Community School Site Coordinator

NorthStar Public Schools; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthStar Public Schools in Minneapolis seeks a Community School Site Coordinator to connect students, families, and partners, fostering belonging and successful outcomes. You will build a collaborative team and engage with district and community partners to coordinate services that support students’ learning and well-being.

The role emphasizes shared decision-making, integrated student supports, and expanded learning opportunities, with a focus on equity and community engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Education, or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in education or community-related role.
• Knowledge of school environment — tiered interventions, professional learning communities, etc.
• Ability to communicate and work with families.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Cultural awareness and cross-cultural practice with children and families.
• Experience navigating diverse communities and family backgrounds.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, students, families and the public.
• Flexible schedule including summer months, some evenings and weekends.
• Strong interpersonal and supervisory skills.
• Budget management experience.
• Self-motivation and teamwork.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Google apps.

Responsibilities

• Build a team to implement asset and needs assessments with all constituent groups and reassess priorities annually by youth, family, and community voice.
• Participate in the school leadership team, attendance team, school climate, and other committees; advise on partnerships and governance structures.
• Support development of a co-created community school vision.
• Act as a point person for agencies and programs; broker partnerships aligned with school priorities.
• Gather, analyze, and use data to inform decisions and meeting outcomes.
• Regularly communicate with district or community-based organization leadership to assess alignment.
• Build relationships with school partners and cultural community organizations; align them to the school vision.
• Support MTSS wrap-around services in response to student and family needs.
• Connect with families to ensure their voices are heard and needs are met.
• Identify partners for after-school and summer activities; maintain college/career readiness focus.
• Bridge communication between school day and after-school staff.
• Identify and provide support for equitable academic enrichment (tutoring, credit recovery).
• Support restorative practices; conduct focus groups and collect data on school climate and community opportunities.
• Run youth leadership initiatives to support continuous school improvement.
• Cultivate partnerships with local universities, museums, and cultural organizations for learning opportunities.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Education, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Google applications

Job description

Join our team as the Community School Site Coordinator to create a high-performing Community School strategy wherein community members are connected, and students and families are supported, and experience belonging, and successful outcomes emerge.

Primary Responsibilities

Collaborative Leadership, Shared Power, and Voice

• Build a team to implement an asset and needs assessment in partnership with all constituent groups to identify clear priorities, which will be reassessed each year based on youth, family, and community voice.
• Participate in the school leadership team, attendance team, school climate, and other committees and advise the principal and school administrators on how to integrate partners and community members into these committees and other school governance structures.
• Support the development of a co-created vision for the community school.
• Act as a point person for agencies and programs interested in partnering with the school and help broker new partnerships that are aligned with school vision and address the priorities identified by assets and needs assessment, including but not limited to early childhood programs, expanded learning and enrichment opportunities, health services, parent/family engagement, adult education, programming with local universities, and mental health services.
• Gather, analyze, and use data to inform decisions and keep meeting results focused.
• Regularly communicate with district or community-based organization leadership to assess alignment.

Integrated Student Supports

• Build strong relationships with school partners and cultural community organizations and identify opportunities for them to align to school vision.
• Support MTSS wrap-around services in response to student and family needs (individual and school) that ensure that students are being connected to opportunities and services.

Family and Community Engagement

• Connect in meaningful ways with families through various means to ensure their voices are heard, share their wisdom, and needs are being identified and met.

Expanded and Enriched Learning Opportunities

• Support and identify partners for coordinated activities before, during, or after school, as well as the summer months. Maintain a lens of college/career readiness for all students.
• Bridge communication between school day and after-school staff.
• Identify and provide support for students needing equitable academic enrichment (e.g., tutoring and credit recovery).

Culture of Belonging, Safety and Care

• Support implementation of restorative practices throughout the entire school.
• Conduct periodic focus groups or informal conversations and collect other data to understand school climate and community interests and opportunities.
• Manage and assist with volunteer and community events representing the school.
• Support the development of youth leadership structures in support of continuous school improvement.

Rigorous, Community Connected Classroom Instruction

• Participate in teacher learning committees, examine data and curricula to explore potential partners.
• Cultivate partnerships with local universities, museums, and cultural organizations to explore learning opportunities.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Education, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and lived/professional experience in community organizing or family advocacy.
• Experience coordinating and/or managing programs in an educational, non-profit, or human services setting;
• 3-5 years of experience in education or community-related role;
• Knowledge of school environment ‒ tiered interventions, professional learning communities, etc.;
• Ability to communicate and work with families;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• A high degree of cultural awareness and competency in cross-cultural practice with children and families;
• Lived experience navigating systems similar to cultural communities, special student populations and their families;
• Understands and respects the diversity of families’ economic, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds and situations;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all staff, students, families, and the public;
• Available to work a flexible schedule that includes summer months and some evenings and some weekends;
• Strong interpersonal and supervisory skills;
• Ability to negotiate and mediate to attain win-win and restorative solutions;
• Experience developing and managing program budgets;
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently, as well as part of a team;
• Computer literacy to include the use of Microsoft Word and Google applications;
• Ability to demonstrate good judgment, tact, confidentiality, diplomacy, patience, and courtesy;
• Knowledge of research-based strategies that support powerful family and community engagement.

Highly Preferred

• Familiarity with the North Minneapolis community.

COMPENSATION

Salary: $70,000 - $80,000 DOQ