Connected Community Schools (CCS) - School Based Youth (SEALs) Coordinator

SEALs (Social Emotional Academic Learning & Support) Coordinator

Job Category: 9 – Service Workers

Department/Group:
Connected Community Schools

Location:

Rome

Travel Required:

Yes

Level/Salary Range:
Base salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Position Type:
Full-Time (35 hours per week), Non-Exempt

Position Summary

The SEALs Coordinator "posted as School Based Youth (SEALs) Coordinator" will provide a multi-tiered response to intervention to address the mental health and well-being of all students. The SEALs Project is both preventive and proactive in nature by identifying student's mental health challenges early on their developmental trajectory. The SEALs Coordinator will coordinate the outreach to students and families, administration and work closely with the Connected Community Schools Site Coordinator to support the needs.

The SEALS Coordinator will also be trained in an array of de-escalation and mindfulness strategies to assist with interventions in the classroom. The SEALs Coordinator will provide curriculum to be administered in classrooms, lunch groups, after school and evening programming based upon the districts preference on how best to deliver the lessons and raise public awareness educating students and caregivers on the negative impact of Adverse Childhood Experience and the positive mitigating effects of Resiliency.

This position is funded through a grant or contract arrangement with the government, school district or community partner that can change with limited notice and/or is subject to renewal on an annual basis.

Role and Responsibilities

Typical schedule 8am-4pm with flexibility to work in the evening or on a weekend day, depending on the programming.

Activities can include but not limited to any or all of the following depending on the need of the connected districts:

• Become familiar with the nature of a Community School and its Pillars.
• Become familiar with the Connected Community Schools Model.
• Become familiar with Connected Community Schools policies and procedures.
• Works with school district staff, including but not limited to district and building administration, guidance, and social work staff, to learn district wide policies and procedures, as well as building specific
• Provide Rome City School District (RCSD) Faculty/Staff coaching/modeling, training staff (this can be done in collaboration with school staff such as social workers and school counselors, but may be independent training)
• Collaboration with school MTSS teams to inform plans for students related to mental health and behaviors (i.e. could include student observations, document service interventions, and attending MTSS team meetings).
• Participate in dedicated School Building MTSS and LINK Team Meetings
• Collaborate with RCSD to assess needs for targeted training, organizing and facilitation of training(s).
• Collect, track and maintain Data with the utilization of project specific trackers, school tool, and other applicable resources and produces weekly and/or monthly outcome data as directed by the management team.
• Collaborate with the CCS Site Coordinator to make LINK referrals to outside providers, based on needs of students, and collaboration with District Faculty/Staff.
• Coordinate and facilitate Curriculum (lunch groups, after-school programming and/or family engagement nights) based on the district's preference.
• Participate in clinical case reviews and any other meetings as applicable that relate to the service delivery of the students Mental Health needs and the SEALs Project deliverables.
• Attend CCS Advisory Board Meetings and all other appropriate community-based meetings as assigned.
• Participate in the District/building LINK Team meetings, as applicable
• Participate in the assigned districts Site Committees to review and discuss all CCS Activities; in collaboration with the CCS Site Coordinator and the identified school faculty/staff members.
• Recording and submitting meeting minutes as directed.
• Traveling between connected district sites, administrative office and/or community locations as designated by…