Community School Director

Title

Community School Director

FLSA-Classification

EXEMPT

Salary Range

$60,000 - $65,000

Reports to

Department Director

Program

P.S. 67 The Mohegan School

JOB DESCRIPTION

General Overview:

East Side House, founded in 1891, is a 501(c) (3) organization that has served the South Bronx since 1963. The organization is dedicated to the community and focused on providing resources and opportunities. East Side House has identified that education is the foundation for economic improvement. Its youth education and technology programs teach skills to allow its students and clients to become more self-sufficient and independent. As a community resource, the organization also provides services to families and a growing senior population. In 2020 the organization began food distribution as an additional way to provide economic support to the community we serve.

Summary/ Objective
Community Schools are a strategy to organize resources and share leadership to integrate social services into the fabric of the schools. Community Schools are equipped to better serve the needs of families so that students come to school ready and able to learn.

Community Schools offer a holistic approach toward improving academic performance driven by strong, collaborative partnerships among principals, parents, teachers and CBOs. In Community Schools, parents are real and active partners in their children’s education, the school climate is joyful and positive, and expanded learning opportunities are standard.

An integral part of this approach is the integration and alignment of school- and community-based services throughout an expanded learning day (such as health, mental health, counseling and academic enrichment). Critical to ensuring this alignment and coordination is a full-time staff person in the school building – the Community School Director (CSD). The CSD should be a leader in the building, assuming a role similar to that of an additional assistant principal.

The Community School Director is hired by East Side House Settlement, in consultation with the principal and the School Leadership Team (SLT). The following are conducted in collaboration with the principal and SLT.

Essential Functions

Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as an advisor and think partner to the principal, providing leadership for coordinating the work of different partners within the school, and aligning the work of partners with the school faculty.
• Work with school leadership to maintain a focus on results and track progress
• Organize and oversee as