serve over 125,000 individuals each year. From early childhood to older adulthood, we support people from all walks of life on their journeys from crisis to stability and empowerment.

Our wide range of programs, spanning social services, education, and recreation, reflects our mission to build a more connected, inclusive, and thriving community for all.

To continue advancing the impact we have across the communities we serve, Commonpoint is hiring a Community School Director situated within the High School & College Success division
. The individual hired as Community School Director will manage a team of professionals to success, focused on the provision of high quality services to the students at Queens Academy High School and expected to meet contractual expectations. This role reports directly to the Queens Academy Site Director
.

Across the agency,
Assistant Directors are responsible for supporting effective program operations, ensuring compliance with funder and agency requirements, and helping to translate program goals into daily practice through collaboration, organization, and accountability.

The Community School Director is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of Commonpoint and the Office of Community Schools programming at Queens Academy High School. The Community School Director is on-site at the school 5 days a week, and is responsible for management, integration, and coordination of student and family support services at the school, as well as programming and partnerships.

The Community School Director is responsible for arranging, coordinating, and implementing the initiative’s strategies, services, and resources in consultation with the school administration. Liaises with the school, other Community-Based Organization (CBO) partners and vendors, an city agencies on behalf of the initiative at the school level; participates in the development and manages the implementation of the Community Schools Model consistent with the requirements of the grant and with the expectations of the principal and Commonpoint.

The Community School Director participates in weekly and monthly attendance meetings and meetings with stakeholders as needed.

Within our framework of a holistic, strength-focused, and family-supported practice, an individual hired as the Community School Director in the High School and College Success division will report directly to the Site Supervisor.

• Identify roadblocks to successful implementation of services and strategize solutions in consultation with the school leadership team.
• Ability to regularly track and report out on the evidence of impact.
• Communicate regularly with Commonpoint management to monitor progress/discuss implementation support strategies.

• Manage a team of professionals to success, focused on the provision of high-quality services to the students at Queens Academy High School and expected to meet contractual expectations.
• Participate in ongoing personal professional growth activities and relevant agency-required meetings.
• Strategize new initiatives/ideas that will provide new learning and enrichment opportunities to students and families.

• Work hand-in-hand with CBO staff, superintendent's office, Office of Community Schools, and school leadership team to increase school enrollment & daily attendance, improve school culture, & eliminate barriers to success for student population.
• Establish, co-plan, and lead…