Community School Director

Community School Director

Lynn Public Schools is guided by its mission, vision, and core values.

Mission - The Lynn Public Schools commits to providing our students with a safe inclusive learning environment that inspires and promotes individual academic and personal growth.

Vision - Drawing upon the strength of our community, our families, our students, and our partners, Lynn Public Schools commits to supporting the intellectual, vocational, academic and social-emotional success of all of our students. We create equitable conditions for all students to thrive in a global society. With a focus on equity, excellence, and innovation, the district serves 17,193 students across 28 schools. 

Core Values - The Lynn Public Schools community celebrates that we live in a rapidly changing, increasingly diverse and connected world. In our partnered effort to prepare students for this world, we are equally committed to:

• Inclusiveness
• Shared responsibility
• Collaborative relationships
• High expectations
• Inspiring life-long learning

Position Summary 

The Community School Director is responsible for the execution, coordination, and alignment of resources within a Community School to support students’ flourishing in thriving communities. Coordinated resources and programs address Lynn Public Schools key priority areas of student achievement and attendance, and family engagement; the exact resources to be coordinated are dependent on needs present in the school community such as academic, social-emotional and health. The Community School Director works to create high performing Community School partnerships wherein students and families feel supported, community members feel connected, and successful outcomes emerge. 

The Community School Director works primarily at the assigned school, with the local community, and understands that building and maintaining high functioning relationships is essential. The role of the Director is complex and requires a dynamic person who can effectively navigate and interconnect multiple systems to achieve success for children and families. The Community School Director carries out their work in partnership with others and under the vision and direction of the school principal. A willingness to learn and continuously improve with patience and flexibility to adapt in a changing environment are a must, as is the ability to oversee and supervise programming outside of the school day.  

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a field related to the guidance, education and development of children, youth and families. DESE Licensure preferred in guidance, child development, social work, and psychology.  
• Minimum of three years related experience working with youth, families, and/or community partners in an urban setting.  
• Experience in bilingual-bicultural settings with a demonstrated ability to relate to multicultural populations.  
• Effective communication with youth, parents/guardians, staff and community-at-large in both oral and written form.  
• Experience with the use of data to drive decisions.  
• Proven ability in budget preparation and line-item expenditure process.
• An understanding of the model and philosophy of Community Schools. 
• Strong project management skills. 
• Skilled in partnership building and relationship management. 
• Strong presentation, facilitative and adaptive leadership skills with audiences of various sizes, of various educational backgrounds, and with competing agendas.  
• Experience with program development and evaluation. 
• Knowledge of the public education system in Lynn or Massachusetts as well as the operation of community-based organizations is an asset.   
• Organized and able to take initiative and assume responsibility for tasks and projects. 
• Able to work in teams and independently without constant direct supervision. 
• Available to work a flexible schedule that includes evenings and weekends (Hours vary based on school buildings.) 
• Proficient with Google Suite and/or Microsoft Suite. 

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Facilitate the creation of a Community Schools Implementation Plan to create greater academic success, student well-being, and family engagement. 
  
  • Facilitate an Assets and Opportunities Assessment (AOA) in partnership with an AOA team. The AOA is an asset-based community assessment process that utilizes multiple tools and models of data collection to gather information about a community’s assets, resources and needs; this could take 3-4 months to complete.    
  • Analyze data from the AOA to facilitate the creation of a Community Schools Implementation Plan.  
  • Align Community Schools Implementation Plan to the school’s School Improvement Plan 

• Collaborative leadership and project management:
  • Assist in leading a school-based leadership team in defining short- and long-term goals and objectives as part of the school redesign and Community Schools strategy. 
  • Develop and facilitate an effective Community School Advisory team. 
  • Promote Community School initiatives in the area of curriculum, instruction, attendance, family engagement, and professional development.  
  • Manage execution of the Community Schools Implementation Plan with a diverse ecosystem of partners and stakeholders who share relevant data, highlight concerns and collaboratively develop solutions. 
  • Connect in meaningful ways with families to ensure their voices are heard and needs are being identified and met. 
  • Manage the Community Schools operations budget under the supervision of the principal. 
  • Participate in professional development opportunities related to Community Schools as well as participate in other related PD offered by the district and partners. 

• Partnership Development and Management:
  • Participate in appropriate school and community meetings, community partner organization meetings, neighborhood association meetings and parent organization meetings to ensure strategic communication and alignment. 
  • Build strong relationships with school partners and diverse community collaborators and identify opportunities for them to align services critical to school and community needs. 
  • Provide training and technical assistance to community partners, key stakeholders, school staff, and volunteers as needed. 
  • Lead extended programming such as: tutoring, counseling, family engagement; integrated student support for SEL and clinical services; and hours that support the programming for after school tutoring, family programming and clinical support with a clinician. 

• Use data to drive decisions to support extended learning time programming: 
  
  • Facilitate the design and implementation of data driven interventions to achieve specific outcomes, primarily academic, identified in the Community Schools Implementation Plan. 
  • Assist with monitoring school-level performance, data analysis, and redesign development.
  • Collect, review, and analyze student data when new strategies are being developed and plan for continuous improvement of existing interventions. 
  • Gather, analyze, and share data on an ongoing basis to facilitate conversations, meetings, and daily decisions. 
  • Generate recommendations and reports on outcomes of the Community School effort for various stakeholders. 

The Community School Director role is versatile by design, incorporating itself into many facets of the operation of the school. It should be clear, however, that Community School Directors do not take on the following school roles: 

• Substitute teacher
• Leadership position in the PTO/PTA/PTC
• Guidance counselor
• Direct service provider/case manager
• Assistant principal
• Primary translator of documents or family interactions
• Coordinator for all school field trips, assemblies, school events and programs unrelated to Community School initiative

REPORTS TO: Principal 

• Daily direction, support, and oversight is provided by the principal of the school. Orientation to the Community Schools model and ongoing technical assistance and support is provided by United Way of Massachusetts Bay. 

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 

HOURS:    Full-time, hourly (non-exempt), 190 days.

                Regular work hours are Monday-Friday, 10:30 - 6:30 pm, with a thirty (30) minute lunch break. Work hours are                      subject to change based on events and activities happening at the school and adjusted to complete an eight-hour                    work day with flexible start and end times given the event schedule. 

SALARY:   $90,000 fixed annual salary – Per individual contract. Grant funded. 

BENEFITS: The City of Lynn offers comprehensive and competitive health and dental benefits; Harvard Pilgrim PPO/HMO, Altus Dental High/Low, and Vision Insurance.  Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Plan (FSA) as well as Short Term Disability and Long-Term Disability are available on a voluntary basis.  Please see the website: City of Lynn for more details. 

An offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment physical, including a drug test, National fingerprint-based Criminal Background Check (NCBC), and Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI).  

All MUST be completed PRIOR to the start of employment. 

Non-Discrimination Policy  

It is the policy of the Lynn Public Schools not to unlawfully discriminate or tolerate discrimination in the administration of its educational and employment policies, or in its programs and activities, on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, pregnancy (including nursing or pregnancy conditions), parental leave, race*, color, national origin, creed/religion, ethnicity, ancestry, age, genetic information, active military/veteran status, mental or physical disability, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement, homelessness, public assistance status, or any other characteristic protected by any federal, state or local laws or regulations, including Title VI and VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the 1972 Amendments to the Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, The Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and M.G.L. Ch. 76:5, M.G.L., Ch.151, if and as applicable.  Race when referenced in any policy of the Lynn Public Schools, whether or not specified, shall include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture, hair type, hair length and protective hairstyles.

Salary : $90,000