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Title: Program Director - Community School at PS 224

Reports To: Vice President of Community Schools

Hours: 35 Hours/Week;
Exempt

Job Summary: The Program Director at The Community School at PS 224 will oversee all aspects of the development and execution of the community school model. Focus on developing and deepening relationships within the New York City Public Schools, and other community partners. Director will coordinate several core components of the community school initiative, which include attendance interventions, parent engagement activities, social and emotional wellness programs, and community outreach, and oversee all Good Shepherd programming.

Working from a strength-based foundation, the GSS youth and family development model addresses the engagement and achievement needs of students with the goal of achieving consistent educational focus and progress.

The Director will continually assess the needs of the school and coordinate internal and external resources to meet those needs.

Major Duties:

• Work closely with the school principal to provide leadership in coordinating the work of different partners and aligning the work of partners within the school.
• Work with the Principal and school leadership to maintain a focus on results and tracking progress according to Comprehensive Education Plan goals.
• Oversee implementation of all aspects of the Community School model
• Work collaboratively with school administrators and staff to develop, implement, and assess the Community School initiatives within the school.
• Develop strong relationships with parents, students, and teachers. Ensure that all stakeholders understand what a community school is and how it supports student achievement- especially regarding developing, implementing, and assessing the Community School initiatives.
• Coordinate and co-facilitate interactive , experiential workshops and activities for GSS weekly school-day and after-school programs and ensure the implementation of quality programming.
• Work with New York City Public Schools counterparts to support the Parent Association, School Leadership team, campus safety team to support the development of the school's Community School Plan and/or community school components of the school's CEP.
• Coordinate with teachers to target interventions, and track and monitor the impact of interventions.
• Identify the needs of chronically absent and high-needs students, apply interventions, track, and monitor the impact of interventions every week as part of weekly attendance meetings to determine the ongoing needs of students and families to address barriers to school attendance.
• Provide support, management, and supervision of staff, including daily tasks management, weekly staff check-ins.
• Manage and conduct attendance outreach, recruitment, and retention services, including attendance monitoring/data review, data entry, conferences, attendance incentive activities, and phone calls.
• Organize special events, including annual Community Forum, mini-conferences, parent nights, performances, and other events.
• Identify local community resources and broker new partnerships aligned with school goals and needs.
• Work collaboratively with central office departments (HR, Fiscal, Government Contracts, Facilities, IT, Development and PEP), providing data and reports as needed in a timely manner.
• Administer and co-create improved whole-school operations and systems in partnership with the Principal and key DOE staff.
• Oversee all operational logistics of program: hiring including clearances, schedules, check requests and petty cash, special events, etc.
• Meet contractual/funder requirements regarding statistical and written reports, collaborative planning meetings, database management and accountability. (NYCPS, and OCS)
• Take the lead in supporting partner schools in improving attendance by attending all school attendance meetings, developing metrics for…