City Connects School Site Coordinator

Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Springfield Public Schools is seeking a School Counselor to lead and support student services under the City Connects model. The role involves coordinating a Student Support team, addressing intensive student needs, and connecting families with preventive and intervention services.

You will collaborate with district staff and university partners to implement individualized student plans and data-driven practices.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in School Counseling, Mental Health Counseling, Social Work or other related field (ex. Psychology).
• Evidence of culturally competent practices.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse staff, a diverse student body and families, as well as a team of professionals at both the school and the university.

Responsibilities

• Lead/facilitate a Student Support team (STAT) to review intensive student needs and create actionable plans.
• Collaborate with principal and City Connects coordinators to implement the model across classrooms.
• Coordinate connections to prevention, early intervention, and intensive services for students.
• Engage families to support student education and development.
• Collect data on model implementation and service delivery.

Skills

Culturally competent practices

Collaborative teamwork

Education

Master’s degree in School Counseling or related field

Job description

Duties

• Responsible to both the Principal and the City Connects Supervisor.
• If chosen by the principal, lead/facilitate a Student Support team (STAT) of multiple professionals to review the intensive needs of the student referred and create an actionable plan to address those needs.
• With support from the principal, who will free up teachers from other responsibilities during the school day or during extended day, but not during their prep time, facilitate a yearly discussion with each classroom teacher to assess the holistic strengths and needs of each student across the developmental domains of academics, social/emotional/behavioral development, physical health and family. The focus of the discussion centers on multiple developmental domains such as academics, family, physical health and social/emotional behavioral development. This discussion results in the development of individualized student support plans for each student.
• Connect students to a range of prevention, early intervention and intensive services programs that address the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development of each student.
• Develop and enhance community partnerships with varied community agencies to meet the identified needs of students, families, and the school.
• Collaborate with school staff, to implement the City Connects model.
• Engage families and caregivers in understanding and supporting the education of their children and the ways in which academic outcomes are enhanced by serving social / emotional and personal development needs of the child.
• Collect data on the implementation of the model and the delivery of services.
• Participate in-professional development sessions to implement the City Connects model.
• Pursue continuous professional growth.
• The School Counselors, Adjustment Counselors and City Connects Coordinators will work with the principal to schedule by October 1 of each year, a presentation to the school staff and administrators about the school’s student support services, and each of their roles and responsibilities. This will include the referral process for all staff to use.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in School Counseling, Mental Health Counseling, Social Work or other related field (ex. Psychology).
• Evidence of culturally competent practices.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse staff, a diverse student body and families, as well as a team of professionals at both the school and the university.

Preferred

• Experience working in a school environment is strongly preferred.
• Experience in urban public schools.
• Fluency in a second language.
• Experience with an organization that uses data to guide practice.
• Licensure as a School Counselor, Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), or Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LCSW / LICSW)

About Our District

Springfield Public Schools is a cultural gem in Western Massachusetts that is committed to providing a learning environment that opens the doors of infinite possibilities to our amazing students and staff. We strive to equip each of our approximately 24,000 students with learning experiences that enhance their knowledge and critical thinking skills. We are the 3rd largest district in Massachusetts. Our district has over 44 languages spoken and over 60 countries represented by both students and staff. We foster a positive and professional environment in our schools and worksites where people feel valued, respected, supported, seen and heard. Our students and staff share their ideas and perspectives, learning from and appreciating each other. We are a district that is committed to equity and excellence.

Join a team that Empowers Educators

In addition to offering competitive salaries and benefits, we provide numerous cutting-edge professional development opportunities for all staff. We let our data shape the professional development of the district, therefore, it is relevant and actionable. We support our teaching staff with mentors such as instructional leadership specialists and effective educator coaches to work with them throughout the year in lesson planning, data analysis and management. Our district offers career advancement opportunities and is invested in “Grow our Own” and educational pipeline programs. These programs help our staff achieve a college degree or lead to certification pathways.

Carmen Molina-Figueroa will be happy to assist you at [e-mail].

NONDISCRIMINATION EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT

The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy or pregnancy related conditions, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, or marital status.

NOTICE OF SEX NONDISCRIMINATION

Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools’ Title IX Coordinator, [e-mail], the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights at https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocr, or both.

Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator is Jeremy Saint Laurent, Chief Legal Counsel in Legal Services, 1550 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103, 413-787-7100 ext. 55325, [e-mail].

Springfield Public School’s sex nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the Springfield Public Schools website, www.springfieldpublicschools.com/non-discrimination

To report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX, please refer to [e-mail].