Community School Coordinator

Job Title: Coordinator Community School

Position Function: The Community School Coordinator plays a central role in transforming schools into hubs of opportunity that strengthen both students and the broader community. This position facilitates all activities aligned with the community school theory of action, ensuring that schools serve as the center of thriving, equitable communities. The coordinator activates trust and inclusive decision-making by engaging representative stakeholders, leading collaborative vision-setting, and implementing systemic solutions that address root causes of inequity. Through cross-sector partnerships, the coordinator fosters relationships that enhance student, family, school, and community success, with a focus on advancing economic mobility and long-term systems change. The coordinator will report directly to the school principal and collaborate closely and work under the guidance of the director of family and community engagement.

Essential Performance Responsibilities:

• Establish and convene the school's Community School/Site Council at least monthly with representative stakeholders that centers community voice in an inclusive decision-making process, collaborative leadership, and shared decision making and equity of voice.
• Meet regularly with the Principal and other school leadership to assess progress toward shared, community-driven outcomes and school/district goals that lead to a shared vision and goals, aligned with district priorities while also addressing systemic barriers.
• Conduct an annual comprehensive needs and assets assessment that considers school, neighborhood, and community strengths, using both qualitative and quantitative data, root causes analysis, and asset mapping process to inform strategies.
• Utilize root cause analysis to identify underlying systemic factors impacting student and family well-being, with an emphasis on student, family, and community stability
• Collaborates and works in partnership with the School Instructional Coach, Family Liaison, and any Student Success Advocate to ensure school wide strategic coherence and support of student advocacy or social emotional well-being activities.
• Engage multiple stakeholder groups and build intentional strategic partnerships-including students, families, educators, school staff, community organizations, service providers, and businesses-to co-create integrated student support solutions that improve school and community conditions.
• Design and facilitate data-informed programs and initiatives that support student achievement, family stability, and community vibrancy.
• Align school-based services with a broader network of community resources, such as housing stability resources, healthcare access, and workforce development opportunities.
• Establish and track shared performance measures that assess progress toward the community-identified goals.
• Identify and document anticipated and unanticipated outcomes to inform continuous improvement and policy advocacy.
• Codify successful strategies by developing systemic policies, practices, and partnerships that can be scaled and sustained over time.
• Document, replicate, scale, and sustain effective and successful transformative community school efforts, including the tracking of services and outcomes.
• Safeguards confidentiality of privileged information.
• Prepares and maintains accurate and complete records and reports as required by law, state directives, District policy and administrative regulations.
• Shares the responsibility for the supervision and care of District inventory, proper and safe use of facilities, equipment and supplies, and reports safety hazards promptly.
• Maintains professional competence through District mandated, individual and staff training, in-service educational activities and self-selected professional growth activities.

Additional Duties: Performs other tasks related to area of responsibilities as requested or assigned by an immediate supervisor.

Equipment: Must be proficient in using both traditional and modern educational tools, including computers, interactive displays, and digital assessment platforms. The employee must use hands and arms to manipulate objects. The employee must use keyboards, tools and other controls. Familiarity with instructional technology, such as learning management systems and virtual collaboration tools, is preferred. Compliance with USD 259's technology and equipment usage guidelines is required.

Travel: Travel between schools and central offices may be necessary for professional development, collaboration, and instructional support.

Physical and Mental Demands:

• Must be able to respond quickly in emergency situations.
• Requires extended periods of standing, bending, twisting, balancing, stooping, climbing steps, and reaching overhead.
• The employee must occasionally lift and move more than 25 pounds in equipment and supplies which requires bending, stooping, pushing, pulling and lifting.
• The employee must sit and stand for long periods of time.
• The employee must be able to move about assigned locations unaided during the day.
• Frequent interactions with people in person and on the phone will be necessary.
• Travel from location to location will be necessary.
• Duties are primarily performed in an office environment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability and patience to work interactively with students
• Effective organizational, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent skills in verbal and written communication
• Knowledge of word processing, database and spreadsheet software.
• Flexibility, organization, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Interpersonal skills with diverse populations in-person and on the telephone.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced educational setting.
• Ability to meet deadlines, work on multiple projects and coordinate the work of others.
• Flexibility, organization, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build community partnerships and maintain working relationships.
• Interpersonal skills with diverse populations, in-person and on the telephone.
• Knowledge of district policies.
• Knowledge of the needs of youth and diverse ethnic populations.
• Knowledge of the Wichita Public School's Community and its resources.

Interrelations:

• Collaborates with students, faculty, administrators, and the broader community.
• Works with diverse populations, requiring adaptability and cultural responsiveness.
• Maintains professionalism, positive attitude and fosters a positive, inclusive learning environment.
• Maintains professional relationships and works cooperatively with employees, the community and other professionals.

Employee Punctuality and Appearance:

• Expected to perform all assigned duties and maintain regular attendance to support school operations effectively.
• Any changes to work hours require prior approval from a supervisor or building administrator.
• Expected to dress professionally, reflecting a positive image of USD 259 and aligning with the educational setting.

Qualification Profile:

• High school diploma or GED required, plus a minimum of six years of experience working with communities or schools.
• Bachelor's degree is strongly preferred.
• Articulates and facilitates the implementation of the mission and values of the Wichita Public Schools.
• Knowledge of Wichita Public School's community, computer system, financial and legal requirements.
• Systems Thinking: Ability to identify and address structural barriers affecting students, families, and communities.
• Collaborative Leadership: Skilled in facilitating inclusive, shared decision-making, and shared power among diverse stakeholders.
• Data-Driven Decision-Making: Proficiency in using quantitative and qualitative data to drive program design and improvement.
• Family and Community Engagement: Commitment to amplifying the voices of historically marginalized populations in school and neighborhood transformation efforts.
• Cross-Sector Partnership Building: Experience working across multiple sectors for collective impact such as education, housing, social services, and economic development sectors.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt