Field Supervisor

Communities In Schools (CIS) of Chicago is a nonprofit organization dedicated to working in partnership with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and community organizations to help students stay in school and be successful. During the  school year, CIS of Chicago will partner with 240 Chicago public schools and will connect services and programs to more than 75,000 CPS students and their families by leveraging community partner programs and services.

In addition, CIS of Chicago is implementing our Intensive Program— at 39 Chicago public schools we have placed a full time Student Supports Manager. Staff in these schools provide intervention services to a caseload of students who are at risk of dropping out, as well as connect support services to the whole school.

CIS of Chicago was founded in 1988, and is an affiliate of Communities In Schools, Inc., a national nonprofit organization with offices across the country, reaching more than 1.6M students annually.

The mission of Communities In Schools of Chicago is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. The vision of CIS of Chicago is to ensure that every public-school student in Chicago graduates from high school prepared to succeed. The organization’s core values are Impact, Integrity, Relationships, and Social Justice.

The Field Supervisor will help to manage a growing team of Student Support Managers (SSMs) embedded at our partner schools. The Field Supervisor will provide direct oversight to a group of SSMs as they implement an integrated student support program addressing individual and whole-school needs. The Field Supervisor will also act as a liaison with school administration and take on leadership roles within the organization.

• Supervise a team of Student Support Managers (SSMs)
• Provide weekly, direct and group supervision for SSMs — programmatic and clinical
• Plan and coordinate regular team meetings (in both virtual and in-person formats)
• Coordinate and provide professional development for the SSMs throughout the school year
• Implement on-boarding process for new hires
• Lead staff performance monitoring and reviews
• Update and maintain training manuals and procedures

• Ensure the Communities In Schools model of Integrated Student Supports is implemented at each school site with fidelity to national standards and in compliance with Chicago Public School policies
• Establish relationships with school administration and manage meetings and regular communication with them throughout the year
• Work collaboratively across teams and departments within CIS of Chicago in service our mission.
• Represent and promote CIS of Chicago through site visits speaking engagements, participation in community events, and occasional media opportunities
• Assist with other organizational and project activities, as needed

• Monitor and audit data collection and program files for quality control and accuracy
• Analyze data for internal program improvement and external reporting
• Assist with preparation of proposals and reports related to fundraising, compliance and accreditation

• Work with Associate Director and Senior Director of Intensive Student Supports to ensure successful and sustaining implementation of program
• Participate in internal management teams as assigned.
• Represent CIS of Chicago at events and meetings
• Lead or assist with other organizational projects as needed

• Expertise in basic child and adolescent development principles utilizing a trauma-informed lens
• Experience with restorative practices, school-level attendance and behavior improvement strategies and student-centered supports
• Experience providing clinical supervision, including case management strategies, self-care, group strategies
• Skilled in program and project management
• Skilled at developing structured systems
• Ability to drive self and others to organizational outcomes
• Ability to work collaboratively as well as independently
• Persuasive, appropriately assertive and empathic professional communication
• Strong analytical skills working with…