Community School Site Coordinator

United Way Of Southwestern Pa; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

United Way of Greater Knoxville is seeking a Community School Site Coordinator to connect schools, families, and partners. You’ll assess needs, build annual site plans, and convene a steering committee to guide priorities. You’ll nurture local partnerships and use data to show impact in improving student outcomes.

You’ll join a team dedicated to equity, collaboration, and community engagement, with opportunities to influence School improvement and access to services for students and families.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in social work, human services, business, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience.
• Gift for building trust across cultures, backgrounds, and organizational levels.
• Strong facilitation and communication skills; ability to adapt your message for different audiences.
• Comfort using data and reports to make decisions.
• Excellent organization and the ability to juggle priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint) and openness to new tools.
• Reliable transportation for occasional local and regional travel.

Responsibilities

• Build the plan by assessing your school community’s strengths and needs to create an annual site plan.
• Convene a site steering committee of families, community members, and staff to set priorities.
• Grow partnerships with local organizations to expand services for students and families.
• Use data to track, evaluate, and report progress to school leadership and partners.
• Be an integrated member of the school and participate in relevant committees.
• Engage the community by coordinating events and ensuring inclusive participation.
• Steward resources by managing the site budget and identifying funding opportunities.

Skills

Relationship building

Facilitation

Communication

Data-driven decisions

Organization

Adapt messaging for audiences

MS Office

Education

Associate’s degree in social work, human services, business, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Make a difference where it starts: in our schools

At United Way of Greater Knoxville, we believe strong schools build strong neighborhoods. Our Community Schools strategy brings schools, families, and community partners together so every student has what they need to learn and thrive.

As a Community School Site Coordinator, you’ll be the connector at the heart of your school. You’ll work side by side with principals, teachers, families, and local organizations to identify what students need academically, socially, and emotionally, and then bring the right resources through the door. Our work is grounded in the Four Pillar model: shared leadership, active family and community engagement, integrated support systems, and expanded learning opportunities.

If you love building relationships, solving problems creatively, and seeing your work change lives up close, we’d love to meet you.

What you’ll do

• Build the plan. Assess your school community’s strengths, needs, and opportunities to create an annual site plan that aligns with school goals and avoids duplicated effort.
• Bring people together. Convene and facilitate a site steering committee of families, community members, and school staff to set priorities and guide the work.
• Grow partnerships. Cultivate relationships with local organizations that expand access to services and opportunities for students and families.
• Use data to drive impact. Track and evaluate strategies, adjust what isn’t working, and report progress to school leadership and partners.
• Be part of the school. Serve as an integrated member of the school, join relevant committees, and stay in close communication with school leadership.
• Engage the community. Coordinate events, share information, and create a welcoming environment where family and community voices shape school improvement.
• Steward resources. Manage your site’s budget responsibly and help identify new funding to sustain Community Schools initiatives.

What you bring

• Associate’s degree in social work, human services, business, or a related field
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience
• A gift for building trust across cultures, backgrounds, and organizational levels
• Strong facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to adapt your message for different audiences
• Comfort using data and reports to make decisions
• Excellent organization and the ability to juggle priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint) and openness to new tools
• Reliable transportation for occasional local and regional travel

Bonus points

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree
• Experience in education, social services, mental health, juvenile justice, or a related field
• Experience working in communities with similar strengths and needs
• Multilingual or multicultural experience, especially with Spanish-speaking communities
• Deep knowledge of the Greater Knoxville community and a drive to remove upstream barriers

Start your journey here:

The United Way of Greater Knoxville (UWGK) is part of a global organization that directly impacts our local communities.We foster a collaborative culture where every team member feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute. Our work is rooted in making a meaningful impact, changing lives, and embracing our community's strengths.YOU are essential to making our mission a reality. Join a team of great people, collaborate on meaningful work, and serve the communities you call home while you do it.

To model equitable hiring practices, UWGK strives to provide a reasonable compensation range for this role. This range is determined by factors such as skill set level, experience, training, licensure, and certifications. To support merit-based performance, UWGK typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the pay range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $48,000- $58,000/year.

Our human capital is our most valuable asset. The collective sum of individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities, and talent that our employees bring to their work represents a significant part of our culture, reputation, and the organization’s achievements.

When you join UWGK, you become a trusted advisor, collaborating with colleagues and community stakeholders to deliver actionable insights that drive meaningful, sustainable outcomes. In 2022, we celebrated the United Way of Greater Knoxville's centennial year and unveiled our plans for the next 100 years.

As a Thriving United Way, we are broadening our scope to include system-level work in Community Schools, Early Education, Economic Mobility, and Health Communities. We will continue to act as a nonprofit funder and supporter, but we will also advocate more broadly to create lasting, systemic change in our community.

As an equal opportunity employer, we want to empower all our teammates to succeed and grow. Please let us know if you require accommodation at any point during the recruitment process. We will be happy to assist. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, sex, religion, creed, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and gender expression, familial status, political affiliation, genetic information, or any other legally protected status or characteristics. UWGK provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.

UWGK employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Background investigation components may vary depending on job-specific criteria. UWGK will consider employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with all local regulations and ordinances.

UWGK will not discharge or, in any other manner, discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with UWGK's legal duty to furnish information.