Assistant Director, School Health & Equity

TrulyHired; Boston (MA); Vor Ort; USD 120.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Boston Public Schools is seeking an Assistant Director of School Health Services who will ensure equitable health initiatives and oversee models of comprehensive school health, aligning health services to the district's strategic plan and anti-racist commitments.

The role requires deep understanding of racial and health equity, leadership of nursing staff, and collaboration with internal teams and external partners to fund and implement health programs across Boston Public Schools.

Qualifikationen

• Masters degree in Nursing, Public Health or a related field.
• Current CPR, First Aid and AED certification.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the impact of the stresses of racism and poverty on students and their families served within urban school systems.
• Minimum three (3) years working in an urban setting with diverse populations with proven effective and culturally responsive experience serving Black/ African American and Latinx populations and ability to lead others in conversations of race, racism and culture.
• Demonstrate capability to work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders, such as school based staff, central administration staff, families, youth, community members, community agencies and other essential partners while remaining student-centered, prioritizing racial equity and managing competing demands Growth, problem-solving, and team-oriented mindset

Aufgaben

• Oversee nursing staff within BPS regarding clinical operations and consultation.
• Work with secondary heads of school and K-8 principals on developing consistent and promising practice standards that are culturally responsive to the schools' student body for all nursing staff during the school year and during summer programs.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and management of partnerships with internal and external agencies that are responsive and reflective of students regarding health initiatives within BPS.
• Supervises the implementation of grants with the project manager and school health services programs in all Boston Public Schools and ensures its alignment with the OAG policy and strategic plan.
• Supervises project manager in the writing of, and monitoring of funding opportunities and grants concerning school health services initiatives.
• In collaboration with the Nursing Program Director to coordinate, supervise and provide professional development opportunities for nurses related to school health initiatives that will help advance racial and health equity endeavors.
• Will work with the Nursing Program Director and Senior Director to ensure successful collaboration with the nurse joint union management team.
• Serves as a representative for school health issues on leadership teams across divisions within BPS.
• Assists in the recruitment, hiring and evaluation of culturally and linguistically diverse health professionals of all capacities, who reflect and embrace the cultural diversity and lived experience of the BPS students they will serve.
• Works collaboratively with team members in the department of Health Services and with cross-department administrators, to ensure quality health services to all students.
• Prepares ongoing data reports for the Senior Director of Health Services concerning health services.
• Performs other duties as requested by the Senior Director of Health Services.

Ausbildung

A Masters degree in Nursing, Pubic Health or a Related Field

Current certification in CPR, First Aid, & AED

Jobbeschreibung

Boston Public Schools is seeking an Assistant Director of School Health Services who will ensure equitable health initiatives and oversee models of comprehensive school health, aligning health services to the district's strategic plan and anti-racist commitments.

The role requires deep understanding of racial and health equity, leadership of nursing staff, and collaboration with internal teams and external partners to fund and implement health programs across Boston Public Schools.