What are the responsibilities and job description for the COMMUNITY SCHOOL IMPACT COORDINATOR position at Albuquerque Public Schools?
The Community School Impact 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, racial equity, and long-term systems change.
Essential Functions. An individual in this role must be able to perform the following functions with or without reasonable
accommodation:
- Establish and convene twice monthly the school’s Community School Council with representative stakeholders that centers community voice in an inclusive decision-making process, collaborative leadership, and shared power and voice.
- Meet regularly with the Principal and other school leadership to assess progress toward shared, community-driven
outcomes and school/district goals that leads 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, economic mobility, and racial equity.
- Collaborates and works in partnership with the school community school coordinator and student success systems resource teacher to ensure school wide strategic coherence and support of Genius Hour 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. .
Key Competencies:
- Systems Thinking: Ability to identify and address structural barriers affecting students, families, and communities.
- Collaborative Leadership: Skilled in facilitating inclusive decision-making and power-sharing 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.
Duties. All duties are standard and apply to all Albuquerque Public Schools employees. Duties cannot be changed or altered.
Employees are not screened based on duties.
- Complies with state-approved Code of Ethics of the Education Profession, APS employee handbook, employment contract and upholds and enforces rules, administrative directives and regulations, school board policies, and local, state and federal regulations.
- Articulates and facilitates the implementation of the mission and values of the Albuquerque Public Schools.
- 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 relationships and works cooperatively with employees, the community and other professionals.
- Maintains professional competence through District mandated, individual and staff training, in-service educational activities and self-selected professional growth activities.
- Attends and/or conducts staff meetings and participates on committees within areas of responsibility.
- Performs other tasks related to area of responsibilities as requested or assigned by an immediate supervisor.
Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities.
- Flexibility, organization, decision-making and problem solving skills.
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
- 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.
- Ability to meet deadlines, work on multiple projects and coordinate the work of others.
- Knowledge of word processing, database and spreadsheet software.
- Knowledge of district policies.
- Knowledge of the needs of youth and diverse ethnic populations.
- Knowledge of the Albuquerque Community and its resources.
- Bilingual
Required Education, Licenses, Certifications, & Experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Affairs, Education or Health or related field and two years of experience working with
communities or schools OR Associates degree in related field with a minimum of five years working with communities. - Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Flexibility, organization, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- Interpersonal skills with diverse populations in-person and on the telephone.
- Knowledge of APS community, computer system, financial and legal requirements.
- Ability to meet deadlines, work on multiple projects and coordinate the work of others.
- Knowledge of word processing, database and spreadsheet software.
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