Coordinator, Forest Hills High School

Job Description

Job Description

STATEMENT OF THE AGENCY 

Commonpoint is a multifaceted community center dedicated to sustaining and enhancing the quality of individual, family and communal life throughout New York City, offering services to people of all ages, ability levels, stages of life and backgrounds. They strive to meet the evolving needs of their community of over 100,000 members ranging from providing in-school and after-school programs, professional and career development, assistance with food insecurity, legal services, financial counseling, mental health services, senior classes, dementia care programs, and tax preparation assistance to name a few. Commonpoint has grown tremendously in the last five years and now has a mission-driven staff of 3,000 and over 80 sites in the five boroughs.

STATEMENT OF THE POSITION

Within our framework of a holistic, strength-focused, and family-supported practice, an individual hired as the Coordinator, Compass High School Program program will report directly to the Senior Director, High School & College Success.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Masters Degree in Psychology, Social Work, School Counseling, or a related course of study is strongly preferred.
• At least three (3) years experience working with adolescents in an urban environment providing services that reduce barriers and facilitate educational success and social emotional wellbeing.
• Demonstrated ability to establish strong rapport with an urban adolescent population and their families.
• Must have excellent organizational, teamwork, verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of contractual compliance and high quality government contracts and budgets.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement innovative programming for High School Freshman and Sophomore students with concentrations in areas of: Counseling, Social and Emotional Wellbeing, Life Skills, Healthy Relationships, College and Career Exploration.
• Supervise part-time counselor advocates and provide them with ongoing feedback and support.
• Provide emotional and supportive counseling to high school students, as well as referral services to parents and guardians for outside and community agencies.
• Resolve issues related to attendance, diversity, mental health, behavior management, delinquency, crisis intervention, homelessness, child abuse, and neglect.
• Manage program budget for food, events, program supplies, equipment, recreation, and employee salaries.
• Communicate statistics to program funders and agency executives.
• Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team to provide wraparound services for program participants.
• Implement and conduct groups/workshops on social skills, healthy relationships, career development, life skills, and student academic enrichment.
• Recruit program participants, conduct intake assessments, and interview for program appropriateness.
• Collaborate with parents, teachers, and administration to improve educational planning for students.
• Partner with staff to support student academic and social/emotional growth.
• Continue to facilitate program activities via remote learning.
• Conduct individual and group counseling with students on a weekly basis.
• Provide academic advice, goal setting, and individualized educational planning.
• Provide crisis counseling, conflict mediation, and social-emotional support.
• Connect students and families with referrals for appropriate placements, community resources, and treatment facilities when necessary.
• Communicate with families, administration, and teachers about strategies to best support students at home and at school.
• Observe and communicate with staff to provide consistent, ongoing supervision and guidance to ensure that staff uphold the policies set forth by the Commonpoint NY and the New York City Department of Education (DOE).
• Attend occasional evening and weekend events, as needed.
• Ensure that all participant files are accurate and kept current with documents, assessments, treatment plans, case notes, and interventions.
• Complete and maintain program data in tools provided by the funder (mid/end-year reports) and the agency (weekly dashboard).
• Computer literate, including experience with all Microsoft Office software packages; Google Drive (Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, Docs, etc.); local area networks; and efficient use of the Internet.

General Responsibilities for All Commonpoint Staff:

• Promote and uphold the Core Values of Commonpoint.
• Participate in all staff meetings and required training sessions.
• Participate in agency-wide programs, committees, and initiatives, as assigned.
• Actively engage in the supervision process as a supervisee.
• Support and advance the mission of Commonpoint.
• Contribute to agency-wide strategic initiatives, including but not limited to goal setting and professional development.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned that support the goals and operations of Commonpoint.

JOB DETAILS:

Hourly Salary: $55,000-65,000

Location: Forest Hills High School

To Apply: Interested candidates are invited to submit their resume and cover letter to View email address on ziprecruiter.com. Please include the role, “Coordinator, Forest Hills HIgh School” in the subject line. Due to the high volume of applications, only qualified candidates will be contacted for further consideration.