Equity and Inclusion Coordinator

Jobsitemnasa; Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Low cost medical insurance

No Premium Employee-Only Medical

Infertility benefits

$40 copay for outpatient mental health

Low cost dental insurance

HRA account

Life insurance and long-term disabled

Flexible spending account (FSA)

Dependent care FSA

Wellness services incl. 6 free conf. c

PERA retirement

Optional 403b with district match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Mental Health benefits

Ongoing professional development

Job summary

Intermediate District 287 seeks a Coordinator of Equity & Inclusion to lead district-wide equity initiatives, engage families, and support student wellbeing from December 2026. The role reports to Senior Manager of Equity & Inclusion and operates from our Plymouth, MN district service center.

The position runs 261 contracted days with a starting salary of at least $70,000. Benefits include comprehensive health, retirement, and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering equity training.
• Ability to lead equity initiatives district-wide.
• Experience working in school settings with families.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve equity teams using equity tools.
• Create staff development aligned with district plans.
• Coordinate programs to boost learners' self-concept.
• Facilitate engagement spaces with key audiences.
• Provide culturally aware activities for staff.
• Remove barriers for underserved groups district-wide.
• Advise on communications to students, families, and community.
• Use data to develop responsive district programs.
• Report key themes to District leadership.
• Guide student leadership and department metrics.

Skills

Equity initiatives

Family engagement

Mental health

Educational settings

Equity lens

Communication skills

Restorative justice

Data interpretation

Policy development

Time management

Project management

Professional development

Community collaboration

Job description

Position Details:

Location:

Based out of the District Service Center in Plymouth, MN

Reports to:

Senior Manager of Equity & Inclusion

Start Date:

Anticipated start date in December 2026

Contracted days:

261 days (July 1 - June 30)

This position follows the Employment Guide for Administrators and Unaffiliated Employees

Salary:

Minimum starting salary for Unaffiliated Coordinators is $70,000

Benefits:

• Low cost medical insurance
• No Premium Employee-Only (Single) Medical Insurance
• Infertility benefits
• $40 copay for outpatient mental health services
• Low cost dental insurance
• District funded HRA account
• Life insurance and long-term disability
• Optional health care flexible spending account (FSA)
• Optional dependent care flexible spending account (FSA)
• Extensive wellness services that includes 6 free confidential counseling sessions
• Retirement benefits through PERA
• Optional 403b with district match after one year
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Mental Health benefits
• Ongoing professional development
• More details can be found on our webpage:Contracts/Benefits - Intermediate District 287

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of:
  • organizing District-wide and site-specific equity initiatives
  • best practices with family and student engagement
  • mental health and trauma
  • educational programs or school settings
  • applying an equity lens across intersecting and various social identities
• Skills in:
  • designing and delivering equity training
  • managing and facilitating programs aimed at achieving equity goals
  • project management and event coordination
  • creating equity and inclusion tools, resources and training
  • highly effective communication, both written and verbal
  • restorative justice facilitation
  • problem solving and conflict resolution
  • critical thinking
  • policy and program development
  • organization and project management
  • developing and leading professional development
  • time management including: a high level of organizational skills, attention to detail, adhering to deadlines, and follow-through, while balancing and prioritizing multiple activities and responsibilities
• Ability to:
  • lead in equity mindedness
  • increase capacity of District staff to address inequities
  • effectively manage and balance daily responsibilities with support for District and site goals and objectives
  • advance racial equity through collective and constructive communal action
  • foster a high level of collaboration between staff, families, and the community
  • engage and interact with students and families from diverse backgrounds and cultures
  • create a welcoming and supportive environment for students and families from underserved and underrepresented groups
  • identify a need and connect individuals with appropriate resources
  • use an equity lens to understand policy implications and issues that are facing the District and provide recommendations
  • interpret, analyze, and use data for planning
  • support staff with data interpretation
  • develop understanding of consequences of racial inequities in the District and surrounding communities

Essential Functions

• Serve as a thought partner to Equity Leads in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of equity teams with the use of equity tools in policy and practice, implementation and growth
• Create staff development consistent with District and site plans to improve their ability to identify the needs of learners and provide appropriate remediation, intervention, accommodations or modifications
• Manage and coordinate programs that enhance learners' self-concept in a safe and secure learning environment
• Convene and facilitate engagement spaces with key audiences internally and externally
• Provide research-based cultural awareness activities for staff
• Identify and build strategies to remove structural and social barriers to underserved and underrepresented groups in the District.
• Advise on best practices for communication delivery methods when messaging with students, families, and the community
• Leverage data from key audiences to develop responsive programs/services.
• Provide relevant and timely information to District leadership, including a summary of the principle themes communicated by key audiences related to the District’s Strategic Priorities/Strategic Plan.
• Provide districtwide guidance and coordination of student leadership groups
• Develop and report departmental metrics, collect data, and related information.